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In 2021, the homicide rate reached the lowest it has been since the Salvadoran Civil War ended in 1992, with 18 homicides per 100 000 people. [18] In recent years, the homicide rate of El Salvador has plummeted drastically amid the 2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown.
The countries with the most homicides per unit population are generally countries with small populations (very narrow rectangles in chart, 2021). [1] The list of countries by homicide rate is derived from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data, and is expressed in number of deaths per 100,000 population per year. For example, a ...
In 2021, the homicide rate reached the lowest it has been since the Salvadoran Civil War ended in 1992, with 18 homicides per 100,000 people. [27] Although the decline in homicides began in 2016, Bukele attributed it to his policies, [25] and it has been one of his most-touted accomplishments. [28]
El Salvador: Americas 1087 6,380,000 1703.8 2017 [3] [4] Syria: Asia 1,497 18,270,000 819 2019 In the context of the Syrian civil war [5] Philippines: Asia 6,069+ 109,048,269 556.5 2016-2021 These are just the "Drug personalities who died in anti-drug operations" alone. Actual number is much higher. [6] Nicaragua: Americas 325+ 6,218,000 522.7 2018
According to InsightCrime.org, a think tank specializing in crime in the Americas, El Salvador’s murder rate tumbled in 2022 to only 495 cases, down from 1,147 the previous year. Bukele’s ...
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador's Congress on Wednesday approved group trials for the tens of thousands of people arrested during President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on criminal gangs, which ...
Homicide rates (from firearms) per 100,000 people by country. [1] This is a list of countries by firearm-related homicide rate per 100,000 population by year Homicide figures may include justifiable homicides along with criminal homicides, depending upon jurisdiction and reporting standards. Not included are accidental deaths, or justifiable ...
A rights report released Tuesday says the government of El Salvador has arrested 3,319 underage suspects and sentenced 579 to prison terms during the harsh 2 1/2 year-old crackdown on street gangs.