Venezuela experienced a slight decrease in homicides as President Nicolás Maduro built criminal alliances to secure power, and other gangs have migrated to neighboring South American nations.
Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil – three of the countries that have most been plagued by organized crime over the years – all saw a drop in homicides. Shaky truces and mounting rivalries, however, raise questions as to whether these countries have found pathways to peace, or are experiencing a fragile calmbefore a new storm of criminal violence arrives.
To produce this special content, our team dedicated several months to collecting, processing and analyzing data, which we combined with insights from our field work.
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Sincerely,
The InSight Crime team
