This year is expected to be the safest year in Salvadoran history and, according to authorities, it will end with 2.4 to 2.7 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, which speaks of the effectiveness of the measures applied by the government, such as the territorial control plan, of the emergency regime despite criticism for alleged human rights violations.
As of this Saturday, the PNC reported 15 days without gang homicides, a trend that continued throughout 2023 and continued thanks to other measures such as military fences in communities and departments where gang members tried to hide in rural areas.
Constant patrolling by law enforcement made it possible to identify and capture nearly 75,000 gang members on the streets and uncover their criminal structures.
Since Nayib Bukele assumed the presidency in 2019, the country has reached 512 days without deaths due to violence.
In recent months, the internal fight against gangs has included close cooperation with countries such as Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, where several gang members have been captured and deported, including members of their leadership or national gang.
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