Homicides

News Security Policy

What a Decade of Data Tells Us About Organized Crime in Brazil

by Marina Cavalari 1 Jul 20243 Jul 2024

The headquarters of the UNODC in Vienna, Austria

News Drug Policy

Cocaine Surge Fuels Violence as Opium Falls: UN Drug Report 2024

by Christopher Newton 28 Jun 202428 Jun 2024

Honduran President Xiomara Castro chairs a press conference with the National Defense and Security Council.

News Security Policy

Honduras Doubles Down on Flawed Mano Dura Strategy

by Sam Woolston 25 Jun 202425 Jun 2024

News Elites and Crime

Mexico’s Extreme Election Violence Explained

by Parker Asmann 4 Jun 20243 Jul 2024

Authorities move the bodies of the victims of one gang massacre in Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Violence in Valle del Cauca Highlights Rise of Gang Massacres in Colombia

by Sergio Saffon 30 Apr 202430 Apr 2024

A fisherman walks along the shores of Lake Maracaibo.

In Zulia, Venezuela, Not Even Schools Escape Extortion

by Venezuela Investigation Unit 16 Apr 20246 Jun 2024

Women survivors of the massacre in the Honduras women's prison. Mujeres sobrevivientes de la masacre en el penal de mujeres de Honduras.

News Gender and Crime

InSide the Story: How We Investigated Honduras’ Women’s Prison Massacre

by InSight Crime 10 Apr 202410 Apr 2024

Screenshot of Fox News broadcast showing a map of alleged Tren de Aragua movements to the US Pantallazo de noticias de Fox News que muestra la supuesta migración de Tren de Aragua hacía los EE.UU

News Tren de Aragua

Is Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua ‘Invading’ the US?

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 1 Apr 20242 Apr 2024

Presidential hopeful Christian Zurita, for "Movimiento Construye," who replaced the slain Fernando Villavicencio, attends his closing campaign rally

News Elites and Crime

Plata o Plomo: Ecuador’s Public Servants in Gangs’ Crosshairs

by Anastasia Austin 27 Mar 202428 Mar 2024

Protestors march demanding justice for Marielle Franco

News Elites and Crime

Arrests Suggest Corruption Behind Murder of Marielle Franco in Brazil

by Christopher Newton 26 Mar 202426 Mar 2024

FBI mugshot of MS13 Gang leader Freddy Ivan Jandres-Parada

US Advances MS13 ‘Terrorism’ Case With Arrest of Sixth Top Leader

by Sam Woolston and Liza Schmidt 25 Mar 202425 Mar 2024

Former Venezuelan lieutenant Ronald Ojeda's casket at his funeral in Chile. El ataúd del exteniente venezolano Ronald Ojeda en su funeral en Chile.

News Tren de Aragua

High-Profile Chile Murder Shows Tren de Aragua’s Sophistication

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 11 Mar 202412 Apr 2024

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