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Central America

Central America

115 cases

Period

In Central America, organized crime-related motives were the main driver, particularly drug trafficking, extortion and gang disputes. Many victims belonged to the security sector, especially law enforcement. Compared to other American regions, law enforcement personnel in Central America were proportionally more frequently targeted.

Main statistics

Motive
58 (50%)
Organized crime
Target Group
26 (23%)
Politics & governance
Gender
97 (84%)
Male
Method
97 (84%)
Shot

Number of cases over time

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distribution of cases by

target group

Politics & governance is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 23% of them.

Politics & governance

26 (23%)

Politics & governance

26 cases

  1. Central America (26)

Local community

25 (22%)

Local community

25 cases

  1. Central America (25)

Security

25 (22%)

Security

25 cases

  1. Central America (25)

Media

17 (15%)

Media

17 cases

  1. Central America (17)

Illicit market

7 (6%)

Illicit market

7 cases

  1. Central America (7)

Criminal justice

6 (5%)

Criminal justice

6 cases

  1. Central America (6)

Not reported

6 (5%)

Not reported

6 cases

  1. Central America (6)

Private sector

2 (2%)

Private sector

2 cases

  1. Central America (2)

Others

1 (1%)

Others

1 cases

  1. Central America (1)

motive

Organized crime is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 50% of them.

Organized crime

58 (50%)

Organized crime

58 cases

  1. Central America (58)

Political

45 (39%)

Political

45 cases

  1. Central America (45)

Not reported

12 (10%)

Not reported

12 cases

  1. Central America (12)

method

Shot is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 84% of them.

Shot

97 (84%)

Shot

97 cases

  1. Central America (97)

Not reported

13 (11%)

Not reported

13 cases

  1. Central America (13)

Beaten

2 (2%)

Beaten

2 cases

  1. Central America (2)

Beheaded

1 (1%)

Beheaded

1 cases

  1. Central America (1)

Stabbed

1 (1%)

Stabbed

1 cases

  1. Central America (1)

Suffocated

1 (1%)

Suffocated

1 cases

  1. Central America (1)

perpetrator

Not reported is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 79% of them.

Not reported

91 (79%)

Not reported

91 cases

  1. Central America (91)

Organized crime

19 (17%)

Organized crime

19 cases

  1. Central America (19)

Hitmen

3 (3%)

Hitmen

3 cases

  1. Central America (3)

State representative

2 (2%)

State representative

2 cases

  1. Central America (2)

gender

Male is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 84% of them.

Male

97 (84%)

Male

97 cases

  1. Central America (97)

Female

11 (10%)

Female

11 cases

  1. Central America (11)

Not reported

6 (5%)

Not reported

6 cases

  1. Central America (6)

Female & Male

1 (1%)

Female & Male

1 cases

  1. Central America (1)

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