This week, InSight Crime dived into the annual ranking of the world’s most violent cities, a list once again dominated by Latin America. 

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This week, InSight Crime dived into the annual ranking of the world’s most violent cities, a list once again dominated by Latin America. Mexico has a gruesome tally, while there were many entries from Brazil and Ecuador made its first appearance on the list. We analyzed how organized crime is among the principal drivers fueling homicides.

Elsewhere, we looked at the daring prison escape of Colombian drug trafficker, alias Matamba, how the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti has only grown more daring since kidnapping 17 foreign missionaries, why the US government is seeking to bring down a resilient Guatemalan drug clan and how Venezuela reckons with its new landmine crisis.


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** Why Does Latin America Dominate the World's Most Violent Cities List? ([link removed])
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Much like in recent years, the 2021 ranking of the world's 50 most violent cities is littered with urban centers in Latin American and the Caribbean. The top eight are all in Mexico, and the region posted a total of 38 cities on the list, compiled each year by Mexico's Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice (Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y Justicia Penal - CCSPJP).

But not everywhere in Latin America is at risk.

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** Colombia's Prison Corruption Exposed as Top Trafficker Strolls Out ([link removed])
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A top Colombian drug trafficker walked out of a maximum-security prison in Bogotá without ever being challenged, exposing deep-seated...

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** How a Haiti Suburb Fuelled the Rise of a Formidable Street Gang ([link removed])
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Rampant gang violence and crime has rocked the Haitian suburb of Croix-des-Bouquets, a criminal stronghold on the outskirts of ...

US Sanctions Up Ante in Hunt for Guatemala's Huistas ([link removed])
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Ecuador's Fishermen Face Death or Despair From Constant Pirate Attacks ([link removed])
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Venezuela May Never Be Able to Rid Itself of Spectre of Landmines ([link removed])
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Brazil Arms Traffickers Used Portable Technology to Manufacture Gun Parts ([link removed])


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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.

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The Urabeños, also known as the Gulf Clan (Clan del Golfo) and the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia...
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** 400 Mawozo ([link removed])
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The 400 Mawozo (400 Lame Men) gang is currently the largest active criminal group in Haiti. Led by Joseph Wilson, alias...


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"Perhaps nowhere else in the country are the challenges of a post-conflict Colombia more evident, and perhaps no other part of the world is more indicative of how an economy can be fueled by the production and trafficking of cocaine," InSight Crime said…"
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** Guatemala’s Huistas Clan Faces US Sanctions, $10 Million Reward
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InSight Crime’s extensive coverage of notorious Guatemala drug group – the Huistas – gained media attention after the United States government sanctioned ([link removed]) the organization and offered $10 million reward for the capture of its top leader.

Central America investigator, Alex Papadovassilakis, outlined the new measures and their implications in an interview ([link removed]) with Guatemala radio show “ConCriterio.” He explained how US authorities may struggle to bring down the group, whose leaders have long evaded arrest, thanks to a sophisticated security apparatus and extensive political contacts detailed in a 2016 InSight Crime investigation ([link removed]) . ConCriterio ([link removed]) also cited our work in an article outlining the Huistas’ past rivalries with Mexican cartel, the Zetas.

InSight Crime’s reporting was also picked up by Guatemalan newspaper Prensa Libre ([link removed]) , which highlighted the Huistas’ extensive influence network ([link removed]) in local and national politics. This coverage even reached Indonesia, where the IDN Times ([link removed]) cited previous investigations into the group’s effort to secure impunity.
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