Abstract

Latin America is the most criminogenic region of the world from the perspective of murder according to studies by international agencies. This problem affects phenomena such as drug trafficking and organized crime among others. Since the year 2000, interventions in Latin America to reduce crime and fear of crime, based on Situational prevention strategies and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) modifications to the urban environment as well as the social network of certain areas have been implemented. However there is no impact assessment model of such interventions. This research advances the development of a model to measure the impact of Situational and CPTED prevention strategies in highly vulnerable neighborhoods in Latin America and evidence it with early case studies.