Data and code for the study 'Social disorganization and urban homicide mortality: A spatial-temporal analysis in São Paulo, Brazil 2000-2015'. The dataset was authored by A.E. Nivette and hosted by the DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection, with a last update recorded on 2025-10-24 03:51:41.
Use Cases
- Modeling the relationship between social disorganization and homicide rates based on the described spatial-temporal analysis.
- Conducting spatial regression analysis based on the geographic data implied for São Paulo.
- Replicating the maps and analyses from the referenced study using the provided code and data.
- Analyzing long-term urban homicide trends based on the 2000-2015 time range.
Strengths
- Data is associated with a specific, peer-reviewed study on social disorganization and homicide.
- The temporal coverage spans 16 years from 2000 to 2015.
- The dataset includes analysis code, which aids in reproducibility.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection
- Collection Method
- Likely collected for academic research, as it supports a specific study.
- Time Range
- 2000-2015
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-24 03:51:41; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- São Paulo, Brazil