Latin America is the world’s most violent region. A new report investigates why

Latin America has suffered more than 2.5m murders since the start of this century and is facing an acute public security crisis that demands urgent and innovative solutions, the new report 'Citizen security in Latin America' warns.
 
“The sheer dimensions of homicidal violence are breathtaking,” says the report by the Igarapé Institute, a Brazil-based thinktank focused on security and development issues.
 
The publication, released on April 26th, paints a bleak portrait of what it calls the world’s most homicidal continent.

Read more or access full report Citizen Security in Latin America: Facts and Figures.