Urban violence: brief considerations on the city of Londrina

Abstract

The increasing deaths between young males are the variable that generally translates the extreme form of the violence. The insertion of the city in the net of illicit activities, in special the traffic of drugs, is an important reference in the study of the urban violence, in special of urban crime. The relations of power and politics must be taken in account for the understanding of these phenomena. However, the parameters of evaluation of the violence could include the number of traffic accidents and the identification of illegal nets, which can be beyond the urban limits. Londrina, an average city in terms of population and urban functions reveals as ideal field of work and reflections regarding the subject.