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EnglishAbstract The aim of this study was to determine the level of underreporting of violent crimes against property in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using stochastic frontier analysis. Failure to report a crime to competent authorities has negative consequences for the effectiveness of public safety policies, because policy decisions regarding criminal matters are based on official crime statistics, which in turn are biased by underreporting. An awareness of the magnitude of underreporting should help policy makers to design more appropriate crime prevention strategies. The database used for the study defines armed robbery, robbery, and theft as violent crimes against property. The main results of the study show that, from 2004 to 2011, 32.7% of all violent crimes against property in the state were not reported. A robustness test was carried out on the estimates by employing the same technique to calculate the level of underreporting for the homicide rate, which is the least unreported crime. portuguesResumo O objetivo desse estudo foi determinar o nivel de subregistro de crimes contra a propriedade no estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil, utilizando a tecnica de analise de fronteira estocastica. Nao comunicar um crime as autoridades competentes gera consequencias negativas para a efetividade das politicas de seguranca publica, uma vez que a tomada de decisao e realizada tendo como base as estatisticas oficiais de crimes, que serao viesadas pelo subregistro. Neste sentido, tomar conhecimento sobre o nivel de subregistro e fundamental para aprimorar as estrategias de prevencao ao crime. Foram utilizados dados referentes aos crimes de roubo a mao armada, roubo e furto. Os resultados indicaram que o subregistro medio dos crimes analisados foi de 32,7% no periodo entre 2004 e 2011. Um teste de robustez foi realizado nas estimativas, empregando a mesma tecnica para calcular o nivel de subnotificacao para homicidios, que e o crime com o menor nivel de subregistro.

An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil