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In 2012, Ecuador had a murder rate of 12.4 per 100,000 population. [1] There were a total of 1,924 murders in Ecuador in 2012. [1] By 2014, this had decreased to 8.23 per 100,000, with 1,309 murders recorded that year, [2] but since 2019 the number of homicides, often related to organized crime and narcotraffic operations, has risen to 14 per 100,000 in 2021 while widespread corruption ...
On 28 September 2021, a dispute between Los Lobos and Los Choneros in the Litoral Penitentiary, Guayaquil, led to a riot that killed 123 inmates and injured over 80, becoming the deadliest prison riot in Ecuador's history. [4] In that riot, members of the Los Tiguerones gang attacked inmates in pavilions 1 and 3 and beheaded five of them. [5]
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Ecuador's attorney general said on Wednesday that 14 people had been arrested in a probe into organized crime in the South American country, adding that charges will be weighed in the coming hours.
The president disbanded the National Assembly to avoid impeachment. The move bodes ill for the country's democracy and could return Rafael Correa to power.
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's armed forces will continue carrying out joint anti-crime operations with the police under a presidential decree announced at midnight on Monday, the government said. The ...
Pages in category "Organized crime in Ecuador" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Crime in Ecuador by type (4 C, 2 P) Crimes in Ecuador by year (15 C) C. Child sexual abuse in Ecuador (2 P) Ecuadorian criminals (3 C, 3 P) G. Gangs in Ecuador (1 C) P.