Regional System of Standardized Indicators in Peaceful Coexistence and Citizen Security: 2008-2013

By Innovation in Citizen Services Division (VPS/IFD/ICS)

The Regional System of Standardized Indicators in Peaceful Coexistence and Citizen Security (RIC) provides comparable crime and violence statistics for 15 countries and two capital cities of Latin America and the Caribbean for the period 2008-2013. The initiative was created so that partner countries could improve and compare their statistics on crime and violence using a common, standardized framework.

The project has been promoted and financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through the Regional Public Goods program, under the coordination and execution of the CISALVA Institute at the Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia. Partner countries jointly designed, reviewed, and approved the citizen security indicators, together with the definitions and methodologies used to standardize the collection, processing, and analysis stages of the information flow, in order to support the quality of the published data.

Methodology

The indicators were reviewed in various regional boards, which led to the improvement of some indicators and the selection of additional citizen security indicators. Some indicators are obtained via administrative records and others via surveys. To ensure comparability across countries, the project developed a standardization process for concepts relating to the variables of time, place, person, and circumstance.

Coverage

The dataset covers countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, among others. Data are provided as a CSV resource.

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Metadata & use

Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/l461e7g1
License Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO
Citation

Inter-American Development Bank (2015). Regional System of Standardized Indicators in Peaceful Coexistence and Citizen Security: 2008-2013. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/l461e7g1

Published date 2015-07-21
Modified date 2026-08-26
Tags/Keywords Caribbean · Citizen Security · Coexistence · Crime · Latin America · Violence
Language
  1. Spanish
Temporal coverage 2008-2013
Country
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Inter-American Development Bank
Data collection type Administrative Data
Statistical type Panel Data
Data structure Structured Data
Data notes

What does the RIC dataset contain?

It contains standardized indicators on crime and violence for 15 countries and two capital cities of Latin America and the Caribbean, covering peaceful coexistence and citizen security for the period 2008-2013.

What time period does the dataset cover?

The dataset covers the period from 2008 to 2013.

Who coordinated and executed the project?

The project was coordinated and executed by the CISALVA Institute at the Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia, and was promoted and financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through the Regional Public Goods program.

How are the indicators sourced?

Some indicators are obtained via administrative records and others via surveys.

How is comparability across countries ensured?

To ensure comparability, the project developed a standardization process for concepts relating to the variables of time, place, person, and circumstance.

Which countries are covered?

The dataset covers 15 countries and two capital cities of Latin America and the Caribbean, including Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, among others.

How were the indicators designed and approved?

The indicators were designed, reviewed, and approved by the project's partner countries, together with established definitions and methodologies. They were further reviewed in various regional boards, which led to improvements and the selection of additional indicators.

In what format is the data available?

The data are provided as a single CSV resource.

What license applies to this dataset?

This dataset is published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO license.

How do I cite this dataset?

Inter-American Development Bank (2015). Regional System of Standardized Indicators in Peaceful Coexistence and Citizen Security: 2008-2013. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/l461e7g1

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