Security & Strategic Review - January 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)

The public perception, fed by media coverage, is that Guatemala remains in the grip of growing violent crime. The fact is that 2012 was the third year running of a declining homicide rate. The lower rate, however, remains among the highest in Latin America — and the country is still far from having uprooted corruption, including involvement in crime, from the law enforcement agencies.

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