InSight Crime
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 07:37
Wealthy educated youth are increasingly involved in drug trafficking in Brazil, a phenomenon likely linked to a growing internal middle class market.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 07:53
Killings perpetrated by police in the Dominican Republic rose by 13 percent in the first half of 2014, according to Amnesty International, highlighting the government's failures to address widespread human rights violations in spite of promises of police reform.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 07:51
A pair of new statistical releases has Mexico celebrating its security improvements, though the depth of the changes remains uncertain.
Monday, August 18, 2014 - 08:19
At least 700 people have been killed in Guatemala so far this year for failing to pay extortion fees, according to a local watchdog group, a number that underscores the enormous scale and impact of the crime.
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 07:20
A former El Salvador security minister told El Faro that he believed the truce between the country's two main street gangs, MS13 and Barrio 18, was over, and called for any future agreement to be transparent, and to involve the disbanding of the gangs.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 07:20
Officials say homicides in Honduras have dropped over 15 percent in 2014 compared to the same period the previous year, but it is unclear whether this represents a real reduction in violent crime or is due to manipulation of statistics.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 06:45
A judge prohibited former Guatemala Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz from leaving the country, and froze her bank accounts, in what appears to be a backlash against the former prosecutor for bringing judicial cases against the country's elites.
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 07:52
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil have arrested 21 members of a militia that includes members of the security forces. Police said the group charged fees for utilities and security services, targeting 5,000 residents in 1,600 apartments distributed across six low-income housing blocks.
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 07:45
According to Interior Minister Daniel Urresti, Peru's anti-drug police have identified at least 115 candidates for municipal and regional government positions with ties to drug trafficking cases.
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 06:50
Around 2,000 inmates convicted of low-level drug offences could be released in Ecuador under a new criminal code.