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Tag Archives: Colombia
Garda strengthening international networking
The Garda commissioner recently visited the agency’s liaison officer in Bogota, Colombia as part of a networking trip to North and South America, as reported here. In Colombia, “discussions centred on the booming cocaine trade from South America to Europe.” … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America
Tagged Bolivia, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, UAE, USA
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South American ministers team up with Interpol & Ameripol
Ministers from 9 South American countries met recently in Brazil with representatives of Interpol and Ameripol to coordinate regional responses to organized and transnational crime, as reported here. The participating countries agreed “to enhance their regional security collaboration via the … Continue reading
Mexico leads “most violent cities” list in 2021
The 8 most violent cities in the world in 2021 were all in Mexico, according to the top-50 list compiled annually by the Citizens’ Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice. That marks the 5th consecutive year that a Mexican … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Central America, North America, South America
Tagged Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, USA
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2021 Homicide Report for Latin America & Caribbean
With the lifting of Covid-19 lockdowns, most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean experienced increases in murders in 2021, as reported here. Jamaica had the highest homicide rate at 49.4 per 100,000 residents, followed by Venezuela and Honduras. Ecuador … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, North America, South America
Tagged Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Forecasting 2022 in the Americas
This article takes a look at transnational organized crime (TOC) across the Americas going into 2022. While Covid continues to interfere with the travel and shipping that TOC relies on, the pandemic creates opportunities and advantages as well. “Government budgets … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, North America, South America
Tagged Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela
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Community policing not a quick fix in developing countries
A recent study of community police in 6 developing countries failed to find evidence of crime reductions or improved trust in policing, as reported here. The massive study involved community policing efforts in “more than 700 localities and testing them … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, South America
Tagged Brazil, Colombia, Liberia, Pakistan, Philippines, Uganda
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Mexican cities most deadly in 2020
The deadliest world city in 2020 was Celaya, Mexico, with 109 murders per 100,000 population, as reported here. In fact, the 6 most violent cities, as well as 18 of the top 50 worldwide, were in Mexico, according to this … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Central America, North America, South America
Tagged Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, USA, Venezuela
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Homicide down in 2020 in Latin America
Preliminary figures indicate homicide decreases in several Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2020, as reported here. The impact of the pandemic is still being assessed, but there were “significant reductions in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Venezuela, historically some … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, North America, South America
Tagged Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Virus impact on organized crime in the Americas
This article summarizes the impact of the virus pandemic on organized crime in Latin America, citing examples of criminal organizations supplanting government authority and services, doubling down on cyber crime, and taking advantage of expanded public corruption opportunities. A growth … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, North America, South America
Tagged Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, USA, Venezuela
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Criminal governance during the pandemic
Organized crime groups in several Latin American countries are enforcing stay-at-home orders and providing residents with virus protection supplies, according to this article. Especially in conflict zones and areas with weak government, criminal groups are often the main actors exerting … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, South America
Tagged Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela
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