Homicides

A man armed with a machete on a street in Port-au-Prince.

Haiti’s Anti-Gang Vigilantes May Pose Future Criminal Threat

by Henry Shuldiner 9 May 202313 Oct 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 202313 Oct 2023

Paraguayan authorities posing for a picture with men arrested for arms trafficking in an international Interpol-led operation.

News Arms Trafficking

Across the Americas, Governments Aim to Rein in Flow of Guns

by Henry Shuldiner and Anastasia Austin 24 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

Three members of Chile's police force were killed in under a month.

Chile Hands New Powers to Police as Security Deteriorates

by Gavin Voss 18 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

Security forces patrol dock were nine people were killed

Ecuador Gang Massacre Highlights Intensified Fight for Drug Routes

by Christopher Newton 14 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

President Guillermo Lasso making the announcement that guns would again be legal for civilians in Ecuador

Ecuador Eases Access to Guns Amid Spike in Violence

by Sean Doherty 7 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

PCC graffitti on a wall in the tri-border area of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru

News

Brazil Gangs Behind Surging Violence on Colombia, Peru Tri-Border

by Juan Diego Cárdenas 4 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

Guns seized after confrontation between Caborca Cartel and the Chapitos

Caborca Cartel Resists Chapitos in Battle for Sonora, Mexico

by Juliana Manjarrés 28 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

News

New Strategies in Rosario, Argentina, as Monos Fight

by Christopher Newton 14 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

A screenshot from an interview with Vitel'Homme Innocent, leader of Haiti's Krazy Barye gang, and new suspect in the murder of former Haitian president, Jovenel Moise

Haiti’s Notorious Gang Leader, Vitel’Homme Innocent, Named in Presidential Killing

by Henry Shuldiner 13 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

An ambulance arrives Matamoros, Tamaulipas, where the Gulf Cartel has admitted its role in the killing of two US citizens.

News Gulf Cartel

Mexico’s Gulf Cartel Doing Damage Control After Kidnapping, Murdering US Citizens

by Parker Asmann 12 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

Police stand outside Jamaican courts as members of the One Don gang are led inside.

Jamaica Success in Gang Case but Violence Continues

by Sean Doherty 10 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

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