Colombia’s failing state | Part 2: who is the boss in Buenaventura?
Buenaventura, Colombia’s biggest port city on the Pacific coast, will always be subjected to...
Tag: public safety
Colombia’s police responsible for 289 murders between 2017 and 2019: report
Colombia’s police are responsible for 289 homicides committed for which only two policemen...
400 more cops for Bogota public transport not enough for mayor
Colombia’s Defense Minister announced 400 extra police officers to improve security of the...
Average Colombian better off than average world citizen: Prosperity index
The average Colombian is better off than the average world citizen, a recently published global...
Crime in Colombia cities dropped 25% in 1 week: Santos
Crime in Colombia’s 11 biggest cities has dropped 25% in the first week of a recently kicked...
Santa Marta demands improved public safety after killling of indigenous leader
Tensions are on the rise in the northern Colombian city of Santa Marta following the assassination...
Bogota’s public safety issues: Robberies nearly doubled since 2012, homicides also up
Robbery rates have nearly doubled in Colombia’s capital Bogota over the past few years while the...
State, ‘paramilitaries’ responsible for most of Colombia’s human rights violations: Report
The vast majority of human rights violations in Colombia last year were committed by...
Cali breaks the death spell, homicides in southwestern city drop 30%
Cali saw a spectacular drop in homicides in the first half of 2014, the local ombudsman confirmed...
Staying safe in Colombia, a security checklist for visitors
Traveling in Colombia can be the experience of a lifetime; however, it can pose certain personal...
Medellin murder rates drop 34% in 1st half of 2014
Homicides during the first half of 2014 fell by over a third in Medellin, Colombia’s second...
8 killed in Bogota following Colombia World Cup victory: Mayor
Eight people have been killed in violence in Bogota that took place while Colombia was celebrating...
