Abstract

DIAZ ROMAN, Mario Pavel. Insecurity and Street-Level Drug Dealing in Mexico City: Differentiated Distribution and Associated Correlations. Sociológica (Méx.) [online]. 2022, vol.37, n.105, e0007.  Epub Nov 18, 2022. ISSN 2007-8358.

Crime in Mexico City has risen in recent years. In fact, according to both decision-makers and the accumulated evidence, we can say that criminal organizations exist in the city. Among the possible explanations one is the dispute over the corner-level drug sales. Until today, no research has considered the factors explaining why this practice is distributed non-randomly and is so concentrated at certain points in the region. To answer this question, the author uses specific theories that deal with the distribution of small-scale crime in urban contexts to make his argument. Methodologically, his research utilizes regression model adjustments and different statistical and spatial analytical techniques. He discusses the results in the light of theory and the Mexico City criminal context.

Keywords : Mexico City; small drug sales; social disorganization; illegal markets; insecurity.

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