Annual population growth |
Annual population growth. |
INEC |
Between 2000 and 2011 |
0.010 |
0.018 |
Attack (non-residential building) |
Attack with violence in which an individual takes property for personal use, such as goods or money, from a building, without the owner’s permission. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
6.210 |
16.540 |
Attack (residential building) |
Attack with violence in which an individual takes property for personal use, such as goods or money, from someone else’s house, without the owner’s permission. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
5.399 |
5.537 |
Average schooling years +15 |
Average years of education completed by persons 15 years and over with respect to the population 15 years and over. |
INEC and IGN |
2011 |
7.981 |
1.623 |
Gini index |
Gini index. |
CRS |
2005 |
0.412 |
0.043 |
Homicide rate |
Intentional homicide, that is, a homicide in which the criminal intentionally seeks the victim’s death. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
0.777 |
1.042 |
Immigrants |
Percentage of the population not born in the country. |
INEC and IGN |
2011 |
0.021 |
0.018 |
Men |
Ratio of men to women. |
INEC and IGN |
2011 |
0.498 |
0.019 |
Mugging |
Crime characterized by a violent attack on an individual, usually with the objective of robbery. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
14.030 |
46.350 |
Police force |
Police paid by the state, and depending on Costa Rica’s Ministerio de Seguridad. Per every 1,000 inhabitants. |
INEC and MSP |
2011 |
4.025 |
2.541 |
Population density |
The original variable is defined as the average population of a district per square kilometre. However, regressions show the figures multiplied by 1,000 for readability. |
INEC and IGN |
2011 |
1,186 |
2,359 |
Poverty index (unsatisfied basic needs) |
Percentage of households having at least one unsatisfied basic need (in shelter, hygiene, education or consumption), |
INEC and IGN |
2011 |
0.314 |
0.145 |
Robbery (non residential building) |
The seizure of another’s assets from a building, with the intention of profiting, employing force, violence or intimidation. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
11.840 |
11.750 |
Robbery (people) |
The seizure of another’s assets with the intention of profiting, employing force, violence or intimidation. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
0.690 |
1.467 |
Robbery (residential building) |
The seizure of another’s assets from a house, with the intention of profiting, employing force, violence or intimidation. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
15.620 |
12.940 |
Robbery or theft of items in vehicles |
Offense consisting of robbing or stealing objects from a motor vehicle, whether or not locked. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
7.784 |
14.730 |
Theft (non-residential building) |
The perpetrator takes something from a building unlawfully with the intention of keeping it. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
2.045 |
4.094 |
Theft (people) |
A form of theft in which an individual takes property for personal use, such as goods or money, without the owner’s permission. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
13.340 |
51.880 |
Theft (residential building) |
The perpetrator takes something from someone’s house illegally with the intention of keeping it. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
1.223 |
1.508 |
Unemployment rate |
Unemployment rate. |
INEC and IGN |
2011 |
0.031 |
0.012 |
Urban population |
Percentage of the population of a district living in an urban area. Urban areas were defined a priori by Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos with physical and functional criteria, taking into account tangible items such as clearly defined quadrants, streets, sidewalks, urban services (garbage collection, street lighting) and economic activities. The administrative centres of each county or district performed geographic delineation. |
INEC and IGN |
2011 |
0.523 |
0.377 |
Vehicle theft |
Offense consisting of the seizure of another’s vehicle with the intention of profiting, employing force, violence or intimidation. Per every 10,000 inhabitants. |
OIJ and INEC |
Average value 2010-2013 |
7.531 |
8.801 |