Actually statistically speaking now is correct, Bukele's measures brought
very good results. It did become the safest in America in 2023. And one of the safest in the world too.
It went from being the most dangerous country in America
(homicides every 100,000 inhabitants. Data from 2017):
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To be one of the safest (
2022):
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And in 2023 becoming the safest in America. Beating by far even USA and Argentina (
both countries kept historically good positions) in this indicator
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Note regarding this map:
The data for all countries is from 2022 and for El Salvador is from 2023. At the time of making the map, the 2023 data for the rest of the countries was not available. But the difference in the values for the rest of the countries should not be much...
Bukele's measures to achieve this were many, but one of the ones that I consider to be the most intelligent was to
severe punish gangs members who were imprisoned for the actions their gangs carried out outside the prison. Many of the members who were in prison were gang founders/leaders so
with this gangs members outside of prison became afraid of committing crimes too...
I still remember Bukele's response to a human rights organization: "In my prisons there are murderers, rapists, the worst in society, if you care about them so much, feel free to take them with you." 😂