Feminicidios
How can data and geospatial analysis help to prevent violence against women in Medellín? Oriented by Sarah Henao, the group of researchers Sara Sofía, Arcila Múnera, Esteban Jaramillo, Camilo Londoño, Daniel Londoño and Melissa Vélez Arias investigated how cases of violence against women come to the knowledge of public institutions. As a study proposition of Casa de las Estrategias and Centro de Análisis Político, the article ‘UNA VISUALIZACIÓN GEOESPACIAL PARA EL ESTUDIO DE FEMINICIDIOS Y LA PRIORIZACIÓN DE OFERTA INSTITUCIONAL’ sheds light on the use of information technology to help the fight against femicide in the city. The study indicates, among other conclusions, that monitoring the reports of violence carefully could be effective since it could guide public institutions’ actions.
By recording the number of femicides and reports of violence against women between September 2020 and February 2022 in Medellín, the researchers crossed statistical data with locations where victims are received: the Sedes Receptoras and Casas de Justicia. Provided both by the Information System for Security and Social Coexistence (Sistema de Información para la Seguridad y la Convivencia - SISC) and Línea 123 Mujer (the emergency calls system in the city), the combination of different sources gave the researchers a wider overview of the issue, making it possible to estimate potential reasons and circumstances around femicides, specifically framed around geography. As a result, the team produced a series of maps that allow us to better comprehend where femicides are happening in Medellín in relation to where institutional help is offered.
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About the project
DECODIFICANDO LA VIGILANCIA, CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD EN MEDELLÍN is a research-focused project that analyzed and visualized data on security and surveillance in Medellín. 20 young researchers from different fields were divided into six groups, led by a mentor. In collaboration with the Center of Political Analysis of the EAFIT University and the Edgelands Institute, the participants worked weekly for 8 sessions from 02/03 to 27/04/2022 reflecting on how data can improve local dialog and public policies in the city. Both the questions and the data were provided by Colombian institutions concerned with security issues, such as the House of Strategies (Casa de las Estrategias) and the Information System for Security and Social Coexistence (Sistema de Información para la Seguridad y la Convivencia - SISC).
