Guatemala saw a 13% increase in homicides in 2022.

According to a report released by a humanitarian organization on Tuesday, the number of murders of women in Guatemala on March 15 increased by 13% in the first two months of 2022 compared to the same period last year. According to statistics from the Mutual Aid Organization (GAM), 121 women died in Central American countries between January and February of this year.In other words, in the first two months of 2021, the number of violent deaths exceeded 107, more than 14. The humanitarian group said at a press conference that 54 people in Guatemala, 67 in January and 67 in February were killed, and 68 and 39 murders were recorded in the same month of last year. According to GAM, in the first two months of 2022, 707 people died in Guatemala, an increase of 12.5% compared to the same period in 2021. Nearly 100 people The report explains that of the criminal deaths that occurred in Guatemala during the first two months of 2022, 93 minors died mostly from gunshot wounds and white wounds. The homicide rate per 100,000 people in the country reached 28 victims across the country, and the first division out of 22 was Zakapa in the East. Isabal (northwest) was 57 people per 100,000 people and 61 murders per 100,000 people. The lowest reported mortality rates were Uehuetenango and Totonikapan, but both accounted for the majority of the indigenous population and were located in the northwest. According to the GAM, the two reported three murders per 100,000 inhabitants. Guatemala is one of the 20 most violent countries in the world. According to a recent report from an international organization, 4,078 murders occurred in 2021, an increase of 16.5% compared to 3,500 people reported in 2020. According to experts, more than 60% of the homicides that occurred in Guatemala were the result of gunshot wounds, and most of the murders were not punished due to the weakness of the Guatemalan judicial system. gold/jcm/cfa