An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Moreira, Gustavo Carvalho
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Kassouf, Ana Lucia, Justus, Marcelo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Nova Economia (Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/4202
Resumo: The aim of this study was to determine the level of underreporting of violent crimes against property in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using stochastic frontier analysis. Failure to report a crime to competent authorities has negative consequences for the effectiveness of public safety policies, because policy decisions regarding criminal matters are based on official crime statistics, which in turn are biased by underreporting. An awareness of the magnitude of underreporting should help policy makers to design more appropriate crime prevention strategies. The database used for the study defines armed robbery, robbery, and theft as violent crimes against property. The main results of the study show that, from 2004 to 2011, 32.7% of all violent crimes against property in the state were not reported. A robustness test was carried out on the estimates by employing the same technique to calculate the level of underreporting for the homicide rate, which is the least unreported crime.
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spelling An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, BrazilEstimativa do subregistro de crimes violentos contra a propriedade aplicando análise de fronteira estocástica para o estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil The aim of this study was to determine the level of underreporting of violent crimes against property in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using stochastic frontier analysis. Failure to report a crime to competent authorities has negative consequences for the effectiveness of public safety policies, because policy decisions regarding criminal matters are based on official crime statistics, which in turn are biased by underreporting. An awareness of the magnitude of underreporting should help policy makers to design more appropriate crime prevention strategies. The database used for the study defines armed robbery, robbery, and theft as violent crimes against property. The main results of the study show that, from 2004 to 2011, 32.7% of all violent crimes against property in the state were not reported. A robustness test was carried out on the estimates by employing the same technique to calculate the level of underreporting for the homicide rate, which is the least unreported crime. O objetivo desse estudo foi determinar o nível de subregistro de crimes contra a propriedade no estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil, utilizando a técnica de análise de fronteira estocástica. Não comunicar um crime às autoridades competentes gera consequências negativas para a efetividade das políticas de segurança pública, uma vez que a tomada de decisão é realizada tendo como base as estatísticas oficiais de crimes, que serão viesadas pelo subregistro. Neste sentido, tomar conhecimento sobre o nível de subregistro é fundamental para aprimorar as estratégias de prevenção ao crime. Foram utilizados dados referentes aos crimes de roubo à mão armada, roubo e furto. Os resultados indicaram que o subregistro médio dos crimes analisados foi de 32,7% no período entre 2004 e 2011. Um teste de robustez foi realizado nas estimativas, empregando a mesma técnica para calcular o nível de subnotificação para homicídios, que é o crime com o menor nível de subregistro. Departamento de Ciências Econômicas da UFMG2018-02-19info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/4202Nova Economia; Vol. 28 No. 3 (2018)Nova Economia; v. 28 n. 3 (2018)1980-53810103-6351reponame:Nova Economia (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)instacron:UFMGenghttps://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/4202/2815Moreira, Gustavo CarvalhoKassouf, Ana LuciaJustus, Marceloinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2020-10-04T22:24:23Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/4202Revistahttps://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomiaPUBhttps://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/oai||ne@face.ufmg.br1980-53810103-6351opendoar:2020-10-04T22:24:23Nova Economia (Online) - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Estimativa do subregistro de crimes violentos contra a propriedade aplicando análise de fronteira estocástica para o estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil
title An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
spellingShingle An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Moreira, Gustavo Carvalho
title_short An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
title_full An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
title_fullStr An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
title_sort An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
author Moreira, Gustavo Carvalho
author_facet Moreira, Gustavo Carvalho
Kassouf, Ana Lucia
Justus, Marcelo
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Justus, Marcelo
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Kassouf, Ana Lucia
Justus, Marcelo
description The aim of this study was to determine the level of underreporting of violent crimes against property in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using stochastic frontier analysis. Failure to report a crime to competent authorities has negative consequences for the effectiveness of public safety policies, because policy decisions regarding criminal matters are based on official crime statistics, which in turn are biased by underreporting. An awareness of the magnitude of underreporting should help policy makers to design more appropriate crime prevention strategies. The database used for the study defines armed robbery, robbery, and theft as violent crimes against property. The main results of the study show that, from 2004 to 2011, 32.7% of all violent crimes against property in the state were not reported. A robustness test was carried out on the estimates by employing the same technique to calculate the level of underreporting for the homicide rate, which is the least unreported crime.
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