Seguridad pública en Baja California, México. Los nuevos retos derivados por el COVID-19
Public safety in Baja California, Mexico: New challenges resulting from COVID-19

Author(s): Zulia Yanzadig Orozco Reynoso
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Criminology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Baja California; violence; COVID-19; crime trends; tendencia delictiva
Summary/Abstract: Baja California has been facing a severe security crisis for several decades. The objective of this studyis to describe the crime rates before, during and after the pandemic in the state. The question guiding theresearch is: did the COVID-19 pandemic alter the incidence of crime in the state? Among the findings,a threefold reading was obtained: two stable trends (a drop in injuries and rapes and a rise in intentionalhomicides) and a standard deviation related to the pandemic (kidnappings and robberies).

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