A Spatial Analysis of Criminality: Evidences for Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre City

Abstract

This paper has as its main purpose to understand the social incentives and spreadings of criminal behavior for different kind of crimes (intentional homicides, murders and against heritage) at the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, during 2013 and 2014. The results are: crime deterrence due public security spending; individual opportunity cost for violent crimes (intentional and murders); the possibility of crime effect to income for heritage crimes; the firearms increase heritage crimes; the population density also increase criminal activity. Furthermore, the spatial evidences point to presence of spatial heterogeneity for this data structure.