Crime in El Salvador

Overview of crime in El Salvador

Crime in El Salvador has been historically extremely high due to the presence of various gangs. As of 2011, there were an estimated 25000 gang members at large in El Salvador; with another 43500 in prison.[1] The best-known gangs, called maras in colloquial Salvadoran Spanish, are Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and their rivals 18th Street; maras are hunted by death squads, including Sombra Negra. Newer rivals include the rising mara, The Rebels 13.[2] El Salvador is one of the three countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America, along with neighboring Guatemala and Honduras, which are all afflicted with high levels of violence.[3]

Gang member
MS-13 gang member with tattoo of gang name on his back

The homicide rate in El Salvador has plummeted drastically since the 2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown which has led the country to have the highest incarceration rate in the world at 1086 people per 100000 with an estimated 1.6% of the country's total population said to be currently incarcerated.[4]

History of violence in El Salvador

The Salvadoran Civil War, which lasted from 1979 to 1992,[5] took the lives of approximately 80000 soldiers and civilians in El Salvador. Throughout the war, nearly half of the country's population fled from violence and poverty, and children were recruited as soldiers by both the military-run government and the guerrilla group Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN).[6] Hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans relocated to Los Angeles, California.[7] This conflict ended with the Chapultepec Peace Accords,[8] but the violence in El Salvador has not stopped since.

Many of those who had relocated to Los Angeles during the war as refugees became involved in gang violence. During this time, the U.S. War on Drugs and anti-immigrant politics had been popularized. Following these sentiments, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 was passed, which called for deportation of "immigrants--documented or undocumented--with criminal records at the end of their jail sentences".[7] Throughout the years following, thousands of Salvadorans had been deported back to El Salvador. Gangs that had originated in Los Angeles, namely Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18, were spread transnationally through this process.[9]

In 2012, El Salvador saw a 41% drop in crime compared to 2011 figures due to what the Salvadoran government called a gang truce.[10] In early 2012, there were an average of 16 killings per day, but in late March that number dropped to fewer than five per day, and on April 14, 2012, for the first time in over three years, there were no killings in the country.[11] Overall, there were 411 killings in the month of January 2012, but in March the number was 188, more than a 40% reduction in crime.[12] The truce ended in 2014, with the murder rate subsequently rising again.[13]

El Salvador homicides

In 2021, the homicide rate reached the lowest it has been since the Salvadoran Civil War ended in 1992, with 18 homicides per 100000 people.[14] In recent years, the homicide rate of El Salvador has plummeted drastically amid the 2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown.[15]

Homicides in El Salvador[16]
Year Per 100k inhabitants Total
2015 106.3
2016 84.1
2017 83.0
2018 53.1 3346
2019 38.0 2398
2020 21.2 1341
2021 18.1 1147
2022 7.8 495
2023 2.4 154[17]

Gangs

An MS-13 suspect bearing gang tattoos is handcuffed.

Mara 18 and MS-13 are the largest and most notorious in El Salvador. Mara 18 is also known as 18th Street and MS-13 as Mara Salvatrucha. 18th Street was formed in the 1960s by Mexican-American youth in the Rampart neighborhood of Los Angeles, California."[18] The 18th Street gang, originating in Los Angeles, has proliferated in San Salvador. The Mara Salvatrucha is a rival gang.

Gangs and violence

Gangs contribute to the generally high levels of social violence in El Salvador. They engage in various serious criminal acts which terrorize and paralyze society. Homicide and extortion are the most publicized crimes.[18] There are different forms of violence constructed in El Salvador such as political, gender, and structural violence. Women and children have been particular targets of violence, torture, and abuse.[19][20] Gangs engage in sex trafficking in El Salvador as an alternative source of profit to drugs.[21][22][23]

MS-13 presence – light-red indicates territories with a lighter presence, dark-red indicates territories with a strong presence

Reasons for joining gangs

Criminal youth gangs dominate life in El Salvador; an estimation of at least 60,000 young people belong to gangs.[24] Salvadoran young men decide to join a gang for several reasons. Sometimes this is understood as a choice, but other motivations include feeling neglected and abandoned by family or feeling they do not belong anywhere except where violence occurs. Juan Fogelbach argues that general risk factors associated with gang membership include: poverty, family disintegration or separation, neglect, violent domestic environments, unemployment, scarcity of educational and developmental opportunities, and family membership in gangs. The presence of one or more of these factors may compel an adolescent or child to turn to gangs in hope of finding a familial environment, social status, and economic opportunities.[18] The average age for one to join a gang is between 10 and 14 years old.[25]

Links to drug trafficking

MS-13 and Mara 18 have an unknown relationship with drug traffickers. El Salvador police report that traffickers cultivate ties and build alliances with gangs that eventually mature into international syndicates. The drug business has been growing with more gangs becoming involved with them and disputing over territory with the drug traffickers.[18] The United States is home to 10,000 members of the MS-13 gang who are involved with the transnational criminal networks of drugs, weapons, and violent gang culture.[26]

Efforts to reduce violence

Government policy

The government has set up numerous programs to try to guide the youth away from gang membership. La Mano Dura was a form of zero tolerance policy, a strategy that had flowed into El Salvador from Los Angeles, which called for "the immediate imprisonment of a gang member simply for having gang-related tattoos or flashing gang signs in public."[27] Before this policy was ruled unconstitutional, it put tens of thousands of gang members as young as 12 years old in jail between 2003 and 2004.[27]

Following La Mano Dura was a government program called Super Mano Dura ("Super Firm Hand"). Super Mano Dura was highly criticized by the UN.[3] According to the Salvadoran government, it saw temporary success in 2004 with a 14% drop in murders. This success dwindled beginning in the next year, and as of 2005, El Salvador had 65 homicides per 100000 inhabitants, more than triple the current rate of Mexico.[1][28]

Recent efforts by mayor Norman Quijano to restore public safety have been somewhat successful. Security measures in San Salvador's most troubled Districts (5 and 6, which border Soyapango, and are home to many gangs) included safety campaigns and recreational activities to keep youth from joining gangs. The mayor also initiated a security camera program so the police can monitor the most heavily trafficked areas of the city. The project was launched in the historic downtown and will expand throughout the entire city.[29]

