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Violent Crime in Latin American Cities

Violent Crime in Latin American Cities

This study demonstrates the promise of using localized data about citizen security to understand, with the greatest level of detail, where crime takes place. As a result, it proposes innovative solutions that stem from and respond to local circumstances. The analysis herein demonstrates the uses and great potential of high-quality data, while at the same time illustrating the persistent limitations in counting on systematic data from the administrative records of the police, prosecutors’ offices, and other institutions. The main challenge is to reinforce the unquestionable value of the data to those who produce it and work with them to improve it. 

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