Crime, Gun Ownership, and Political Behavior: Evidence from Buenos Aires

• In Event: Crime, Violence and Democracy in Latin America

Brief Overview

How crime rates affect citizens’ behavior in Ciudad de Buenos Aires? Using data on robberies, homicides, and registered gun owners from 2015–2024, it explores whether insecurity drives people to acquire firearms and influences their voting behavior.

Authors

• Guadalupe Gonzalez, University of Maryland, College Park

• Giancarlo Visconti, University of Maryland