Fewer homicides in 2015
The murder rate declined by 8% last year, according to the Citizen Safety Observatory. As reported, there were 1,675 homicides from January to December 2015 compared to 1,813 in 2014, for 138 fewer reported murders or 8%. Suicides also declined, with 547 in 2015 compared to 557 in 2014. The country's homicide rate is 16.8 per 100,000 inhabitants.
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The murder rate declined by 8% last year, according to the Citizen Safety Observatory. As reported, there were 1,675 homicides from January to December 2015 compared to 1,813 in 2014, for 138 fewer reported murders or 8%. Suicides also declined, with 547 in 2015 compared to 557 in 2014. The country's homicide rate is 16.8 per 100,000 inhabitants.
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