El Salvador murder rate plummets; study says gangs may have informal pact with government
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Homicides in El Salvador fell over 50% in President Nayib Bukele's first year in office, with officials citing tougher enforcement, while a study on Wednesday suggests gangs may have eased up on violence and made informal deals with authorities. Homicides were already in decline in El Salvador, which has recently had one of the world's highest murder rates, when Bukele took office in June 2019. From then through May, murders fell 51.3% from the prior year, official data show. During the first half of 2020, homicides ...
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