The Impact of Crime and Insecurity on Trust in Democracy and Institutions

Author:

Blanco Luisa1,Ruiz Isabel2

Affiliation:

1. School of Public Policy, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265 and RAND Corporation.

2. Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TD, United Kingdom.

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of crime and insecurity on support for and satisfaction with democracy and trust in institutions. We use survey data from the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) for Colombia during the 2004-2010 period. We find that perceptions of insecurity, crime victimization, being asked for a bribe and being affected by the armed conflict have a negative significant effect on satisfaction with democracy and trust in public institutions. Our findings show an important indirect channel through which crime can hinder development because distrust in institutions is associated with lower levels of social capital.

Publisher

American Economic Association

Subject

Economics and Econometrics

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