In late April, President Nayib Bukele ordered that prisons containing gang members be placed on lockdown following a spate of violence between April 24 and April 27, 2020, that killed 77 people, which was blamed on gang members. As part of the Salvadoran government's crackdown, prisoners were locked in crowded cells for 23 hours a day; cell were barricaded with plywood and sheets of metal; mobile and wifi signals were blocked, and rival gang members were mixed together.[30][31][32] Human Rights Watch has criticized the treatment of prisoners as humiliating, degrading, and endangering their health in the midst of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[31]

Gang truce

In March 2012, two of El Salvador's largest gangs, MS-13 and Barrio 18, established a truce. This truce was established as a collaborative effort with the Salvadoran government to attempt to reduce the number of gang related homicides.[33] This truce has received criticism because it has been seen as the Salvadoran government's forfeiting sovereignty to these gangs. In early 2012, there were on average of 16 killings per day, but in late March that number dropped to fewer than five per day, and on April 14, 2012, for the first time in over three years, there were no killings in the country. Overall, there were 411 killings in the month of January 2012, but in March the number was 188, more than a 50% reduction. In March 2015, 481 people were murdered—roughly 16 people a day—as the gang truce collapsed.[34] This murder rate was 52% higher than that of the same time period the prior year. There were also allegations that the police was involved in extrajudicial killings of alleged gang members, following the fracturing of gangs and a radicalization of the security forces in an attempt to tackle the gang problem after the 2012 truce collapsed.[35] The year before, in 2014, several gangs had offered a new truce as "a second chance for the country to achieve peace."[36] However, President Salvador Sánchez Cerén had rejected the gangs' offer.[36]

The administration of President Cerén launched a crackdown on the security and public officials of the previous administration who were responsible for mediating and implementing the truce between the government and the crime groups.[37] The crackdown is part of the government's mano dura or "iron fist" approach, which has been criticized for its indiscriminate use of force against predominantly young male targets, suspected to be gang members.[38]

Non-government groups

In 1996,[39] Homies Unidos was formed to prevent violence and gang-membership among youth in El Salvador. With a base in Los Angeles as well as within El Salvador, the organization also provides a link for deportees and for those with family split between the two areas.[9] The organization helps navigate the complicated and dangerous gang geography of El Salvador for deportees[9] and also provides programming and care for young people in both locations. The organization encourages employment, education, and physical and mental health and provides tools and resources for achieving these things, such as tattoo removal and job connections.[39]

Impact on youth

During the War

During the violent Salvadoran Civil War, children joined the fight for many reasons. Some were kidnapped and forced into the army, some others joined for the economic benefits while the country struggled through high rates of poverty. Family members had been killed or had fled the country, leaving the children alone with few other options other than joining the war effort. Even those who were not soldiers witnessed the brutal violence. Exposure to these traumatic events and the dislocation of families[7] caused damaging psychological side effects from these traumatic exposures.[6]

Gang involvement

Salvadoran youths join gangs for many reasons. Sometimes this is understood as a choice, but it can also be attributed to a feeling of neglect and abandonment from family as well as a normalization of violence in society. Juan Fogelbach argues that general risk factors associated with gang membership include poverty, family disintegration or separation, neglect, violent domestic environments, unemployment, scarcity of educational and developmental opportunities, and family membership in gangs. The presence of one or more of these factors may compel an adolescent or child to turn to gangs in hope of finding a familial environment, social status, and economic opportunities.[18] These young people are often unable to find respect or validation in other forms, such as within families, community, work, or schools, and turn to violence to gain respect on the streets.[6] Some of these young people grew up in Los Angeles as the children of war refugees, and experienced gang involvement there. Sent to El Salvador as deportees, these people now find community and protection in the familiar groups that have been brought to El Salvador from the U.S., like Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18.[9]

Gang members are "jumped in," an initiation process through which they have to prove their loyalty by committing criminal acts such as murder, theft or violence. This can also involve being beaten by several other gang members at once, and female recruits often must choose between engaging in sexual acts with a large number of members, or be beaten.[40][41] Youth gangs are a major source of concern for society.[20]

Women in gangs

Though gangs are primarily male-dominated, young women in El Salvador are also involved. Being initiated into the gangs for young women often involves group beatings, like it does for males, but can also involve sexual assault by several of the male gang members.[40] Mo Hume explains: "Because gangs believe women are less suspicious in the eyes of authorities, they are also often tasked with acting as drug 'mules,' smuggling illicit goods into jails, gathering intelligence on rival gangs, and carrying arms in public spaces".[40]

Unaccompanied minors fleeing El Salvador

Young people are fleeing El Salvador to the United States, fearful of gang violence.[42] Since the breakdown of the gang peace agreement in 2012, the number of these Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) encountered in the U.S. has risen dramatically. Between 2009 and 2012, less than 2,000 UACs were encountered annually. In the 2014 fiscal year, over 16,000 were encountered. The fiscal years 2012 through 2016 saw an average of nearly 8,000.[43]

According to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, "Given the fundamental role played by the family in the protection, physical care and emotional well-being of its members, separation from families is particularly devastating for refugee children.[44]

Region specific

San Salvador

Concerns about public safety in the capital San Salvador increased in the late 1980s due to the civil war. Although it was fought primarily in the countryside, during the latter years of the war, guerrillas started attacking the capital city. San Salvador recovered quickly after the cessation of hostilities, but gang ("mara") violence became a problem.

The 18th Street gang, originating in Los Angeles, California, has proliferated in San Salvador as has the Mara Salvatrucha, a rival gang. In 2002, crime rates skyrocketed, and the municipal government was unable to combat the rise.

