This research deals with the topic of violent crime in urban Colombia. Although many
references are made to the conflict between the State, guerrilla groups and paramilitary …

The continuing decline in the Colombian homicide rate throughout the 1990's is a major
phenomenon for which a satisfactory explanation has not yet been found; the data …

Homicide rates in Colombia are among the highest in the world. It peaked in 1991 when
almost one in a thousand Colombians was murdered that year. The homicide rate in …

During the 1990s, Colombia was considered one of the most violent countries in the world.
Banditry, communist guerrilla groups, right? wing paramilitaries, drug cartels together with a …

In recent decades, Colombia's national police force has evolved in response to challenges
specific to that Latin American nation. The struggle against drug trafficking, its special role …

During the 1990s, Colombia was considered one of the most violent countries in the world.
Banditry, communist guerrilla groups, right‐wing paramilitaries, drug cartels together with a …

Since the 1980s, Colombia has experienced some of the highest crime rates in the Western
hemisphere. The first decade of the twenty-first century has seen a reduction in violence …

Killing and murder with a political motivation remain the worst human rights problems faced
by Colombia today. An estimated 3,760 Colombians died in 1991 in political violence; this …

This paper adds to previous research on the causes of crime in Colombia by using a new
dataset and better econometric estimations. The paper is a" meta" study on the past …

This section presents an overview on criminality and violence in Latin America from three
analytical dimensions:(1) the attitudes toward and public perception of crime in the …