El Salvador's approach to combating crime through strict law enforcement measures, including significant incarceration rates, has led to a notable decrease in the murder rate, making it one of the safest countries in the Americas. The country's success in reducing crime continues to be evident, with improvements compared to the previous year.
El Salvador is now drastically safer than the United States. 4x more murder per capita in USA. https://t.co/diQCpERXAn
El Salvador has 6.33 million people. If murders were committed by 10,000 ( for example ) then locking up 1% of the population ( 60,000) is overkill, no? Or did they actually have 60,000 murderers? https://t.co/SNFlRTVBOj
In El Salvador, they put 1% of the population in prison and dropped the murder rate by 97% Funny how that works. 🤔
Thanks to its gang crackdown, El Salvador closed out 2023 as one of the safest countries in the Americas. That safety hasn't gone away. As of a few days ago, El Salvador is doing better than it was this time last year. https://t.co/xXiUEJOSqB
Also distinctive about El Salvador is that they do jail actual criminals. https://t.co/GBjCjtDVTZ
The state of emergency in El Salvador is often measured in public opinion and the murder rate. Both are important metrics. It should also be judged by the number of Salvadorans detained without due process (about 80,000) and the number that have died in pretrial detention (261).