InSight Crime’s 2023 Homicide Round-Up
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Organized Crime Ranked Top Political Risk in Critical LatAm Election Year
Organized crime and insecurity are the primary political risks facing Latin America in 2024 as the region enters a pivotal…
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…
US Terrorism Trial of MS13 Leader Could Expose El Salvador Gang Talks
A top leader of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges filed by US federal prosecutors, marking…
Honduras and El Salvador: Two States of Emergency With Very Different Results
El Salvador’s success in fighting gangs with a state of emergency inspired Honduras to do its own version. But one…
Keeping a Lid on Prisons
Diego* was thrown into prison just days after El Salvador’s state of emergency began. A 22-year-old university student, he had…
‘Too Many Soldiers’: How Bukele’s Crackdown Succeeded Where Others Failed
Before the administration of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, no government had succeeded in breaking up the country’s vaunted and…
The Road to El Salvador’s State of Emergency
The road to El Salvador’s state of emergency has been long and bloody. The small Central American nation spent decades…