Impacto de la inseguridad y la victimización del crimen sobre la democracia y la confianza en las instituciones, una investigación para el Ecuador

Abstract

This paper analyses the impact of insecurity and crime victimization on support and satisfaction with democracy, and trust in institutions. Using survey data from the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) from Ecuador during the period 2004 – 2014 in a cross-sectional analysis with the application of logistic models. The results shows that perceptions of higher insecurity decrease support and satisfaction with democracy; and that satisfaction with democracy seems to be sensitive to the victimization of crime but has no effect on preference for democracy. We also found that perception of insecurity reduces trust in institutions. In the same way crime victimization reduces trust in the police, the main institution responsible for combating crime.