Pax Monopolista and Crime: The Case of the Emergence of the Primeiro Comando da Capital in São Paulo

Ciro Biderman, Renato Sergio De Lima, João Manoel Pinho De Mello and Alexandre Schneider

No 712, Research Department working papers from CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

Abstract: This paper documents a rare phenomenon: the consequence of the dominance of a single criminal gang in the city of São Paulo, the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). Using unique data to identify entry in geographically well-delimited areas – the Favelas - we explore the timing of the expansion of geographical dominance to estimate the causal impact of its dominance on property and violent crime. Pax Monopolista caused a reduction in violent crime but no impact on property crime.

Keywords: Georreferenciación; Políticas públicas; Seguridad ciudadana; Vivienda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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