Crime & Punishment in Guatemala

CRIME & PUNISHMENT IN GUATEMALA Homicides Guatemala is considered one of the world's most dangerous countries with a rate of 52 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2010. Over the years, the number of homicides have doubled, while detentions remain quite small and constant. O Detentions 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 7000 6500 6000 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 423 500 ---- 222 Sources Informe Anual Circunstanciado. Tomo I. Situación de los derechos humanos en Guatemala (2010) National Civil Police (PNC) United Nations Study on Crime in Central America (2007) made by gidmotion.com 2,904 3 3,230 : 4,236 4,507 8 5,338 8 A5,885 9 5,781 O 6,292 ) 6,498 & 096's