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[Sociodemographic context of homicide in Mexico City: a spatial analysis]
César Fuentes Flores1, Omar Sánchez Salinas1
1Departamento de Estudios Urbanos y Medio Ambiente, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, cfuentes@colef.mx.
Objective:
Investigate the spatial distribution pattern of the homicide rate and its relation to sociodemographic features in the Benito Juárez, Coyoacán, and Cuauhtémoc districts of Mexico City in 2010.
Methods:
Inferential cross-sectional study that uses spatial analysis methods to study the spatial association of the homicide rate and demographic features. Spatial association was determined through the location quotient, multiple regression analysis, and the use of geographically weighted regression.
Results:
Homicides show a heterogeneous location pattern with high rates in areas with non-residential land use, low population density, and low marginalization.
Conclusions:
Spatial analysis tools are powerful instruments for the design of prevention- and recreation-focused public safety policies that aim to reduce mortality from external causes such as homicides.
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