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Colombia Homicide Rate Falls, Leaders Attribute Drop to Gun Ban
7 December 2012
InSight Crime (Bogota)
So far in 2012 Colombia has registered a seven percent decrease in homicides compared to last year, continuing the downward trend in violence the country has experienced in the last decade.
By December 2, Colombia's National Police had recorded 13,209 homicides throughout the country, a drop of 921 compared to the same period in 2011, according to El Tiempo. If it continues at this rate, the country will register around 14,400 murders this year compared to 14,746 in... (GunPolicy.org)