Crime inequality when victims adapt

Autores
Di Tella, Rafael; Galiani, Sebastian; Schargrodsky, Ernesto
Año de publicación
2003
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
documento de conferencia
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Crime levels have risen significantly in Argentina during recent years. In this study, we analyze the relationship between crime victimization and income distribution. Our main question is whether the rich or the poor have been the main victims of this crime rise. For home robberies, we found that the poor have suffered the main crime increases. For street robberies, both groups show similar augments in victimization. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the rich are better able to protect their houses through private security devices than the poor. Additional evidence supports this interpretation.
Departamento de Economía
Materia
Ciencias Económicas
seguridad pública
Argentina
JEL: K42
delincuencia
crime victimization;
private security
income distribution
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Institución
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Crime inequality when victims adapt
title Crime inequality when victims adapt
spellingShingle Crime inequality when victims adapt
Di Tella, Rafael
Ciencias Económicas
seguridad pública
Argentina
JEL: K42
delincuencia
crime victimization;
private security
income distribution
title_short Crime inequality when victims adapt
title_full Crime inequality when victims adapt
title_fullStr Crime inequality when victims adapt
title_full_unstemmed Crime inequality when victims adapt
title_sort Crime inequality when victims adapt
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Di Tella, Rafael
Galiani, Sebastian
Schargrodsky, Ernesto
author Di Tella, Rafael
author_facet Di Tella, Rafael
Galiani, Sebastian
Schargrodsky, Ernesto
author_role author
author2 Galiani, Sebastian
Schargrodsky, Ernesto
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Económicas
seguridad pública
Argentina
JEL: K42
delincuencia
crime victimization;
private security
income distribution
topic Ciencias Económicas
seguridad pública
Argentina
JEL: K42
delincuencia
crime victimization;
private security
income distribution
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Crime levels have risen significantly in Argentina during recent years. In this study, we analyze the relationship between crime victimization and income distribution. Our main question is whether the rich or the poor have been the main victims of this crime rise. For home robberies, we found that the poor have suffered the main crime increases. For street robberies, both groups show similar augments in victimization. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the rich are better able to protect their houses through private security devices than the poor. Additional evidence supports this interpretation.
Departamento de Economía
description Crime levels have risen significantly in Argentina during recent years. In this study, we analyze the relationship between crime victimization and income distribution. Our main question is whether the rich or the poor have been the main victims of this crime rise. For home robberies, we found that the poor have suffered the main crime increases. For street robberies, both groups show similar augments in victimization. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the rich are better able to protect their houses through private security devices than the poor. Additional evidence supports this interpretation.
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