Honduras and El Salvador switch places
It feels like only yesterday that I thought it strange to lump El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala together when discussing homicides. See the murder rates for each country in 2012. Guatemala was at 34 per 100,000. El Salvador had carried out a gang truce that helped end the year at 42. At the same time, Honduras was in another league with a murder rate of 85. Honduras was double its nearest "competitor."
Three short years later, Guatemala is likely to finish the year with the northern triangle's "best" homicide rate of approximately 30.
Honduras and El Salvador, however, are switching places. Honduras is set to improve once again and should finish around 57. Unfortunately, El Salvador is going to finish the year with a rate of over 100,000.
While all three rates remain high, El Salvador's is in another league. Nothing seems to work. Hector Dada Hirezi asks Hacia adonde vamos?
Three short years later, Guatemala is likely to finish the year with the northern triangle's "best" homicide rate of approximately 30.
Homicidios en Centroamérica: 3 niveles de violencia en Triángulo Nte. 2 descensos y 1 escalada: HN-15% GT-4% ES+73% pic.twitter.com/ysdPHXTDVe
— Carlos Mendoza (@camendoza72) December 21, 2015
While all three rates remain high, El Salvador's is in another league. Nothing seems to work. Hector Dada Hirezi asks Hacia adonde vamos?
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