Impact of Crime

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Argentina Reports Broad Drop in Major Crimes as UN Gives Top Rating to Its Crime Data

UNODC’s highest 2026 quality grade reinforces confidence in the government’s crime figures and their use for policy decisions.

Navy Dismantles Two Clandestine Meth Labs in Culiacán

FBI Says Violent Crime and Murder Fell by Largest Margin Since 1937

Mexico City Airport Seizes 8.8 Kilos of Cocaine Hidden in Passenger’s Wheelchair

Jalisco and Santa Fe Report Sharp Early-2026 Homicide Declines

68 Detained as Peru Joint Task Force Seizes War-Grade Arsenal in Pataz Raid

Cambodia Passes First Cyber-Scam Law

KitKat Launches Public Tracker After 12-Ton Chocolate Shipment Is Stolen

Hemet Police Recover $10,000 in Stolen LEGO and Hot Wheels, Arrest Alleged Reseller

Ecuador, U.S. Seize Nearly 3 Tons of Drugs at Sea in Less Than 24 Hours

Peru Enacts 2026–2028 Security Plan With 134 Measures as Critics Raise Feasibility Concerns

Peru Mounts Twin Raids on Illegal Mining in Protected Areas

Prosecutors Detail Deadly Extortion Attacks on Lima Public Transport in New Bulletin

Pre-Dawn Fire Destroys 12 Informal Buses in Callao as Police Probe Arson or Electrical Fault

Baja California Authorities Dismantle Clandestine Meth Lab Near Ensenada

Peru's 2025 Homicide Rate Projected at 10.7, With Record 2,216 Killings, INEI Says

Veracruz Reports 28% Homicide Decline as Federal Briefing Highlights Extortion Crackdown

Illinois Interstate Shootings Fell 31% in 2025, With Zero Deaths Reported

Argentina Dissolves Rosario Anti-Drug Task Force, Reassigns Role Under Plan Bandera

U.S. Murders On Track for Record One‑Year Decline in 2025