Public spending versus criminality: Northeastern Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Nogueira, Lauro César Bezerra
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Vieira, Carlos Rangel Pereira, Vieria, Bianca Alencar, Monteiro, Adriano David
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revista.forumseguranca.org.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/907
• topic: Public safety; Efficiency; DEA; Segurança pública; Eficiência; DEA

The main objective of this study is to investigate the index of efficiency in public spending on public safety in the Northeast of Brazil from 2008 to 2012. For this purpose, we have collected information from the Brazilian Yearbook of Public Safety and the Brazilian Finance platform for federal revenues. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to achieve the proposed objectives. The main results report a high percentage of inefficiency in the management of public resources related to security. Although there was a significant increase in public safety spending during the period examined, there was also a significant increase in crime indicators. The results also show that only the states of Paraíba and Piauí have been efficient, even though the number of rapes increased by 176.8% and 636% respectively.