Determinant Factors in the Perception of Crime-Related Insecurity in Mexico

Carlos Vilalta ()

No 4237, IDB Publications (Working Papers) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: What determines the feeling of insecurity with respect to crime and what can be done about it? This study proposes and tests a correlational model that combines different theoretical determinants of insecurity and the fear of crime. The test was carried out both in the country as a whole and in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. The sources of information are the National Victimization Survey and Perception on Public Security (ENVIPE) of 2011 and the Victimization Survey and Institutional Effectiveness (ENVEI) of August 2010 and January 2011. The findings suggest that actions to promote civility in neighborhoods and towns and efforts to develop a relationship of trust with the local police should be implemented in order to significantly reduce the feeling of insecurity.

Keywords: Citizen security; crime; violence; victimization; police; perception of insecurity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Y9 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-03
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