GameChangers 2023: The Cocaine Flash-to-Bang in 2024
Coca prices have collapsed in parts of Colombia amid record hectares of cultivation. Could oversupply do what years of eradication…
GameChangers 2023: Ecuador Loses its Grip on Crime
Homicide statistics don’t tell the whole story about a country’s pattern of violence. But the record-setting figures seen in Ecuador…
GameChangers 2023: Top 5 Criminal Newsmakers
Five groups have stood out in InSight Crime’s coverage during 2023. We analyze why, and what they tell us about…
GameChangers 2023: Through the Looking Glass
Welcome to InSight Crime’s GameChangers 2023, where we highlight the most important trends in organized crime in the Americas over the year. The…
Organized Crime Blamed for Half of Latin America’s Homicides
Organized crime is responsible for at least half of the homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean, home to the…
Why Have Ecuador’s Drug Trafficking Gangs Turned to Extortion?
The number of extortion cases recorded in Ecuador has skyrocketed over the past year, suggesting that the country’s fragmenting criminal…
Judges and Officials Fall as Ecuador Cleans House
The arrest of over two dozen judges and top security personnel in Ecuador may reveal major corrupt links between officials…
Disputes Over Drug Trafficking Routes Drive Child Recruitment in Ecuador
Over the past year, Ecuadorian news outlets have featured countless headlines about the alleged participation of minors in all kinds…
3 Takeaways From the 2023 Gallup Global Law and Order Report
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From Rhetoric to Reality on Ecuador’s Security Challenge
Ecuador’s president-elect has presented an ambitious set of security plans to tackle the country’s growing organized crime problem, but harsh…