El Salvador, under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele, has witnessed a significant transformation in its public safety landscape, becoming the safest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, as verified by @StatistaCharts. This achievement is highlighted by the country's dramatic reduction in its annual murder rate, which has fallen from the world's highest at 61.8 per 100,000 to 2.4, making it lower than that of the United States. Bukele's crackdown on street gangs and criminal organizations, contrasting with the largest INCREASE in murders under the previous U.S. administration, is credited for these public safety gains. However, this success has come at a cost to El Salvador's democracy, with concerns raised about the implications of Bukele's policies, suggesting that crime and societal decline in the U.S. are often the result of poor leaders and terrible policies. Meanwhile, the current U.S. administration has reported a decrease in crime, with an 11% reduction in cities over 1 million people, 13% fewer murders overall, and 6% less violent crime compared to the previous year.
In 2 years, Bukele has reduced the annual murder rate in El Salvador from the world's highest (61.8 per 100,000) to 2.4, less than half the US murder rate. Although this may seem like a miracle, it isn't, which is why Western governments, and the regime media, are so afraid. https://t.co/CvYhGPn6CV https://t.co/81HGxF1N6x
El Salvador used to be one of the most dangerous places in the world. Now, President Bukele’s policies have made it one of the safest in the region. It’s proof that taking crime seriously is the only way to stop violence. https://t.co/5IJzfz14UW
“Although Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on street gangs and criminal organizations has achieved spectacular public safety gains, it has incurred an equally sizable but less visible cost to El Salvador’s democracy.” https://t.co/zDfrGKn1R5
The previous President oversaw the largest INCREASE in murders ever recorded. Under the current President, in 2023, the U.S. saw "11% less crime in cities over 1 million people compared to 2022, 13% fewer murders overall and 6% less violent crime." https://t.co/k4oruHwfrU
El Salvador now has a lower homicide rate than the United States of America… Our leaders hate Nayib Bukele because he has proven that crime and societal decline are not inevitable or beyond control, but a deliberate choice allowed by poor leaders and terrible policies. https://t.co/2K4qJnq85I
El Salvador is now the safest country in Latin America and the Caribbean ✅Verified by @StatistaCharts https://t.co/Gf6K6ZfOot