Rio Sees 25 Percent Rise in Bus Robberies
In 2012, the ISP registered 4,112 crimes between January and October, the total for the equivalent period in 2013 was...
February 18, 2014Topic
crime
Residential Robberies in Rio on the Rise
When comparing July through September of 2012 to the same period in 2013, there was a 23.8 percent increase of...
January 28, 2014
Crisis Over Prisons in Brazil Continues
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff defended her government's public safety policies amid growing outrage over violence at Brazil's overcrowded prisons.
January 21, 2014
New Report Shows Crime on the Rise in Rio
ISP reports there were 3,501 intentional homicides in Rio state between January and September 2013 – up 14.9 percent compared...
January 21, 2014
Homicides Increase 116 Percent in Niterói From Last Year
The ISP findings from September 2013 showed that homicides increased 116 percent over the same period in the previous year,...
January 7, 2014
New Efforts to Increase Security on Lapa Streets
In a renewed push meet this challenge and make the neighborhood safe for the World Cup and beyond, the authorities...
January 7, 2014
Militia Gangs Control Nearly Half of Rio Favelas
Illegal militia gangs control nearly half of the estimated 1,001 favela communities in Rio de Janeiro.
December 10, 2013
Rio’s Military Police Most Corrupt in Brazil: Daily
Research carried out by the Ministry of Justice and the UN says Rio de Janeiro is the most crime-ridden city...
December 2, 2013
Policing to Increase on Rio’s Beaches After Robberies
Rio de Janeiro has vowed to reinforce policing in the Zona Sul (South Zone) beaches in response to a wave...
November 26, 2013