InSight Crime
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 07:20
The criminal landscape in Cali is more fractured; dissident factions of the Rastrojos played no part in the pact and there are other major criminal actors also fighting for territory.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 12:09
Mexico State, known as Edomex (Estado de Mexico), has seen the greatest number of homicides, violent car thefts, extortion cases, rapes and bank robberies in the country.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 11:50
Luego de que las pandillas más poderosas de El Salvador -la Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) y Barrio 18- declararon una tregua en marzo de 2012, la cantidad de asesinatos en el país se redujo de un promedio de entre 12 y 14 homicidios cada día, a cerca de cinco. Hoy, la tregua no tiene apoyo institucional y se considera muerta.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 11:18
The arrest of Mireles has become a focal point for the rift created by the Mexican government's decision to legalize factions of the self-defense movement.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 10:16
A prominent news site has released information suggesting US officials allowed informants from Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel to continue trafficking drugs during a turf war with the Juarez Cartel.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 09:40
The lawyers of Jose Misael Cisneros, alias "Medio Millon," have filed for his release as prosecutors have failed to bring a case against him since he was arrested over two years ago.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 12:17
Lower level criminal groups have increased in size and sophistication and helped developed local criminal markets, particularly around the drug trade. The result is a criminal landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean that has become more fragmented, violent and diversified
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 06:48
Among the first 322 interviews I did with Salvadoran child migrants conducted between January and May, the largest percentage (60.1 percent) of boys and girls list crime, gang threats or violence as a reason for their emigration.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 06:27
Bolivia has one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America -- 7.7 per 100,000 residents -- but in recent years, homicides have gone up 12 percent, a rise driven largely by the regions bordering Brazil.
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 06:50
Under the new norm, courts are also obligated to assume the credibility of a victim's testimony and state investigators are required to make serious efforts to find evidence proving the crime occurred.