Violencia y criminalidad urbana en Colombia (2000-2010): El enfoque económico ortodoxo

crosscutting incidence of violence and crime on the majority of economic variables has led to their being objects of analysis of economic science. the article presents the orthodox economic view on violence and urban crime, summarizes the main contributions that colombian literature on the subject in recent decades and describes the recent behavior of some variables associated with these phenomena in major colombian cities. highlighting the end, progress and limitations of this economic approach to understand and propose solutions to the problem.