Security & Strategic Review October 2010 (ISSN 1741-4202)

In early October thousands of people took to the streets of Buenos Aires demanding, once again, effective government action against crime. As on similar occasions in recent years, the demonstrations were prompted by violent crimes that made headlines — in this case, two murders of young men. The public perception is that crime is on the rise, though the absence of up-to-date official statistics makes it exceedingly difficult to determine how this perception fits actual developments.