A Temporal analysis of residential burglaries in the city of Cuiabá/MT, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.31060/rbsp.2023.v17.n1.1456

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Residential burglary, Temporal patterns, Routine activity theory, Rational choice theory, Crime prevention

Abstract

This study analyses the influence of temporal factors on the dynamics of residential burglaries in the city of Cuiabá. For this, it uses routine activity and rational choice theories as theoretical reference. Despite analysing the distribution of such crimes by year, month, season, day of the week and period of the day, the statistical results only show that violent residential burglaries are more concentrated at night. However, the research indicates that residential burglaries have specific time patterns, which is of great importance to support public security policies in Cuiabá, which could adopt, for example, varied prevention strategies for different periods of the day and year.

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Author Biographies

Franklin Almeida, Military Police of Mato Grosso State

Lieutenant Colonel of PMMT. PhD candidate in Public Administration and Government at FGV. Master in Policing from University College London. Master in Social Policy from UFMT. 

Louise Logsdon, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Mato Grosso

PhD from the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo (IAU - USP, 2019), Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Mato Grosso (IFMT) and the Specialization in Urban Development of the same institution. Develops research in the area of architectural technology and urban development.

Vania Ceccato, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Student

Professor at the Department of Planning and Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, coordinator of the Safe Places network.

Diana de Paula, Federal University of Mato Grosso

Dr. Diana Carolina Jesus de Paula (architect and urban planner, doctorate in Environmental Physics - UFMT - PPGFA) in the area of concentration Biosphere-Atmosphere Interaction/Global Climate Change, research line: Analysis and Microclimate Modeling of Urban Systems. Professor at the undergraduate and graduate courses of architecture and urbanism at UNIVAG.

Janaina Santos, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Mato Grosso

PhD candidate in Architecture and Urbanism at IAU USP. Master in Urbanism at PROURB UFRJ. Architect and Urban Planner by the Federal University of Viçosa. Professor at the Mato Grosso Institute - Várzea Grande Campus.

André Portela, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Mato Grosso

Geographer with Master's degree in Environment and Regional Development-UFMT and Specialist in Urban Development - IFMT, with works related to environmental impact, geoprocessing, GIS.

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2023-02-14

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ALMEIDA, Franklin; LOGSDON, Louise; CECCATO, Vania; DE PAULA, Diana; SANTOS, Janaina; PORTELA, André. A Temporal analysis of residential burglaries in the city of Cuiabá/MT, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública, [S. l.], v. 17, n. 1, p. 208–231, 2023. DOI: 10.31060/rbsp.2023.v17.n1.1456. Disponível em: https://revista.forumseguranca.org.br/rbsp/article/view/1456. Acesso em: 26 nov. 2024.

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