El Salvador murders plummet by over half in 2022 amid gang crackdown

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Murders in El Salvador tumbled 56.8% in 2022 amid a widespread crackdown on gang violence, the government said on Tuesday, extending a sharp drop in killings in a nation which for years had one of the world’s worst murder rates. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2023/01/04/el-salvador-murders-plummet-by-over-half-in-2022-amid-gang-crackdown