Latin American Murders

'Breathtaking homicidal violence': Latin America in grip of murder crisis. Region has experienced 2.5 million murders since 2000 and report paints bleak picture of extreme violence and deteriorating security

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/latin-america-murder-crisis-violence-homicide-report

Excerpt: Latin America suffers 33% of the world’s homicides despite having only 8% of its population. One-quarter of all global homicides are concentrated in four countries – Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela – all of which are gearing up for presidential elections in which security is a dominant theme. (send me your tired, your poor, your murders looking for new victims....~Bob)