Recent efforts by mayor Norman Quijano to restore public safety have been somewhat successful. Security measures in San Salvador's most troubled Districts (5 and 6, which border Soyapango, and are home to many gangs) included safety campaigns and recreational activities to keep youth from joining gangs. The mayor also initiated a security camera program so the police can monitor the most heavily trafficked areas of the city. The project was launched in the historic downtown and will expand throughout the entire city.[29]

As of 2011, San Salvador had managed to reduce its crime rate and reduce its murder rate to a level lower than that of Haiti, Venezuela,[45] Mexico, Guatemala, or Honduras,[46] although at over 90 murders per 100,000 residents, San Salvador's per capita rate was more than 10 times higher than that of major cities such as New York or London.[47] Also, according to a UN Development report, San Salvador has a relatively low robbery rate of 90 per 100,000,[48] compared to San José, the capital of Costa Rica, which has 524 robberies per 100,000.[49]

Districts 3 and 4[50] are the safest in the country; their crime rates are comparable to those of European cities. Districts 1 and 2 have a slightly higher crime rate than 3 or 4, while District 5, bordering San Marcos, and District 6, bordering Soyapango, have the highest crime rates.

Homicide by municipality (2009–2014)

Homicide in Salvadoran cities (100,000+ population)
Municipality info Intentional homicides[51] Rates per 100,000 residents
Municipality Department Population (2012)[52] 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total
San Salvador San Salvador 287,629 301 245 277 157 216 337 1533 104.6 85.2 96.3 54.6 75.1 117.2 88.8
Soyapango San Salvador 274,020 194 211 174 81 96 138 894 70.8 77.0 63.5 29.6 35.0 50.4 54.4
Santa Ana Santa Ana 265,078 279 208 277 124 73 106 1067 105.3 78.5 104.5 46.8 27.5 40.0 67.1
San Miguel San Miguel 246,224 245 202 196 111 79 90 923 99.5 82.0 79.6 45.1 32.1 36.6 62.5
Apopa San Salvador 162,306 165 121 133 63 73 115 670 101.7 74.6 81.9 38.8 45.0 70.9 68.8
Mejicanos San Salvador 148,727 120 92 87 51 91 111 552 80.7 61.9 58.5 34.3 61.2 74.6 61.9
Santa Tecla La Libertad 135,155 35 26 53 23 17 21 175 25.9 19.2 39.2 17.0 12.6 15.5 21.6
Delgado San Salvador 128,795 103 106 104 51 46 84 494 80.0 82.3 80.7 39.6 35.7 65.2 63.9
Ilopango San Salvador 123,258 101 82 117 62 46 50 458 81.9 66.5 94.9 50.3 37.3 40.6 61.9
Tonacatepeque San Salvador 121,307 98 77 81 36 21 45 358 80.8 63.5 66.8 29.7 17.3 37.1 49.2
Colón La Libertad 121,022 172 143 100 62 62 98 637 142.1 118.2 82.6 51.2 51.2 81.0 87.7
Ahuachapan Ahuachapan 121,000 45 43 42 34 27 23 214 37.2 35.5 34.7 28.1 22.3 19.0 29.5
Homicide in Salvadoran cities (50,000–99,999 population)
Municipality info Intentional homicides[51] Rates per 100,000 residents
Municipality Department Population (2012)[52] 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total
San Martín San Salvador 89,721 79 67 67 47 25 96 381 88.1 74.7 74.7 52.4 27.9 107.0 70.8
San Juan Opico La Libertad 83,899 84 99 91 40 20 31 365 100.1 118.0 108.5 47.7 23.8 36.9 72.5
Chalchuapa Santa Ana 81,059 66 67 46 41 39 67 326 81.4 82.7 56.7 50.6 48.1 82.7 67.0
Usulután Usulután 77,985 47 52 54 43 36 58 290 60.3 66.7 69.2 55.1 46.2 74.4 62.0
Izalco Sonsonate 77,779 39 52 57 46 35 68 297 50.1 66.9 73.3 59.1 45.0 87.4 63.6
Cuscatancingo San Salvador 76,865 72 64 65 26 27 37 291 93.7 83.3 84.6 33.8 35.1 48.1 63.1
Sonsonate Sonsonate 74,252 108 89 126 45 16 33 417 145.5 119.9 169.7 60.6 21.5 44.4 93.6
San Marcos San Salvador 70,154 50 35 50 15 16 27 193 71.3 49.9 71.3 21.4 22.8 38.5 45.9
Zacatecoluca La Paz 70,113 42 58 49 31 32 97 309 59.9 82.7 69.9 44.2 45.6 138.3 73.5
Ciudad Arce La Libertad 69,251 62 62 36 20 13 18 211 89.5 89.5 52.0 28.9 18.8 26.0 50.8
Ilobasco Cabañas 67,623 26 35 41 31 52 91 276 38.4 51.8 60.6 45.8 76.9 134.6 68.0
Metapán Santa Ana 63,299 19 16 22 23 14 33 127 30.0 25.3 34.8 36.3 22.1 52.1 33.4
San Vicente San Vicente 57,968 29 23 64 38 23 20 197 50.0 39.7 110.4 65.6 39.7 34.5 56.6
Quezaltepeque La Libertad 57,301 91 55 63 34 36 57 336 158.8 96.0 109.9 59.3 62.8 99.5 97.7
Acajutla Sonsonate 56,650 68 63 75 20 5 24 255 120.0 111.2 132.4 35.3 8.8 42.4 75.0
Cojutepeque Cuscatlán 54,531 26 22 20 17 32 59 176 47.7 40.3 36.7 31.2 58.7 108.2 53.8
