Analysis of the temporal distribution of pedestrian robberies in urban areas: the case of Porto Alegre

The aim of this paper is to analyze the temporal distribution of pedestrian robberies in Porto Alegre over a period of six years, in different months, days of the week and periods of the day. Data were collected from the Department of Public Security of Rio Grande do Sul for the period from January...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Reis, Antônio Tarcísio, Kipper, Alicia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública (FBSP)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revista.forumseguranca.org.br:article/1690
Acceso en línea:https://revista.forumseguranca.org.br/rbsp/article/view/1690
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Urban areas
Pedestrian Robberies
Temporal Distribution of Robberies
Distribución temporal de los robos
Robos a peatones
Zonas urbanas
Distribuição temporal de roubos
Roubos a pedestres
Áreas urbanas
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Sumario:The aim of this paper is to analyze the temporal distribution of pedestrian robberies in Porto Alegre over a period of six years, in different months, days of the week and periods of the day. Data were collected from the Department of Public Security of Rio Grande do Sul for the period from January 2013 to December 2018. Data were analyzed through the frequencies of temporal distributions of robberies and presented numerically and through graphics. The results reveal, for example, that the night period is that with the highest concentration of pedestrian robberies, regardless of the month and day of the week, while, in all months, the periods with the lowest amounts of pedestrian robberies tend, clearly, to alternate between dawn from Monday to Friday and the period between 8am and until 12pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Thus, these and other results of this study contribute to the existing knowledge about the temporal distribution of pedestrian robberies in urban areas.