More access to weapons, heightened impunity, and the atomization of gangs are leading to more mass killings in Ecuador's ...

Ecuador's homicide rate increased from 6.7 per 100,000 in 2019 to 45 per 100,000 in 2023; only Jamaica (49) has a higher rate ...

A massacre inside Ecuador’s largest and most violent prison is a sign that the country’s criminal organizations are atomizing rapidly pace as the government’s security crackdown stalls.

Tijuana in Mexico has a crime index of 72.1. Homicide is shockingly common in this city, with Statista reporting in August 2023 that Tijuana had the second highest homicide rate in the world. ...