NOTES ON THE GEOGRAPHY OF CRIME IN THE REGION OF SÃO LUÍS/MA: ANALYSIS OF DATA ON THE CONCENTRATION OF INTENTIONAL LETHAL VIOLENT CRIMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SÃO LUÍS/MA

Abstract

This article addresses the occurrence of violent crimes in the Municipality of São Luís/MA, taking as reference the analysis of statistical data provided by the State Secretariat of Public Security and the Criminal Operational Support Center (CAOp-Crim) of the State Public Prosecutor's Office. The study has as its methodological cut the record of the occurrences of the so-called Intentional Lethal Violent Crimes (CLVI) between the years 2017 and 2021. This designation of crimes is used by the National Secretariat of Public Security (SENASP) to refer to the set of crimes of intentional homicide, bodily injury followed by death and robbery resulting in death. From the verification of the data provided by the anti-crime agencies, it can be seen that the Intentional Lethal Violent Crimes (CLVI) between 2017 and 2021 are concentrated in neighborhoods in the so-called "peripheral area", with higher demographic density and low intra-urban housing conditions. The importance of this set of variables on crime rates leads to the conclusion that the combination of factors such as population quantity and internal inequalities has a direct influence on the occurrence of violent crimes. The study, which does not pretend to be exhaustive, seeks to bring notes on criminal geography and its relationship with factors of social inequality.