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This article provides empirical evidence that supports the configurational assumptions of social disorganization theory and routine activities theory. Through a comparative qualitative analysis (csQCA), the paper concludes that the differentiated distribution of robberies in the Mexico City mayoralties (N16) is a product of the combination of conditions associated with the deterioration of social control and the availability of criminal opportunities. However, in terms of necessity and sufficiency, not all explanatory conditions were relevant to reduce uncertainty and did not always act according to the hypotheses formulated. The study suggests that crime rates do not simply result from the direct influence of factors and that the interaction between factors may be mediated by contextual conditions. This paper adds to the literature that seeks to discuss the assumptions of social theories of crime in Latin American cities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article contributes empirical evidence about the causal configurations derived from the theory of social disorganization linked to the high levels of first-degree murder in Mexico City mayoralties. The methodology consists of a compared qualitative analysis using the crisp-set (csQCA) technique. The results show, on the one hand, that conditions do not individually necessarily exist to explain the outcome, and, on the other hand, that social disorganization theory make it possible to explain the cases of the Iztapalapa and Gustavo A. Madero mayoralties. Thus, the author concludes that each Mexico City mayoralty has distinct problems, which means that they all require differentiated policies to fight the high levels of lethal violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]