homicides

Femicides on the rise in El Salvador

Published on: September 16, 2024
14:32

San Salvador, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) At least two femicides were recorded in El Salvador in September, the National Civil Police (PNC) informed.

El Salvador starts September with zero homicides

Published on: September 2, 2024
11:49

San Salvador, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador began the month of September with zero homicides while the month of August reached only 18 days without lethalities, the National Civil Police (PNC) reported today.

Costa Ricans shocked at wave of infant deaths by guns

Published on: August 29, 2024
15:30

San Jose, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Criminality linked to drug trafficking in Costa Rica took an even darker turn this year, when 24 children were killed with firearms in only seven months.

Chile’s homicide rate recorded slight decrease in 2023

Published on: August 20, 2024
16:14

Santiago de Chile, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Prosecutor's Office presented Tuesday the report on homicides perpetrated here in 2023, which shows a slight downward trend compared to blood-related crimes committed in 2022.

El Salvador advances in consolidating security

Published on: June 4, 2024
16:05

San Salvador, Jun 4 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador takes firm steps in consolidating security by registering today two days without homicides and reducing its daily average to 0.33, authorities reported.

Nigeria reports more than 2,500 deaths due to violence

Published on: April 22, 2024
12:38

Abuja, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) A total of 2,583 Nigerians were killed and 2,164 were kidnapped in the first quarter of this year as a consequence of the violence unleashed in this African country, a consulting firm announced on Monday.

Homicides drop in Uruguay in first quarter of 2024

Published on: April 2, 2024
10:18

Montevideo, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) The number of homicides dropped in the first semester of the current year by 17.3 percent, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of the Interior (MI) released today.

Costa Rica reports nearly 140 homicides in 2024

Published on: February 28, 2024
00:45

San Jose, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Department (OIJ) has registered 138 homicides this year, most of them in the Caribbean province of Limón.

El Salvador to reduce homicide rate in 2024

Published on: January 31, 2024
00:30

San Salvador, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele said that his country already has the lowest homicide rate in the western hemisphere.

El Salvador reports 20 homicide-free days in January

Published on: January 26, 2024
13:46

San Salvador, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador has reported 20 days without gang-related murders, according to the National Civil Police (PNC).

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