Feelings of insecurity as a gender-specific constraint on urban mobility

Hugo Contreras, Cristian Candia, Carlos Rodriguez-Sickert, Leo Ferres, Rodrigo Troncoso
September 2025
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Abstract

Crime and violence shape perceived insecurity in cities, but their consequences are not gender neutral. This article links perceived insecurity with urban mobility and shows that insecurity is associated with reduced mobility, with stronger effects among women across several public and neighborhood spaces.

Type
Journal article
Publication
EPJ Data Science, 14, 71
Urban Mobility Gender Public Policy Data Science Social Complexity
Cristian Candia
Cristian Candia
Associate Professor and Head of CRiSS-LAB, School of Engineering and School of Government, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.

My research interests include applied AI, computational social science, network science, collective intelligence, school coexistence, decision intelligence, and business analytics.

Carlos Rodriguez-Sickert
Carlos Rodriguez-Sickert
Research Center for Social Complexity (CICS), Government School, Universidad del Desarrollo.