Robberies in Brazil’s Biggest City Hit a 25-Year Low
São Paulo crime data shows robberies at a 25-year low and a homicide rate below most US states, even as...
June 13, 2026Topic
crime
Opinion: Dark Clouds Loom Over the Marvelous City of Rio
In the latest Rio news, Rio de Janeiro has had a bad week and is grappling with a steep increase...
October 6, 2023
Kill or be killed – Rio de Janeiro Police and their fight against militias and crime gangs
Rio de Janeiro is a great city. But it is infested with multiplying small criminal "kingdoms" that terrorize this iconic...
October 6, 2022
Ecuador’s president declares ‘state of emergency’ after explosion in Guayaquil
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso declared a 30-day state of emergency in the southwestern coastal city of Guayaquil after an explosion
August 15, 2022
Colombia: New measures announced to curb crime wave in Bogotá
Bogotá's mayor's office announced Thursday a series of new measures aimed at stemming the wave of crime and violence
April 1, 2022
Number of homicides in Brazil drops 7% in 2021, lowest in historical series -g1 Index
There were 41,100 violent deaths in Brazil last year - the lowest number since 2007, when the Brazilian Public Security...
February 21, 2022
Councilman is executed in the border region between Brazil and Paraguay
Councilman Hugo Leonardo da Silva Gonçalves, 38, was executed on Wednesday (29) in Sete Quedas, 467 kilometers from Campo Grande,
December 30, 2021
Most Brazilian states do not solve even half of the murders in their jurisdiction – study
More than half of homicides in Brazil remain unsolved. This is according to an unprecedented study by the Instituto Sou...
October 13, 2021
68% of Chileans do not approve of President Piñera’s administration – survey
Chilean Center for Public Studies survey says 68% of the population rejects the administration of the country's president, Sebastián Piñera
September 16, 2021