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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

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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

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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

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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

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Homicide in Latin America in 2019

This article provides a country-by-country review and analysis of homicide in Latin America in 2019. Venezuela “continues to be the most murderous in Latin America” followed by Jamaica and Honduras. Chile remains the safest, followed by Argentina and Ecuador. Differences … Continue reading

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Violence reduction in Ecuador & Colombia

This article focuses on Ecuador and the city of Cali, Colombia, two success stories for violence reduction in Latin America. Ecuador has dropped its homicide rate from 18 per 100,000 to 6 since 2010, second best in the region, with … Continue reading

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Policing in Latin America

This new report summarizes the state of policing throughout Latin America and considers prospects for transformation over the next decade. It cites demilitarization as the main accomplishment so far, but reform overall has been weak — “The result is a police … Continue reading

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Creative drug smuggling

This article briefly describes 5 adaptive methods currently being used to smuggle drugs in Latin America: narco-ambulances, “mules” riding buses and bicycles (instead of commercial aircraft), camouflaging drugs, chemically masking drugs, and drones. This article reports a record level of … Continue reading

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2017 homicide rates in Latin America

This article summarizes 2017 homicide data for Latin America and the Caribbean. Venezuela had the highest rate, 89 per 100,000 population, with over 20% of killings attributed to security forces. Chile had the lowest rate at 3.3, followed by Ecuador, … Continue reading

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Police corruption in Chile & Ecuador

This article reports recent police corruption scandals in Chile and Ecuador, two Latin American countries generally regarded as less corrupt and more professional than others. Increased drug trafficking is one possible contributing factor, although current incidents have been mainly internal … Continue reading

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