Dinâmicas intraurbanas e mobilidade criminal: uma análise "ecológica" da criminalidade em Maceió (AL)

Abstract

The study has as its object the criminal mobility in the city of Maceió (AL). The general objective of the research is to describe the intraurban spatiotemporal dynamics of the crimes of theft and homicide in the capital of Alagoas over the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The specific objectives are four: I) to identify the hot spots, the regions with the highest crime incidence for each offense; II) to describe the journeys to crime, the length of the paths traveled by criminals from their homes to the crime scene; III) to analyze the mobility patterns associated with each illicit branch; IV) to characterize the elements that define the contexts of opportunity for robbery and homicide crimes in the city of Maceió. The theoretical framework that supports the conception of this research is the sociology of crime and environmental criminology, focusing on ecological approaches that have as reference the definition of opportunity structures for crime. The quantitative method consists of the use of geostatistical techniques and descriptive and inferential analysis. Studies applied to the understanding of criminal mobility can be very useful in explaining the relationship between urban space, opportunity and crime, as they highlight the areas and conditions that deserve attention from the public power, guiding the efforts of public security forces.