This reason is shared by people living in cities with high crime and marginality rates and also by people from secure cities. Alfonso resident of a gated community located in Mendoza, Argentina explained: We both [he and his wife] have a high workload. Im away from home most of the time and the kids are at home alone a lot; there is a lady in the house until noon, but then the kids are left alone until six in the evening, when Mari [his wife] arrives at home; I get home at 8pm... and well, we looked for something safe because we already had a history of theft... One of my kids was beaten and his bike stolen where we previously lived...
Habiendo analizado cuáles son las razones que llevan a ciertas personas a elegir vivir en urbanizaciones cerradas, es necesario analizar las características propias de sus residentes que los identificarían como un grupo social determinado y en este sentido cuáles son sus actividades, intereses y valores y cuál es la concepción de ciudad que tienen.