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This R&D provides resources on El Salvador’s crime problem. The Central American nation had an average of 120 homicides per 100,000 population last year, making it the murder capital of the Americas. The country is struggling to control criminals and gangs, as the problem has sent refugees to the United States and other parts of Latin America.
#Gangs in #ElSalvador are gaining more influence, as total cost of related violence & extortion is ~16% of GDP pic.twitter.com/GLGicUADBL
— Prof. Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) May 25, 2016
El Salvador’s murder rate dropped 42% in April compared with March. Here’s why https://t.co/jT6zVuMuw6 pic.twitter.com/mof3IuY96S
— Financial Times (@FT) May 25, 2016
El Salvador is arresting officials who helped gangs make peace https://t.co/Vj3cHE3fXd pic.twitter.com/4k5lf2HFm5
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 21, 2016