Costa Rica

Two masked policemen sit on either side of their spokesperson as they criticize the government's approach to the security and homicide crisis.

News Costa Rica

Costa Rica Breaks Homicide Record Amid Security Coordination Struggles

by Gavin Voss 26 Sep 202326 Sep 2023

Thousands of children are separated from parents in prison, or have to spend part of their childhood behind bars as well.

Q&A: Latin American Children With Parents in Prison Get No Support

by Chris Dalby 22 Jun 202327 Sep 2023

Authorities watch over a body in bodybag in Costa Rica, with a plaque in front of the body that read "OIJ 01 Cuerpo"

News Costa Rica

Cocaine and Marijuana Fuel Ever-Higher Homicides in Costa Rica

by Henry Shuldiner 27 Apr 202327 Sep 2023

Cocaine seizures in Latin America

InSight Crime’s Cocaine Seizure Round-Up 2022

by Sean Doherty and Douwe den Held 8 Mar 202329 Sep 2023

Members of the National Police of Peru are shown armed next to a creepy marijuana seizure

News

All of Colombia’s Marijuana Is ‘Creepy,’ Until It Isn’t

by Henry Shuldiner and Yago Rosado 13 Feb 202314 Feb 2023

InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up

by Peter Appleby, Chris Dalby, Sean Doherty, Scott Mistler-Ferguson and Henry Shuldiner 8 Feb 202329 Sep 2023

News Elites and Crime

Latin America Makes Little Progress Against Corruption

by Sean Doherty 2 Feb 202329 Sep 2023

The consequences of IUU Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean are discussed during an event hosted by InSight Crime and the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University.

News Illegal Fishing

Illegal Fishing in Latin America – Experts Consider Answers to Tough Questions at Event

by Seth Robbins 12 Sep 202212 Sep 2022

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Investigations Infographics

High Hopes for Radar Crash Against Reality of Illegal Fishing in Costa Rica

by Juan Diego Cárdenas and Maria Fernanda Ramirez 27 Jul 20221 Oct 2023

Plundered Oceans: IUU Fishing in Central American and Caribbean Waters

News Covid and Crime

Why Did Latin America’s Drug Trade Thrive During COVID-19?

by Alessandro Ford 5 Jul 20226 Jul 2022

Computer code on a screen with a skull

News Cybercrime

How Russian Cybercrime Group, Conti, Terrorized Latin America and Vanished

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 27 Jun 202227 Jun 2022

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