Salvadoran gang crackdown - Wikipedia
The Salvadoran gang crackdown, known in El Salvador as the State of Exception (Spanish: régimen de excepción) or the War Against the Gangs (guerra contra las pandillas), began on 27 March 2022 in response to a series of homicides committed by criminal gangs between 25 and 27 March 2022 which killed 87 people.
Crime in El Salvador - Wikipedia
As of 2011, there were an estimated 25,000 gang members at large in El Salvador; with another 43,500 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.
War on gangs forges new El Salvador. But the price is steep.
Mar 22, 2023 · El Salvador has undergone a radical transformation since President Nayib Bukele – the self-described “world’s coolest dictator” – ordered a state of emergency in response to an alarming surge in gang violence.
A Brief History of El Salvador, Gangs, the U.S., and The Difficulties ...
In El Salvador there’s an average of three armed confrontations between the police and the gangs daily. We resemble a war zone more than a problem of public safety. The young, those between 9 and 17 years old that aren’t involved in gangs, are caught in the crossfire.
El Salvador Crime Profile: Analyzing Criminal Groups, Security …
El Salvador is the spiritual homeland of Central America’s most notorious street gangs – the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) and Barrio 18. For years, these gangs terrorized poor urban neighborhoods across the country, but they appear to have been largely dismantled following a brutal and controversial government crackdown that has seen over 1.5% ...
How El Salvador’s Crackdown Succeeded Where Others Failed
Dec 6, 2023 · The clearest indicator of decreased gang presence in El Salvador is the absence of the MS13 and Barrio 18 in neighborhoods once dominated by the gangs. For decades prior to the state of emergency, the gangs exerted significant territorial control in …
The Future Looks Bleak for El Salvador’s Gangs - InSight Crime
Dec 6, 2023 · There is now little evidence that Salvadoran gang members are seeking to re-enter criminal life abroad. Instead, signs suggest they are lying low in the hope of evading arrest and deportation.
El Salvador gangs: Mass arrests bring calm but at what price? - BBC
May 18, 2023 · For decades, the MS13 and the 18th Street Gang dumped victims' bodies in ditches and streams, on roadsides and wasteland across the notoriously dangerous district of the capital, San...
10 Facts About Gangs in El Salvador - The Borgen Project
Jun 25, 2019 · Most of the violence in El Salvador comes from the presence of gangs and the harsh retaliation from law enforcement. Below are 10 facts about gangs in El Salvador and potential solutions to tackle the issue.
El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
Jan 1, 2025 · El Salvador closed 2024 with a record low 114 homicides, continuing notable security gains under a second full year of a state of emergency that has given the government extraordinary powers and curtailed some fundamental rights. ... For years, many Salvadorans lived in fear of the gangs that controlled swaths of the country, extorting, killing ...