| ID | 080436 |
| Title Proper | Economic cost of crime in Chile |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Olavarria-Gambi, Mauricio |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study estimates that the economic cost of crime in Chile, using the accountancy method, is $1.35 billion as at 2002; that is, this cost is equivalent to 2.06% of Chile's GDP. Crimes included in the estimation are murder, robbery, larceny-theft, burglary, wounding, rape and sexual assaults, domestic violence and economic felonies such as fraud, forgery and so on. Consequential costs are the most important, representing 68% of the total cost of crime. Government spending represents 23% of the total and anticipatory cost account for the remaining 9%. Chile presents higher level of crime than most developed countries - though less than most developing nations - but government's spending on citizen's security is considerably lower than that of the US and several other European countries |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Crime Vol. 8,No. 4; Nov 2007: p287-310 |
| Journal Source | Global Crime Vol. 8,No. 4; Nov 2007: p287-310 |
| Key Words | Cost of Crime ; Burden of Delinquency ; Investments in Public Security |