Colombian homicide rate among the worst in region .
Colombian homicide rate among the worst in region .
Friday, 14 September 2012 12:06 Esteban Manriquez
Colombia’s homicide rate is among one of the highest in Latin America, according to a report published on Friday by the Organization of American States.
The “Report On Citizen Security in the Americas 2012”, which was presented in Washington by the Hemispheric Observatory of Security section of OAS, claimed there were 17,459 homicides in Colombia in 2010. That figure translates into approximately 37.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
The figures rank Colombia in eighth place out of the 34 countries in the region and indicate a modest decrease compared to the 2009 set of data, when there were 38.8 deaths per 100,000 population and 17,717 homicides in total.
An estimated 79% of homicides in Colombia were committed with firearms, compared to only 21% in European countries.
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