Nahuizalco Sonsonate 54,318 44 54 43 31 35 50 257 81.0 99.4 79.2 57.1 64.4 92.1 78.9
Homicide in Salvadoran cities (10,000–49,999 population)
Municipality info Intentional homicides[51] Rates per 100,000 residents
Municipality Department Population (2012)[52] 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total
Jiquilisco Usulután 49,555 27 19 29 17 39 69 200 54.5 38.3 58.5 34.3 78.7 139.2 67.3
San Pedro Perulapán Cuscatlán 49,342 20 38 33 30 36 84 241 40.5 77.0 66.9 60.8 73.0 170.2 81.4
San Francisco Menendez Ahuachapan 45,972 30 10 21 9 13 28 111 65.3 21.8 45.7 19.6 28.3 60.9 40.2
Panchimalco San Salvador 45,874 38 52 88 41 31 44 294 82.8 113.4 191.8 89.4 67.6 95.9 106.8
Santiago Nonualco La Paz 43,371 19 18 15 18 39 47 156 43.8 41.5 34.6 41.5 89.9 108.4 59.9
Conchagua La Unión 42,668 26 33 39 18 29 13 158 60.9 77.3 91.4 42.2 68.0 30.5 61.7
Ayutuxtepeque San Salvador 42,171 21 40 45 23 13 10 152 49.8 94.9 106.7 54.5 30.8 23.7 60.1
Sensuntepeque Cabañas 42,085 19 15 26 10 11 14 95 45.1 35.6 61.8 23.8 26.1 33.3 37.6
Antiguo Cuscatlán La Libertad 40,436 10 5 15 3 3 7 43 24.7 12.4 37.1 7.4 7.4 17.3 17.7
La Libertad La Libertad 39,790 28 37 54 24 1 11 155 70.4 93.0 135.7 60.3 2.5 27.6 64.9
Coatepeque Santa Ana 38,662 32 32 27 15 16 21 143 82.8 82.8 69.8 38.8 41.4 54.3 61.6
Armenia Sonsonate 38,007 56 47 49 16 39 43 250 147.3 123.7 128.9 42.1 102.6 113.1 109.6
La Unión La Unión 35,938 18 29 34 31 32 25 169 50.1 80.7 94.6 86.3 89.0 69.6 78.4
Atiquizaya Ahuachapan 34,815 36 31 25 19 17 19 147 103.4 89.0 71.8 54.6 48.8 54.6 70.4
Olocuilta La Paz 34,774 11 35 34 10 19 17 126 31.6 100.6 97.8 28.8 54.6 48.9 60.4
San Antonio del Monte Sonsonate 32,848 28 25 46 17 5 5 126 85.2 76.1 140.0 51.8 15.2 15.2 63.9
Nejapa San Salvador 32,400 38 43 33 19 13 22 168 117.3 132.7 101.9 58.6 40.1 67.9 86.4
Tacuba Ahuachapan 32,189 14 17 14 7 9 16 77 43.5 52.8 43.5 21.7 28.0 49.7 39.9
Sonzacate Sonsonate 31,951 26 22 28 14 2 7 99 81.4 68.9 87.6 43.8 6.3 21.9 51.6
Santa Rosa de Lima La Unión 30,537 23 16 29 21 9 11 109 75.3 52.4 95.0 68.8 29.5 36.0 59.5
Jujutla Ahuachapan 30,371 13 18 15 10 12 12 80 42.8 59.3 49.4 32.9 39.5 39.5 43.9
Chalatenango Chalatenango 30,153 11 12 9 8 3 13 56 36.5 39.8 29.8 26.5 9.9 43.1 31.0
Nueva Concepción Chalatenango 29,671 15 25 27 14 7 12 100 50.6 84.3 91.0 47.2 23.6 40.4 56.2
Santo Tomás San Salvador 28,617 19 19 27 21 13 22 121 66.4 66.4 94.3 73.4 45.4 76.9 70.5
Zaragoza La Libertad 28,584 22 15 13 11 12 24 97 77.0 52.5 45.5 38.5 42.0 84.0 56.6
San Pedro Masahuat La Paz 28,449 25 19 27 28 22 14 135 87.9 66.8 94.9 98.4 77.3 49.2 79.1
Ciudad Barrios San Miguel 27,503 17 24 26 19 10 27 123 61.8 87.3 94.5 69.1 36.4 98.2 74.5
San Luis Talpa La Paz 26,839 9 20 22 18 19 23 111 33.5 74.5 82.0 67.1 70.8 85.7 68.9
El Congo Santa Ana 26,810 17 13 14 13 9 13 79 63.4 48.5 52.2 48.5 33.6 48.5 49.1
Juayúa Sonsonate 25,879 24 12 22 11 14 15 98 92.7 46.4 85.0 42.5 54.1 58.0 63.1
Tecoluca San Vicente 25,729 34 10 31 23 33 34 165 132.1 38.9 120.5 89.4 128.3 132.1 106.9
Guazapa San Salvador 25,705 26 30 40 22 19 23 160 101.1 116.7 155.6 85.6 73.9 89.5 103.7
Candelaria de la Frontera Santa Ana 25,236 15 8 13 9 9 5 59 59.4 31.7 51.5 35.7 35.7 19.8 39.0
Moncagua San Miguel 25,083 9 12 9 9 5 11 55 35.9 47.8 35.9 35.9 19.9 43.9 36.5
San Francisco Gotera Morazán 24,615 6 7 16 8 6 12 55 24.4 28.4 65.0 32.5 24.4 48.8 37.2
Suchitoto Cuscatlán 24,542 17 24 14 9 18 29 111 69.3 97.8 57.0 36.7 73.3 118.2 75.4
San Sebastián Salitrillo Santa Ana 23,749 25 29 30 18 12 10 124 105.3 122.1 126.3 75.8 50.5 42.1 87.0
Aguilares San Salvador 23,405 17 26 37 9 11 13 113 72.6 111.1 158.1 38.5 47.0 55.5 80.5
Chinameca San Miguel 23,224 8 7 10 2 13 22 62 34.4 30.1 43.1 8.6 56.0 94.7 44.5
San Luis la Herradura La Paz 22,489 5 5 22 13 21 19 85 22.2 22.2 97.8 57.8 93.4 84.5 63.0
San Pablo Tacachico La Libertad 21,924 4 6 12 10 2 23 57 18.2 27.4 54.7 45.6 9.1 104.9 43.3
Santiago Texacuangos San Salvador 21,654 15 6 10 8 15 20 74 69.3 27.7 46.2 36.9 69.3 92.4 57.0
Chirilagua San Miguel 20,669 15 16 11 11 12 14 79 72.6 77.4 53.2 53.2 58.1 67.7 63.7
Guaymango Ahuachapan 20,244 2 4 2 4 2 3 17 9.9 19.8 9.9 19.8 9.9 14.8 14.0
San Julián Sonsonate 20,173 4 3 9 5 3 18 42 19.8 14.9 44.6 24.8 14.9 89.2 34.7
El Rosario La Paz 20,161 8 9 15 9 12 7 60 39.7 44.6 74.4 44.6 59.5 34.7 49.6
Apastepeque San Vicente 19,946 3 8 7 6 4 11 39 15.0 40.1 35.1 30.1 20.1 55.1 32.6
