Análisis multidimensional sobre la victimización y percepción de inseguridad en 2011 en el Ecuador

Abstract

With the growing waves of violence in Ecuador in recent years, it was proposed to examine the different social, economic and geographical factors on victimization and perception of insecurity in the Ecuadorian population with historical data provided by the INEC with national surveys carried out in 2011. To This will be done different crime rates, qualitative studies in specific groups and crime statistics, statistical methods, percentages and graphs using the Power Bi tool.

The findings reveal that common crimes such as robberies and assaults in 2011 had percentages ranging from 5.4\% to 25.4\%, compared to the most recent year, when these rates have reached 36\%. Similarly, with regard to the perception of insecurity, it is observed that in 2011, less than 50\% of the surveyed population felt insecure, with a higher percentage among women. In comparison with data from 2023, it can be verified that 64\% of the Ecuadorian population feels insecure about being victims of crime and has experienced a significant loss of confidence in public institutions such as the prosecutor's office or the national police.

Despite having a lower level of insecurity and victimization in 2011 compared to 2021, the year of the pandemic, it is observed that a significant increase began from that year onwards, reaching a point in 2023 where Ecuador ranks as the most violent and insecure country on the continent.