QCOSTARICA — If the average rate of murders during the last four months of the year is maintained, the year will end with a slight reduction in homicide cases compared to last year.
However, it is also a true fact that the ongoing the war between drug trafficking gangs for territory and trafficking routes in Costa Rica is far from over.
With an average of 2.3 homicides per day between January 1 and September 10, Costa Rica would end the year with about 864 murders, while in 2023 there were 907.
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Despite the reduction, it would be the second-worst record in history.
Read more: How Costa Rica Became Ensnared in the Drug Trade
“Amid a critical situation generated by insecurity, focused on homicides and mainly on homicides related to contract killing (sicariato in Spanish), it is important to note that the police and the government are doing their best. The police are the fourth most valued institution within the government and are doing everything possible to contain the problem,” said Mario Zamora, Minister of Security.
In recent weeks, the media has focused on the number of cases of murder, including several that occurred in bars, where people not the target have also died.
Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves stated on several occasions that the security problem will not be resolved until the penalties are toughened and the people who should be in jail serve their sentences.
Chaves pointed out that those with serious criminal records should not be released, free while awaiting trial or under any form of precautionary measure.
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Can the government solve the problem of insecurity?
The vast majority of Costa Ricans have little or no confidence that the government of Rodrigo Chaves will solve the problem of insecurity associated with organized crime and drug trafficking.
The latest survey by the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), taken between Monday, September 2 and Friday, September 6, with a margin of error of 3%, reveals that Costa Ricans have little confidence (30%) or no confidence (39%) that the government of Rodrigo Chaves will solve the problem of insecurity.
In addition to insecurity and crime, Costa Ricans are also concerned about corruption, poor government management, cost of living, the current economic situation, and unemployment.
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