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In recent years, citizen-run anti-crime organizations have brought important challenges to Mexico and other Latin American countries. Under what circumstances are citizens more likely to seek out their neighbors to confront crime directly? I argue that when citizens do not trust state authorities, their perception of the trustworthiness of their community can increase their likelihood of engaging in anti-crime organization attempts. I analyze data from Mexico and find that an average citizen’s perception of the trustworthiness of his/her neighbors correlates with his/her likelihood of engaging in an anti-crime organization attempt. Further, consistent with the main argument of this paper, I find this link to be stronger among those who distrust the police. These findings contribute by bringing back citizens’ relation to the state as an important moderating force in society, and helping us understand when social trust can translate into controversial forms of state substitution. Resumen En los ultimos anos organizaciones anti-criminales han generado importantes desafios para Mexico y otros paises latinoamericanos. ?Bajo que circunstancias buscan los ciudadanos unirse a su comunidad para enfrentar al crimen directamente? En este articulo propongo que, en contextos en los que los ciudadanos desconfian de sus autoridades de procuracion de justicia, su confianza interpersonal se traduce en una mayor disposicion a buscar defenderse directamente del crimen de forma colectiva. Para poner esta idea a prueba analizo datos de Mexico. Encuentro que, en efecto, la confianza interpersonal se correlaciona positivamente con la probabilidad de un ciudadano promedio busque asociarse con sus vecinos para defenderse del crimen. Mas aun, en linea con el argumento principal de este texto, encuentro que el vinculo entre estas dos variables es mas fuerte entre quienes desconfian de la policia. Estos hallazgos contribuyen trayendo de vuelta al estado como una fuerza moderadora en la sociedad. En efecto, una fuerza que determina cuando la confianza social puede traducirse en formas controversiales de sustitucion estatal.

Confronting Crime by Ourselves: Trust in Neighbors, Trust in Authorities, and Anti-Crime Organization