Thefts and Robberies in Transit Environments: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis in Pandemic Times in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
This study applies environmental criminology principles to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transit-related crime in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Drawing on police records (2018–2022), land-use data, and socioeconomic indicators, it combines hotspot mapping with regression analyses across pre-pandemic, early-...