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Colombia’s homicide rate hits lowest level in 27 years

Colombia’s homicide rate in 2012 has struck its lowest level in 27 years, according to the National Police on Monday. “We closed the year with 14,670 homicides in 2012,” said the National Police commander, General Jose Roberto...

Medellin murders down 34%: Police

Murders in Colombia’s second city Medellin have reduced by at least 34% so far this year, the national police announced on Sunday. There have been 480 fewer homicides in Medellin in 2012 compared with the same time period...

Medellin murders drop 30% on-year

The number of homicides in Medellin was almost 30% lower in the first 25 days of January than in the same period the previous year, according to statistics from the Mayor’s Office. According to the Mayor’s Office...

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