Insecurity and its impact on tourism in Guerrero: a spatial approach, 1999-2014

Abstract

Insecurity has led to slow growth in the different regions in Mexico. But it has influenced much more in the touristic areas of the country. This is the case of the municipality of Acapulco Guerrero, place considered as one of the most insecure worldwide. Through the prevalent information on insecurity in the municipalities of the country available in the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (INEGI for its acronym in Spanish) and the information on the income of tourism provided by SESNSP of the period 1999-2014, we constructed an index of violence, which shows that the highest concentration of insecurity is located in Acapulco and Chilpancingo principally. This problem has negatively influenced the growth of the region, given its significant impact on tourism.

Keywords

• Insecurity
• tourism and economic growth