Impacto económico de la criminalidad en los países de América Latina. Periodo 2011-2020.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to determine the economic impact that crime has in Latin American countries, within the period from 2011 to 2020 through a panel data model and in addition to conducting interviews, for which use of programs such as R-studio and ATLAS ti, to optimize the well-being of the citizens of the region, with the intention of proposing actions that allow mitigating the negative effects of criminal activity on the economies of the countries of the region. The most relevant results of the study managed to demonstrate that the more crimes there are, the lower the country's Gross Domestic Product will be, while a lower level of education of citizens causes an increase in crime, both in crimes and in violence, this includes violent crimes and crimes of a sexual nature, this is presented for all the countries analyzed, it is also highlighted that the commercial field is the one that is most affected due to crime.