Cibernéticos: uma análise para o município de Belém, PA

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the dynamics of cyber crimes that occurred in the city of Belém/PA from 2018 to 2022 by surveying the most prevalent cyber crimes, classifying them, in addition to identifying the profile of victims of this type of crime. In order to achieve this objective, procedures from bibliographic and documentary research and a quantitative approach were used in this study. As for the objective, it is characterized as descriptive research. For the field research, statistical data were collected, referring to cyber crimes, produced by the Secretariat of Public Security of the State of Pará. The methodology used for the development of the graphics is based on the use of Excel Software for processing and analyzing a large amount of data and for better visualization of the dynamics of the occurrence of cyber crimes in the city of Belém. Therefore, the study focuses on a quantitative approach, statistical analysis and data interpretation. The data made it possible to identify that the most prominent crime was the crime of Invasion of a Computer Device, followed by the crimes of Embezzlement and crimes against honor (slander, injury and defamation). It was noted from the profile of the victims that, regarding gender, the highest prevalence was female; regarding profession, victims were identified in the most varied and independent professional segments; regarding age group, the highest prevalence is among adults aged 34 to 64 years old; The region of Belém with the highest occurrence of cyber crimes is in the central district of the municipality, where the upper middle class neighborhoods of the capital of the State of Pará are concentrated.