An Assessment of How Urban Crime and Victimization Affects Life Satisfaction

Número: 
640
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
I32, K40, K42
Palabras clave: 
Quality of Life, life aatisfaction, Crime

We assess the effect of the homicide rate, individual´s perception of security in their neighborhood of residence, and of the effect of their having been victimized, on life satisfaction. We find a negative effect of the homicide rate on life satisfactio