El Tránsito San Miguel 19,777 10 7 13 10 3 6 49 50.6 35.4 65.7 50.6 15.2 30.3 41.3
San Rafael Cedros Cuscatlán 19,432 6 10 12 5 6 4 43 30.9 51.5 61.8 25.7 30.9 20.6 36.9
Jucuapa Usulután 19,334 7 9 8 10 16 24 74 36.2 46.6 41.4 51.7 82.8 124.1 63.8
Santiago de María Usulután 18,846 6 2 14 8 8 25 63 31.8 10.6 74.3 42.4 42.4 132.7 55.7
San Juan Nonualco La Paz 18,750 4 6 11 7 0 21 49 21.3 32.0 58.7 37.3 0.0 112.0 43.6
Texistepeque Santa Ana 18,570 1 7 6 5 3 0 22 5.4 37.7 32.3 26.9 16.2 0.0 19.7
Puerto el Triunfo Usulután 18,536 14 2 8 8 9 16 57 75.5 10.8 43.2 43.2 48.6 86.3 51.3
San Alejo La Unión 18,037 4 3 9 5 12 14 47 22.2 16.6 49.9 27.7 66.5 77.6 43.4
Santa Elena Usulután 17,920 10 2 3 6 4 16 41 55.8 11.2 16.7 33.5 22.3 89.3 38.1
Berlín Usulután 17,296 3 3 2 1 3 1 13 17.3 17.3 11.6 5.8 17.3 5.8 12.5
Pasaquina La Unión 16,933 6 6 13 7 6 6 44 35.4 35.4 76.8 41.3 35.4 35.4 43.3
Corinto Morazán 16,763 5 9 11 7 10 5 47 29.8 53.7 65.6 41.8 59.7 29.8 46.7
San José Villanueva La Libertad 16,608 4 12 7 2 7 21 53 24.1 72.3 42.1 12.0 42.1 126.4 53.2
Huizúcar La Libertad 16,228 11 5 6 6 1 18 47 67.8 30.8 37.0 37.0 6.2 110.9 48.3
Lolotique San Miguel 16,026 2 2 4 6 3 12 29 12.5 12.5 25.0 37.4 18.7 74.9 30.2
Tepecoyo La Libertad 15,649 8 7 5 3 4 2 29 51.1 44.7 32.0 19.2 25.6 12.8 30.9
Anamorós La Unión 15,467 1 10 1 6 3 2 23 6.5 64.7 6.5 38.8 19.4 12.9 24.8
San Sebastián San Vicente 15,279 22 10 10 6 7 3 58 144.0 65.4 65.4 39.3 45.8 19.6 63.3
Tamanique La Libertad 15,190 6 14 11 5 1 3 40 39.5 92.2 72.4 32.9 6.6 19.7 43.9
El Paísnal San Salvador 15,077 11 6 13 10 9 31 80 73.0 39.8 86.2 66.3 59.7 205.6 88.4
Lislique La Unión 14,897 5 1 2 2 5 2 17 33.6 6.7 13.4 13.4 33.6 13.4 19.0
El Carmen Cuscatlán 14,801 4 2 2 3 8 35 54 27.0 13.5 13.5 20.3 54.1 236.5 60.8
Sacacoyo La Libertad 14,336 39 37 23 3 3 3 108 272.0 258.1 160.4 20.9 20.9 20.9 125.6
Tejutla Chalatenango 14,135 14 17 6 3 11 22 73 99.0 120.3 42.4 21.2 77.8 155.6 86.1
San Rafael (Oriente) San Miguel 14,095 4 2 3 1 3 8 21 28.4 14.2 21.3 7.1 21.3 56.8 24.8
Cuisnahuat Sonsonate 14,027 5 1 5 1 3 2 17 35.6 7.1 35.6 7.1 21.4 14.3 20.2
Mercedes Umaña Usulután 13,709 7 4 2 5 2 15 35 51.1 29.2 14.6 36.5 14.6 109.4 42.6
Santa Cruz Michapa Cuscatlán 13,527 6 2 4 6 16 28 62 44.4 14.8 29.6 44.4 118.3 207.0 76.4
Rosario de Mora San Salvador 13,345 19 21 2 9 4 12 67 142.4 157.4 15.0 67.4 30.0 89.9 83.7
Jucuarán Usulután 13,130 7 2 3 2 9 10 33 53.3 15.2 22.8 15.2 68.5 76.2 41.9
Teotepeque La Libertad 13,100 2 2 3 6 2 1 16 15.3 15.3 22.9 45.8 15.3 7.6 20.4
Guatajiagua Morazán 12,991 2 2 4 8 2 7 25 15.4 15.4 30.8 61.6 15.4 53.9 32.1
El Carmen La Unión 12,988 7 1 3 11 8 3 33 53.9 7.7 23.1 84.7 61.6 23.1 42.3
Concepción de Ataco Ahuachapan 12,969 3 1 4 1 2 2 13 23.1 7.7 30.8 7.7 15.4 15.4 16.7
La Palma Chalatenango 12,967 1 6 5 3 1 2 18 7.7 46.3 38.6 23.1 7.7 15.4 23.1
Ozatlán Usulután 12,811 1 3 7 4 13 10 38 7.8 23.4 54.6 31.2 101.5 78.1 49.4
Victoria Cabañas 12,779 4 0 3 1 3 4 15 31.3 0.0 23.5 7.8 23.5 31.3 19.6
Comasagua La Libertad 12,496 8 2 2 4 5 5 26 64.0 16.0 16.0 32.0 40.0 40.0 34.7
Concepción Batres Usulután 12,386 2 4 7 7 8 19 47 16.1 32.3 56.5 56.5 64.6 153.4 63.2
Santa María Usulután 12,261 9 11 20 11 4 12 67 73.4 89.7 163.1 89.7 32.6 97.9 91.1
Alegría Usulután 12,166 7 6 0 7 3 11 34 57.5 49.3 0.0 57.5 24.7 90.4 46.6
Sociedad Morazán 12,082 4 8 1 7 4 4 28 33.1 66.2 8.3 57.9 33.1 33.1 38.6
San Simón Morazán 11,874 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.3 4.2
El Paraíso Chalatenango 11,811 6 4 9 9 6 8 42 50.8 33.9 76.2 76.2 50.8 67.7 59.3
Jayaque La Libertad 11,794 20 14 11 6 12 4 67 169.6 118.7 93.3 50.9 101.7 33.9 94.7
Chiltiupán La Libertad 11,710 6 6 5 4 1 2 24 51.2 51.2 42.7 34.2 8.5 17.1 34.2
Nahulingo Sonsonate 11,621 33 23 30 17 4 11 118 284.0 197.9 258.2 146.3 34.4 94.7 169.2
Cacaopera Morazán 11,507 2 1 4 4 2 3 16 17.4 8.7 34.8 34.8 17.4 26.1 23.2
Chapeltique San Miguel 11,349 4 2 9 9 4 4 32 35.2 17.6 79.3 79.3 35.2 35.2 47.0
Santa Catarina Masahuat Sonsonate 11,148 4 2 1 6 1 1 15 35.9 17.9 9.0 53.8 9.0 9.0 22.4
Monte San Juan Cuscatlán 11,054 5 2 4 3 2 11 27 45.2 18.1 36.2 27.1 18.1 99.5 40.7
Santa Isabel Ishuatán Sonsonate 10,970 3 2 1 3 3 4 16 27.3 18.2 9.1 27.3 27.3 36.5 24.3
Chilanga Morazán 10,901 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 18.3 9.2 9.2 0.0 9.2 0.0 7.6
