The spatial pattern of crime in Minas Gerais: an exploratory analysis

The spatial pattern of crime in Minas Gerais: an exploratory analysis

This paper is aimed at examining spatial pattern of crime in the state otMinas Gerais, Brazil. In methodological terms, this paper uses exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) to study the distribution of crime rates in more than 750 municipalities of this state for 1995. The findings reveal that...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Simões de Almeida, Eduardo Amaral Haddad, Geoffrey J. D. Hewings
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-02-01
Series:Economia Aplicada
Subjects:
exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA)
crime rates
spatial regimes
inertial effects
spatial autocorrelation
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/221387

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