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Crime in Peru has steadily decreased since the 2010s and into the 2020s. [1] Peru's main indicators of crime are the homicide rate and the victimization rate; the victimization rate dropped from forty percent in 2011 to under twenty five percent in 2020.
In 2024, in response to the high crime rate, the Government of Peru, in coordination with the Trujillo Citizen Security Department, started taking action to adopt preventive measures and operations in an attempt to eradicate robberies and assaults, and improve pedestrian and resident safety. Their measures include adding 18 new surveillance ...
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 homicide rate of 30 out of 100,000 is presented in the table as "30", and corresponds to 0.03% of the population dying by homicide.
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's government declared a 60-day state of emergency in districts around Lima on Thursday to fight a rise in crime, the nation's prime minister Gustavo Adrianzen said, as ...
Crime is slowing economic growth and undermining democratic consolidation in Latin America. [17] [18] Today, Latin America has the dubious distinction of being most violent region in the world, with combined crime rates more than triple the world average and are comparable to rates in nations experiencing war.
Peru's government will monitor money transfers sent abroad from Venezuelans living in Peru, President Dina Boluarte announced on Tuesday, describing the measure as a response to rising crime that ...
10 May – The Health Ministry officially classifies transsexualism as a mental disorder, sparking protests from LGBT advocates. [6]11 May – Authorities launch an investigation into President Boluarte for disbanding a police force that was investigating her brother Nicanor Boluarte, who was arrested for alleged influence peddling.
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