QCOSTARICA On average, six out of every ten homicides committed in Costa Rica are in one of the 12 most dangerous cantons in the country. The violence associated with drug trafficking and murders is linked to a small group of communities that recorded more than 20 homicides each between January 1 and November 24,…
QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica celebrated on Friday, December 1, the 75th anniversary of the Día de la Abolición del Ejército (Abolition of the Army Day), a landmark that put the country in the world spotlight as a reference of peace and democracy amid significant social and security challenges. On December 1, 1948, after winning Costa…
QCOSTARICA Costa Rica is currently facing a harsh reality: it is losing many of its young people to violent deaths such as homicides, traffic accidents and suicides. This is revealed by statistics from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) - Judicial Investigation Organization, from January 2020 to December 2022, which indicate that the population…
QCOSTARICA With just over a month left until the end of the year, 2023 has become the year with the most murders in the history of Costa Rica and, simultaneously, the year with the most homicides against women. More than 800 homicides have been recorded in total, of which at least 68 are of…
The Costa Rica OIJ successfully dismantled an international criminal organization specializing in the exportation of liquid cocaine concealed in soft drinks to Europe and Asia.