Crimes and violence in Mexico: Evidence from panel data

Efectos de vecindario y crímenes violentos en el área metropolitana de Monterrey

“…Este hallazgo de porcentajes de hogares con jefatura femenina es contrario a lo encontrado en estudios con datos agregados (Widner et al, 2011;Glaeser et al, 1996) en que vecindarios con elevada proporción de hogares con jefas de familia impactan positivamente en delitos graves, pero es posible que ello se deba a que en estos estudios no hay un control directamente por marginación, lo que hace que la variable de jefas de hogar capture el efecto que la pobreza tiene sobre la delincuencia.…”

Assessing the Impacts of Labor Market and Deterrence Variables on Crime Rates in Mexico

“…Mexico has six states that border the United States. Widner, Reyes, and Enomoto (2011) argue that drug‐related violence gives rise to more criminal offenses of all types in these states. For example, in 2008, among all Mexican states, Baja California ranks first in terms of total crime rate and fifth in terms of murder rate, while Chihuahua ranks seventh in terms of total crime rate and first in terms of murder rate.…”

“…For Mexico, Blanco and Villa (2008) argue that greater female labor force participation is associated with higher volumes of misogynist crimes in Veracruz, an energy‐producing state in eastern Mexico. Widner, Reyes, and Enomoto (2011) discuss the effects of multiple socioeconomic variables on the number of alleged offenders caught and brought to the judicial system in Mexico. For Colombia, Gaviria (2000) proposes several models to explain the escalation of violent crimes.…”

“…Among all Latin American countries, the Mexican crime situation should deserve a separate study for its own merit and its potential impact on the United States because of its proximity to the U.S. southern border. This study can be considered an extension of Widne, Reyes, and Enomoto (2011) as both studies investigate factors affecting different categories of crime rates in Mexico. However, this study differs from Widner, Reyes, and Enomoto (2011) in the following four areas.…”

“…This study can be considered an extension of Widne, Reyes, and Enomoto (2011) as both studies investigate factors affecting different categories of crime rates in Mexico. However, this study differs from Widner, Reyes, and Enomoto (2011) in the following four areas. First, a broader set of independent variables are allocated into groups and examined in this study.…”