The effect of a police sectoral communication network on crime rates in Bogotá, Colombia

In an evaluation of the police sectoral communication network in Bogotá, Colombia, we show that the police response to criminal activity is enhanced with better nodal communication in the sectoral network. Restricted and unrestricted networks are considered to reduce crime and improve policing cover...

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Autores:
Sandoval Garrido, Luis
Marín Jaramillo, Margarita
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Fecha de publicación:
2017
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/13116
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/13116
Palabra clave:
J18
K42
K14
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Security programs
Crime
Police
Communication networks
Colombia
Programas de seguridad
Crimen
Policía
Redes de comunicación
Comunicación policial
Colombia
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Copyright (c) 2017 Luis Sandoval Garrido, Margarita Marín Jaramillo
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Summary:In an evaluation of the police sectoral communication network in Bogotá, Colombia, we show that the police response to criminal activity is enhanced with better nodal communication in the sectoral network. Restricted and unrestricted networks are considered to reduce crime and improve policing coverage in adjacent areas. We find that nodal communication reduces the most frequent crimes and raises the efficiency of police units. The results indicate that crime is reduced for localities adjacent to each other with lower unemployment, a higher level of education, and with more communication in the sectoral network.