The Impact of Vacant housing on the Increase in Crime Rates (Burglaries and homicides) in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (2010)

The crisis of uninhabited homes has generated increasing concerns about the ef fects of the rise in criminal activity in neighborhoods with a large number of vacant housing units in ciudad juárez, chihuahua. an estimated multiple regression analysis using the ordinary least squares statistical metho...

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Author: FUENTES FLORES, César M.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE
Repository:Frontera Norte
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.colef.mx:article/581
Online Access:https://fronteranorte.colef.mx/index.php/fronteranorte/article/view/581
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:vacant housing
burglary
homicides
ciudad juárez
Chihuahua
vivienda deshabitada
robo a casa habitación
homicidios
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Summary:The crisis of uninhabited homes has generated increasing concerns about the ef fects of the rise in criminal activity in neighborhoods with a large number of vacant housing units in ciudad juárez, chihuahua. an estimated multiple regression analysis using the ordinary least squares statistical method was employed. The primary sources of data were provided by the chihuahua state Public security ministry and the xIII Housing and Population Census (inegi, 2010), from basic geostatistical areas. The study found that higher levels of uninhabited homes contribute to an increase in violent crime, particularly homicides.