This paper adds to the literature on the economic determinants of crime by examining the impact of macro …-economic instability had a significant impact on crime, both homicide and robbery. However, homicide and robbery do not react to …

the fight against violent crime. The study uses a computable general equilibrium model (CGE) built upon the economy of … Minas Gerais, a Brazilian state. Main results suggest a comparable reducing effect of both type of expenditures on crime …