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Crime Evolution in Latin America 2015-2024: Database by Categories
Dataset Description
Database on the evolution of crime in Latin America and the Caribbean during the period 2015-2024, compiled from secondary sources (UNODC, InSight Crime, Prosegur Research, World Bank, ECLAC, UN Women and Infosegura). The dataset includes 230+ records organized by 8 categories: (1) Homicides: rates per 100,000 inhabitants for Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Bolivia. (2) Femicides: reported cases. (3) Kidnappings: complaints. (4) Robberies. (5) Drug trafficking: coca hectares cultivated in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia; seizures. (6) Extortion. (7) Organized Crime. (8) Police-judicial corruption. El Salvador reduced its homicide rate from 82.8 (2016) to 1.9 (2024); Ecuador escalated from 5.0 (2015)
Dataset Details
- Author: de la Serna Tuya, Juan Moisés
- ORCID: 0000-0002-8401-8018
- Affiliation: Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18880580
- License: CC0 1.0 Public Domain
- Published: 2026-03-05
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Citation
@misc{serna_2026,
author = {de la Serna Tuya, Juan Moisés},
title = {Crime Evolution in Latin America 2015-2024: Database by Cate},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18880580},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18880580},
publisher = {Zenodo},
note = {CC0 1.0}
}
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- Website: juanmoisesdelaserna.es
- Email: juanmoises.delaserna@unir.net
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