Jocoro Morazán 10,868 5 3 6 0 4 3 21 46.0 27.6 55.2 0.0 36.8 27.6 32.2
San Rafael Obrajuelo La Paz 10,818 14 1 4 4 8 11 42 129.4 9.2 37.0 37.0 74.0 101.7 64.7
Candelaría Cuscatlán 10,766 3 2 3 1 0 3 12 27.9 18.6 27.9 9.3 0.0 27.9 18.6
Sesori San Miguel 10,696 1 3 0 1 1 0 6 9.3 28.0 0.0 9.3 9.3 0.0 9.3
Polorós La Unión 10,410 2 6 8 5 3 1 25 19.2 57.6 76.8 48.0 28.8 9.6 40.0
Nueva Guadalupe San Miguel 10,152 5 0 1 4 1 7 18 49.3 0.0 9.9 39.4 9.9 69.0 29.6
Caluco Sonsonate 10,139 2 3 2 4 14 14 39 19.7 29.6 19.7 39.5 138.1 138.1 64.1
Turin Ahuachapan 10,117 2 4 11 8 4 7 36 19.8 39.5 108.7 79.1 39.5 69.2 59.3
Nueva Esparta La Unión 10,068 1 2 2 2 1 3 11 9.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 9.9 29.8 18.2
Osicala Morazán 10,050 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.9 29.9 0.0 10.0
Homicide in Salvadoran cities (0–9,999 population)
Municipality info Intentional homicides[51] Rates per 100,000 residents
Municipality Department Population (2012)[52] 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total
San Lorenzo Ahuachapan 9,914 4 5 0 2 0 9 20 40.3 50.4 0.0 20.2 0.0 90.8 33.6
El Refugio Ahuachapan 9,893 4 7 3 1 5 8 28 40.4 70.8 30.3 10.1 50.5 80.9 47.2
La Reina Chalatenango 9,836 1 0 1 3 0 7 12 10.2 0.0 10.2 30.5 0.0 71.2 20.3
San Jorge San Miguel 9,609 1 1 2 2 2 3 11 10.4 10.4 20.8 20.8 20.8 31.2 19.1
San Pedro Nonualco La Paz 9,583 3 3 4 1 3 5 19 31.3 31.3 41.7 10.4 31.3 52.2 33.0
San José Guayabal Cuscatlán 9,342 2 2 0 4 4 9 21 21.4 21.4 0.0 42.8 42.8 96.3 37.5
San Ignacio Chalatenango 9,241 4 4 0 0 0 1 9 43.3 43.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.8 16.2
Talnique La Libertad 9,200 19 22 10 2 2 2 57 206.5 239.1 108.7 21.7 21.7 21.7 103.3
San Cristóbal Cuscatlán 9,153 0 1 2 0 2 2 7 0.0 10.9 21.9 0.0 21.9 21.9 12.7
El Porvenir Santa Ana 9,141 10 5 9 11 2 4 41 109.4 54.7 98.5 120.3 21.9 43.8 74.8
Estanzuelas Usulután 9,123 1 4 2 6 4 3 20 11.0 43.8 21.9 65.8 43.8 32.9 36.5
San Bartolomé Perulapía Cuscatlán 9,017 8 9 10 5 5 6 43 88.7 99.8 110.9 55.5 55.5 66.5 79.5
Concepción de Oriente La Unión 8,863 2 5 1 5 2 31 46 22.6 56.4 11.3 56.4 22.6 349.8 86.5
Carolina San Miguel 8,753 4 4 3 3 3 3 20 45.7 45.7 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.3 38.1
Apaneca Ahuachapan 8,497 4 6 1 1 2 1 15 47.1 70.6 11.8 11.8 23.5 11.8 29.4
Meanguera Morazán 8,451 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Agua Caliente Chalatenango 8,365 5 4 3 1 1 9 23 59.8 47.8 35.9 12.0 12.0 107.6 45.8
El Divisadero Morazán 8,295 2 0 1 3 0 0 6 24.1 0.0 12.1 36.2 0.0 0.0 12.1
Intipucá La Unión 8,215 6 2 8 6 3 5 30 73.0 24.3 97.4 73.0 36.5 60.9 60.9
San Juan Talpa La Paz 8,213 8 8 7 2 5 3 33 97.4 97.4 85.2 24.4 60.9 36.5 67.0
San Pedro Puxtla Ahuachapan 8,208 1 2 3 2 2 2 12 12.2 24.4 36.5 24.4 24.4 24.4 24.4
Nuevo Cuscatlán La Libertad 8,144 5 4 0 4 19 1 33 61.4 49.1 0.0 49.1 233.3 12.3 67.5
San Ildefonso San Vicente 8,121 5 1 2 1 0 1 10 61.6 12.3 24.6 12.3 0.0 12.3 20.5
San Francisco Chinameca La Paz 7,962 0 0 2 2 6 6 16 0.0 0.0 25.1 25.1 75.4 75.4 33.5
Isidro Cabañas 7,950 3 8 6 6 2 2 27 37.7 100.6 75.5 75.5 25.2 25.2 56.6
Tecapán Usulután 7,864 3 2 1 0 3 10 19 38.1 25.4 12.7 0.0 38.1 127.2 40.3
San Matías La Libertad 7,822 10 4 5 2 5 11 37 127.8 51.1 63.9 25.6 63.9 140.6 78.8
Nueva Granada Usulután 7,814 1 2 2 0 1 6 12 12.8 25.6 25.6 0.0 12.8 76.8 25.6
Yayantique La Unión 7,736 4 3 7 3 1 2 20 51.7 38.8 90.5 38.8 12.9 25.9 43.1
Tejutepeque Cabañas 7,687 6 4 0 4 10 8 32 78.1 52.0 0.0 52.0 130.1 104.1 69.4
Santo Domingo de Guzmán Sonsonate 7,613 6 0 10 0 0 1 17 78.8 0.0 131.4 0.0 0.0 13.1 37.2
El Triunfo Usulután 7,467 2 2 4 4 3 3 18 26.8 26.8 53.6 53.6 40.2 40.2 40.2
Santo Domingo San Vicente 7,256 5 4 9 5 1 0 24 68.9 55.1 124.0 68.9 13.8 0.0 55.1
Yucuaiquín La Unión 7,129 5 2 2 0 0 3 12 70.1 28.1 28.1 0.0 0.0 42.1 28.1
San Ramón Cuscatlán 6,948 3 2 0 0 3 4 12 43.2 28.8 0.0 0.0 43.2 57.6 28.8
Verapaz San Vicente 6,813 4 1 1 2 1 1 10 58.7 14.7 14.7 29.4 14.7 14.7 24.5
Tenancingo Cuscatlán 6,648 5 0 5 4 5 6 25 75.2 0.0 75.2 60.2 75.2 90.3 62.7
Concepción Quezaltepeque Chalatenango 6,606 2 0 1 0 5 0 8 30.3 0.0 15.1 0.0 75.7 0.0 20.2
San Lorenzo San Vicente 6,603 1 3 1 0 2 2 9 15.1 45.4 15.1 0.0 30.3 30.3 22.7
Dolores Cabañas 6,573 0 1 1 5 3 1 11 0.0 15.2 15.2 76.1 45.6 15.2 27.9
El Sauce La Unión 6,566 3 0 0 4 2 2 11 45.7 0.0 0.0 60.9 30.5 30.5 27.9
