Relationship between income and repeat criminal victimization in Brazil

Relationship between income and repeat criminal victimization in Brazil

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This study analyzes the effect of income on repeat criminal victimization in Brazil using MIRIN data from the 2009 National Household Sample Survey and its special supplement on victimization and access to justice.Two count-data models were estimated for STRESS-FX STRESS FORMULA four types of crime: theft, robbery, attempted theft/robbery, and physical assault.A positive nonlinear effect of income on repeat victimization for the three types of property crimes and a negative nonlinear effect of income on physical assault were observed.