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In recent years, the homicide rate of El Salvador has plummeted drastically, both before and since the 2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown. [18] In 2024, El Salvador reported a homicide rate of 1.9 per 100,000 people, a figure lower than any other Latin American country. [19] This rate represents a 98% decrease in nine years. [20]
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 ...
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
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 ...
In under four years, El Salvador has dismantled organized-crime groups and recovered territory controlled by gangs | Opinion
Human rights groups on Monday criticized the massive arrests of suspected gang members in El Salvador.. The roundups, begun in late March after a spike in homicides, have resulted in the arrest of ...
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The following 50 cities have the highest homicide rates in the world of all cities not at war, with a population of at least 300,000 people. [1] This is based on 2022 data from El Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal (The Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice), an advocacy group from Mexico City.