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Informing Citizen Security Policy: An Evidence Gap Map on Policing Interventions Dataset

Por Knowledge and Learning Division (VPS/VPS/KLD); Citizen Security Division (VPS/IFD/CIS)

Citizen security remains one of the most pressing development challenges facing low- and middle-income countries around the globe. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), for example—a region where homicide rates have consistently remained more than three times the global average (UNODC, 2023; InSight Crime, 2024)—crime and violence are estimated to cost approximately 3.4% of the region’s GDP (IDB, 2024), whereas research suggests that bringing the crime level in Latin America down to the world average would boost LAC’s average annual growth rate by 0.5 percentage points (IMF, 2023).

This Evidence Gap Map (EGM) focuses on citizen security interventions led or supported by police agencies, and maps existing impact evaluations and systematic reviews that examine the effectiveness of a wide range of policing interventions aimed at reducing crime, violence, disorder, overall insecurity, and their associated risk factors and underlying determinants. While some previous evidence maps have narrowly focused on specific strategies or contexts, this EGM takes a broader and more inclusive and comprehensive approach, covering a wide range of intervention types, settings, and outcome areas.

The EGM is available at: https://developmentevidence.3ieimpact.org/egm/IDB-policing-egm

By synthesizing rigorous evidence on what works, what doesn’t, and where gaps remain, the EGM aims to inform policymakers, practitioners, and researchers on the most effective uses of policing resources. It is intended to support evidence-informed decision-making, promote more effective allocation of public security investments, and ultimately contribute to safer communities and stronger economies across the LAC region and beyond.

This EGM was developed through a collaborative effort across multiple teams within the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and peer-reviewed, and visualized by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) in 2025 to ensure methodological rigor and transparency.

Project collaborators include Camilo Acosta, Sergio Britto Lima, Minji Kang, Indira Porto, Rodrigo Serrano Berthet, and Harold Villalba (listed alphabetically).

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Identificador https://doi.org/10.60966/sij240vu
Licença Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional
Data de publicação 2025-10-15
Data de modificação 2025-10-17
Tags/Palavras-Chave Policiamento · Segurança Cidadã · Evidências · Literatura · Lacunas
Idioma English
Cobertura Temporal 1970-2025
País
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Ireland
Israel
India
Malaysia
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Costa Rica
Russia
Sweden
Slovenia
El Salvador
Bolivia
Türkiye
France
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
Czechia
Venezuela
Switzerland
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
United Kingdom
Chile
Colombia
Denmark
Ecuador
Estonia
Spain
Finland
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Croatia
Hungary
Italy
Jamaica
Mexico
Belgium
Publicador
Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento
Autor
Acosta, Camilo
Britto-Lima, Sergio
Kang, Minji
Porto, Indira
Serrano Berthet, Rodrigo
Villalba, Harold
Tipo de Coleta de Dados Administrative Data
Estrutura dos Dados Structured Data
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O protocolo do Mapa de Lacunas de Evidências está anexado. A avaliação crítica das revisões sistemáticas está anexada.

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