Crime and security in Bogota
Bogota has traditionally enjoyed lower homicide rates than other major cities in Colombia. However, street crime in the capital is among the country’s highest. Victimization in Bogota Bogota’s victimization rate…
Bogota has traditionally enjoyed lower homicide rates than other major cities in Colombia. However, street crime in the capital is among the country’s highest. Victimization in Bogota Bogota’s victimization rate…
Some 4% of the world’s population, some 300 million people, has consumed cocaine in their life. Colombia produced an estimated 70% of the cocaine consumed over the past year. In…
Crime and violence in Medellin has been on a rebound since 2016 after years of relative quiet in Colombia’s second largest city. The city has more than 90 gangs with…
Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, has traditionally been one of the country’s most violent because of its strategic location for drug trafficking and infighting between local gangs. Victimization Cali’s victimization…
Kidnapping used to be common for guerrillas and criminals to extort people. While the days that kidnapping were widespread are over, extortion is booming business. Criminals have been kidnapping victims…
Multiple illegal armed groups that carry out violent attacks against civilians, security forces, and oil infrastructure are active throughout Colombia. The following maps indicate where think tank Indepaz registered and verified…
Colombia is the world’s #1 producer of cocaine, according to both the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United States’ Department of State. While nobody exactly…
Para-economics is a phenomenon in Colombia in which businesses use death squads to either evade labor laws, increase their assets or maximize profits. The practice was particularly common in the 1990s and 2000s but…
Statistics on crime and public security in Colombia.