The latent increase of Degree of uncertainty Ecuador and Peru are considered to be the countries with the most citizens falling victim to assaults or robberies Latin Americasaid the advisor Cid Gallup. According to this study, almost 50% of each country's population responded that their peace of mind has decreased in the last four months, from October 2023 to January 2024.
With that in mind, since Cid Gallup They noted that their survey, conducted among 1,200 citizens in each country via telephone and in-person interviews, found that 47% of Ecuadorians and Peruvians have been victims of a robbery.
El Salvador is considered the country with the fewest robberies in Latin America. Photo: @cidgallup/Twitter
What is the insecure situation in Peru?
Insecurity in Peru is increasingly worrying. Populous cities like Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Arequipa and others have become scenes of extortion, assassination or robbery, leaving the population feeling ever more vulnerable. In this sense, the latest survey is the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP) points out that 78% of Lima residents consider security in the capital to be worse than it was a year ago.
Added to this unrest is the criticism of President Dina Boluarte's government, which is ineffective in its task of fighting crime.
The insecurity in Peru led to a state of emergency being declared in several cities. Photo: Andina
How great is the insecurity in Ecuador?
The great insecurity that Ecuador has suffered in recent months reached its peak on January 9th, when a group of criminals took over the facilities of the TC Televisión channel. This led Daniel Noboa to declare an internal armed conflict in the country and classify them as terrorist groups. Águilas, ÁguilasKiller, Ak47, Dark Knights, ChoneKiller, Choneros, Covicheros, Tigueronesand other.
This is how the President ordered Armed forces Carry out military actions “within the framework of international humanitarian law and with respect for human rights”.
However, the situation worsened again on February 8, when Diana Carnero, a young Naranjal city councilor and prominent figure of the Citizens' Revolution party, was brutally murdered by contract killers.
This led to Daniel Noboa call for a referendum to implement legislative reforms and changes on issues such as security, justice, investment and employment. However, there is no set date for these elections yet.
Ecuador is affected by a severe insecurity crisis, which has led Noboa to take measures such as the involvement of the military in citizen protection. Photo: AFP
According to Cid Gallup, El Salvador is the country with the fewest robberies
The list is positioned on the other side The saviour, a country where only 7% of its citizens were victims of robbery. According to the Cid Gallup report, the Central American country ruled by Nayib Bukele is considered the safest in Latin America, surpassing countries such as Costa Rica.
Bukele has boasted of figures of this kind in the past, assuring that under his mandate El Salvador has become one of the safest countries in the world in terms of a sharp decline in homicides in 2023.
Although it has repeatedly received praise for its actions against insecurity and gangs, it is not entirely clear how this was achieved. Several Salvadoran humanitarian organizations and the Attorney General's Office for the Defense of Human Rights (PDDH) said more than 7,900 people were victims of arbitrary detention without any evidence.