Feminicidios en Perú. ¿Son algunos departamentos intrínsecamente más peligrosos para las mujeres?

Abstract

Femicide in Peru is a problem that affects each of its departments, some to a greater extent. Departments such as Madre de Dios and others in the south of the country (such as Tacna, Arequipa, Ayacucho or Moquegua) have consistently the highest rates of femicide in recent years. This situation could be showing favorable conditions for femicides in specific geographic areas or be part of general conditions that promote higher rates of intentional homicides and, as a consequence of this higher level of violence, higher rates of femicide. In this context, using a panel data model, for the period 2011-2018 and the 24 departments of the country plus the Constitutional Province of Callao, we look for statistical evidence to conclude whether, after controlling for the aggregate femicide rate (which includes attempted femicide) due to the rate of intentional homicides, temporal effects and various variables used in the literature (such as government initiatives, gender progress variables, variables associated with femicide, macrosocial variables), significant differences persist in the femicide rate aggregated between departments. We found that at a level of significance of up to 10%, in the Constitutional Province of Callao and Tacna, Ica, Arequipa and Moquegua there would be specific effects associated with the department that would explain a higher aggregate femicide rate, so the policy recommendation affects in a targeted treatment of this type of crime in the aforementioned areas.