El Salvador's intractable gang violence A new wave of gang violence in El Salvador is prompting a more militarized approach to security in the wake of a two-year truce's failure. Homicide rates in El Salvador are the highest in the world, and have risen this year to an average of 15 per day. March had the worst statistics in over a century: 481 deaths.
Top Latin America Stories, April 22, 2015
Top Latin America Stories, April 22, 2015
Top Latin America Stories, April 22, 2015
El Salvador's intractable gang violence A new wave of gang violence in El Salvador is prompting a more militarized approach to security in the wake of a two-year truce's failure. Homicide rates in El Salvador are the highest in the world, and have risen this year to an average of 15 per day. March had the worst statistics in over a century: 481 deaths.