NATIONAL PUBLIC SECURITY PLAN: PROPOSAL OF A PRIORITY CRIME INDEX

The objective of this work is to use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)/Benefit of Doubt (BoD) approaches to propose and explore the integration of multiple individual indicators of public security used in the Brazilian National Policy and Plan for Public Security and Social Defense. Public safety is a complex area that requires the analysis of multiple indicators for a comprehensive understanding of its effectiveness and the challenges faced. Five groups of indicators and targets are covered by the plan, but the current analysis focuses on priority crimes to provide a more holistic picture of performance. In order to facilitate the understanding of multiple dimensions, the DEA-BoD approaches used in this study were: traditional BoD; BoD with weight restrictions and BoD with preference among the indicators. The different composite indicators created are compared, considering different assumptions and the Brazilian macro-regions. The results point to room for improvement and differences in performance between macro-regions.