Jutiapa Cabañas 6,472 1 2 2 0 2 1 8 15.5 30.9 30.9 0.0 30.9 15.5 20.6
Cuyultitán La Paz 6,443 3 3 3 4 2 4 19 46.6 46.6 46.6 62.1 31.0 62.1 49.1
Santa Rita Chalatenango 6,423 1 2 0 2 4 1 10 15.6 31.1 0.0 31.1 62.3 15.6 25.9
Guacotecti Cabañas 6,268 7 2 4 4 2 5 24 111.7 31.9 63.8 63.8 31.9 79.8 63.8
Santa María Ostuma La Paz 6,264 1 1 0 2 0 9 13 16.0 16.0 0.0 31.9 0.0 143.7 34.6
Ereguayquín Usulután 6,193 0 1 2 3 6 7 19 0.0 16.1 32.3 48.4 96.9 113.0 51.1
San Agustín Usulután 6,110 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 16.4 0.0 0.0 16.4 0.0 32.7 10.9
Salcoatitán Sonsonate 6,097 10 6 0 3 1 3 23 164.0 98.4 0.0 49.2 16.4 49.2 62.9
San Gerardo San Miguel 5,996 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 0.0 33.4 0.0 0.0 16.7 16.7 11.1
Guadalupe San Vicente 5,992 0 2 0 3 1 2 8 0.0 33.4 0.0 50.1 16.7 33.4 22.3
San Estebán Catarina San Vicente 5,935 0 0 3 1 0 3 7 0.0 0.0 50.5 16.8 0.0 50.5 19.7
San Cayetano Istepeque San Vicente 5,738 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 17.4 0.0 34.9 0.0 0.0 17.4 11.6
San Luis de la Reina San Miguel 5,715 2 2 1 1 0 4 10 35.0 35.0 17.5 17.5 0.0 70.0 29.2
Jicalapa La Libertad 5,666 1 1 0 0 7 2 11 17.6 17.6 0.0 0.0 123.5 35.3 32.4
Delicias de Concepción Morazán 5,653 0 2 1 1 1 1 6 0.0 35.4 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7
San Antonio San Miguel 5,632 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0.0 0.0 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 11.8
San Miguel Tepezontes La Paz 5,549 1 0 1 1 0 2 5 18.0 0.0 18.0 18.0 0.0 36.0 15.0
Santa Clara San Vicente 5,547 2 4 7 1 3 2 19 36.1 72.1 126.2 18.0 54.1 36.1 57.1
Lolotiquillo Morazán 5,481 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 18.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.5 18.2 12.2
Santiago de la Frontera Santa Ana 5,412 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 37.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.5 18.5 12.3
San Francisco Javier Usulután 5,241 1 3 2 1 2 1 10 19.1 57.2 38.2 19.1 38.2 19.1 31.8
San Dionisio Usulután 5,222 2 4 0 4 3 14 27 38.3 76.6 0.0 76.6 57.4 268.1 86.2
Santa Rosa Guachipilín Santa Ana 5,047 1 1 3 1 0 1 7 19.8 19.8 59.4 19.8 0.0 19.8 23.1
Dulce Nombre de María Chalatenango 4,971 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 20.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.1 20.1 10.1
San Carlos Morazán 4,958 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 20.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.2 20.2 10.1
Yamabal Morazán 4,835 3 1 4 0 1 0 9 62.0 20.7 82.7 0.0 20.7 0.0 31.0
San Buenaventura Usulután 4,771 4 2 1 0 0 8 15 83.8 41.9 21.0 0.0 0.0 167.7 52.4
El Rosario Cuscatlán 4,625 0 0 0 2 5 3 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 43.2 108.1 64.9 36.0
Joateca Morazán 4,566 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.0 0.0 21.9 21.9 0.0 0.0 7.3
San Antonio Masahuat La Paz 4,463 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0.0 22.4 22.4 0.0 0.0 22.4 11.2
Nombre de Jesús Chalatenango 4,431 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 67.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 45.1 18.8
Bolívar La Unión 4,360 5 1 1 3 3 4 17 114.7 22.9 22.9 68.8 68.8 91.7 65.0
San Rafael Chalatenango 4,330 0 2 1 1 0 1 5 0.0 46.2 23.1 23.1 0.0 23.1 19.2
Quelepa San Miguel 4,268 3 2 3 1 0 1 10 70.3 46.9 70.3 23.4 0.0 23.4 39.1
Gualococti Morazán 4,124 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.2 4.0
Citalá Chalatenango 4,074 0 4 1 0 2 3 10 0.0 98.2 24.5 0.0 49.1 73.6 40.9
Nuevo Edén de San Juan San Miguel 4,044 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tepetitán San Vicente 4,034 2 0 1 0 2 2 7 49.6 0.0 24.8 0.0 49.6 49.6 28.9
Tapalhuaca La Paz 4,003 3 1 2 4 2 2 14 74.9 25.0 50.0 99.9 50.0 50.0 58.3
San Francisco Morazán Chalatenango 3,975 0 0 1 3 1 2 7 0.0 0.0 25.2 75.5 25.2 50.3 29.4
Yoloaiquín Morazán 3,951 0 1 1 0 2 1 5 0.0 25.3 25.3 0.0 50.6 25.3 21.1
La Laguna Chalatenango 3,947 0 1 0 0 4 1 6 0.0 25.3 0.0 0.0 101.3 25.3 25.3
Oratorio de Concepción Cuscatlán 3,873 0 2 2 2 2 2 10 0.0 51.6 51.6 51.6 51.6 51.6 43.0
San Juan Tepezontes La Paz 3,846 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.0 0.0 26.0 0.0 0.0 26.0 8.7
Ojos de Agua Chalatenango 3,683 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 54.3 27.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.2 18.1
