Distribuição espacial da violência doméstica e os seus determinantes socioeconômicos: uma análise para a cidade de João Pessoa no ano de 2017

Abstract

The present study proposes to analyze the spatial distribution of domestic violence against women in the city of Joao Pessoa in the year 2017 and how socioeconomic characteristics of the places affect the incidence of this type of crime, with the intention of assisting the public power so that it can act fight against violence. First, a historical survey is made of the number of women killed by assaults in Brazil and the number of violence against women in João Pessoa. As for the methodological aspects, this is a quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study that uses spatial analysis techniques whose data were obtained through the surveys registered in the Specialized Attendance Offices for Women (SAOW). The analysis of the results allowed the identification of the neighborhoods with the highest risk rates compared to the city of João Pessoa, the districts: Varjão, Centro, Cruz das Armas and Ilha do Bispo were the most violent. Regarding the socioeconomic variables of the neighborhoods, it was possible to observe that the incidence of crimes of domestic violence is positively related to poorer neighborhoods of the capital, negatively related to the places where the spouses present themselves with more schooling, as well as neighborhoods that possess infrastructure.