Spatial analysis applied to crime study: An exploratory approach applied to a Brazilian city Cover Image

Spatial analysis applied to crime study: An exploratory approach applied to a Brazilian city
Spatial analysis applied to crime study: An exploratory approach applied to a Brazilian city

Author(s): João Francisco de Abreu, Antônio Hot Pereira de Faria, Diego Filipe Cordeiro Alves
Subject(s): Sociology, Criminology, Identity of Collectives
Published by: MedCrave Group Kft.
Keywords: geography of Crime;robbery;crime attractors; belo horizonte; Minas Gerais; brazil;

Summary/Abstract: The article is a product of an exploratory study on the dynamics of urban violence in Belo Horizonte. (Minas Gerais, Brazil) The data refers to crimes of robbery registered in Belo Horizonte from 2007 to 2013. Statistical techniques of spatial analysis were used. The data shows the dynamics of the processes and the socio-spatial environment of crime in Belo Horizonte, especially that of the robbery. The results demonstrate that there is a pattern in the concentration of crimes in the hyper center of the capital, indicating the spatial correlation with commercial activities, a main crime attractor.

  • Issue Year: 5/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 13-17
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English