Perquín Morazán 3,493 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 28.6 0.0 85.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.1
Masahuat Santa Ana 3,473 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.8 0.0 4.8
Uluazapa San Miguel 3,462 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 57.8 57.8 19.3
San Antonio Pajonal Santa Ana 3,341 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 29.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.9 29.9 15.0
Comacarán San Miguel 3,257 1 2 1 1 3 1 9 30.7 61.4 30.7 30.7 92.1 30.7 46.1
Torola Morazán 3,228 1 2 3 1 0 1 8 31.0 62.0 92.9 31.0 0.0 31.0 41.3
San Isidro Morazán 3,175 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 31.5 31.5 0.0 0.0 31.5 31.5 21.0
Sensembra Morazán 3,165 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 31.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 31.6 31.6 15.8
San José La Unión 3,091 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 64.7 0.0 97.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
San Emigdio La Paz 3,073 1 1 1 1 0 2 6 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5 0.0 65.1 32.5
Jocoaitique Morazán 2,934 1 0 0 7 0 0 8 34.1 0.0 0.0 238.6 0.0 0.0 45.4
Paraiso de Osorio La Paz 2,927 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.2 0.0 68.3 17.1
Comalapa Chalatenango 2,881 1 3 1 0 2 0 7 34.7 104.1 34.7 0.0 69.4 0.0 40.5
Jerusalén La Paz 2,803 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.7 35.7 35.7 17.8
Santa Cruz Analquito Cuscatlán 2,780 0 2 0 0 2 8 12 0.0 71.9 0.0 0.0 71.9 287.8 71.9
California Usulután 2,755 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.3 0.0 6.0
San Fernando Chalatenango 2,740 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arcatao Chalatenango 2,698 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 0.0 0.0 37.1 74.1 74.1 0.0 30.9
San Isidro Labrador Chalatenango 2,603 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.4 6.4
Meanguera del Golfo La Unión 2,584 2 1 2 0 1 0 6 77.4 38.7 77.4 0.0 38.7 0.0 38.7
San Miguel de Mercedes Chalatenango 2,493 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 0.0 40.1 0.0 40.1 40.1 40.1 26.7
El Carrizal Chalatenango 2,447 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 40.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.9 0.0 13.6
San Fernando Morazán 1,920 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 104.2 0.0 0.0 17.4
Arambala Morazán 1,826 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 54.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.1
San Antonio de la Cruz Chalatenango 1,742 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 114.8 114.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.3
Cancasque Chalatenango 1,622 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
San Antonio los Ranchos Chalatenango 1,602 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0.0 62.4 0.0 124.8 0.0 0.0 31.2
Nueva Trinidad Chalatenango 1,468 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0.0 68.1 0.0 68.1 0.0 0.0 22.7
Potonico Chalatenango 1,429 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cinquera Cabañas 1,423 1 4 0 1 0 0 6 70.3 281.1 0.0 70.3 0.0 0.0 70.3
Las Flores Chalatenango 1,413 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
El Rosario Morazán 1,338 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Azacualpa Chalatenango 1,080 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 185.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.9
San Luis del Carmen Chalatenango 1,061 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 94.3 282.8 62.8
San Francisco Lempa Chalatenango 832 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 240.4 40.1
Las Vueltas Chalatenango 787 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 127.1 127.1 0.0 42.4
Mercedes la Ceiba La Paz 664 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.0 150.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 150.6 50.2

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External links

  • Crime in El Salvador. The broken-truce theory. The Economist, Jan 31st 2015
  • Salvadoran Gang Truce Collapses March 2015
  • U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 3 Leaders of Gang Based in El Salvador
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