Latin American Crime

The crime to neighborhood paradigm in the United States is a much more simple compared to neighborhoods in other countries. Crime in American neighborhoods can usually be traced back to population income, location, and ethnic makeup. For example, there are a total of 26 Latin American countries diverse from the national flag to their language but collectively they are responsible for over thirty percent of the murders in the world. In March of 2014 The World Bank conducted an interview with a security expert in relation to Latin America and its reputation for egregious acts such as murder. The expert (who is anonymous) states that, “Within cities, crime is heavily concentrated in certain neighborhoods or hot zones and even within specific blocks. …show more content…
In rural countries such as Africa, Canada, and Brazil crimes that are considered “traditional” are usually property crimes and rapes. According to research that was conducted by the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control Affiliated with The United Nations, “violent and property crimes have taken different directions…assaults have increased, and the increase is larger from 2001 to 2006 as compared to the period 1996-2001. Also rapes and robberies have increased, but to lesser extent. Property crimes, measured here by burglary and motor vehicle thefts has occurred during the latter period 2001-2006 (Harrendorf, Heiskanen, & Malby, 2010).” With the rural countries there is a commonality in the security infrastructure, more specifically the police to neighborhood ratio. Rural countries are considered to be developing countries so the necessary resources or manpower to combat crime isn’t going to be sound like developed countries such the United States. Crime in communities isn’t a coincidental effect, but in some manner it is strategically set to condemn a certain populous of people. The people that are usually subject to disproportionate crimes are those that are classified in the lower economic stratus. This isn’t just a American issue but a global one that is a continuing simple to complex cycle that may or may not slow down. The key component to crime is security or policing of the areas, which is another commonality of the crime in communities. The theory is, if you reside in a lower class community (poor) then that automatically qualifies your neighborhood/community to be subject to more policing and the more policing equates to more crimes being documented and committed. There is a solution that I believe can