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Organized crime in El Salvador is a serious problem. Sufficient efforts to understand or deal with this phenomenon in this small Central American country have not been made.〔(Crime and Violence: Regional Case Studies: El Salvador )〕 There are an estimated 25,000 gang members at large in El Salvador with another 9,000 in prison.〔Guillermoprieto, Alma. ("In the New Gangland of El Salvador," ) ''The New York Review of Books'', 10 November 2011.〕 The most well-known gangs, called ''maras'' in colloquial Salvadoran Spanish, are Mara Salvatrucha and their rivals Calle 18; ''maras'' are hunted by death squads including ''Sombra Negra''. Newer rivals also include the rising ''mara'', The Rebels 13. Criminal youth gangs run lives in El Salvador with an estimation of at least 60,000 young people belonging to gangs.〔("Criminal Youth Gangs Band Together to End Violence in El Salvador." ) Catholic Online. 27 December 2012.〕 Today, El Salvador experiences some of the highest murder rates in the Latin America; it is also considered an epicenter of the gang crisis, along with Guatemala and Honduras. As of March 2012, El Salvador has seen a 40% drop in crime due to what the Salvadoran government called a gang truce. In early 2012, there were on average of 16 killings per day but in late March that number dropped to fewer than five per day and on April 14, 2012 for the first time in over three years there were no killings in the country. Overall, there were 411 killings in the month of January 2012 but in March the number was 188, more than a 40% reduction in crime. All of this has been happening while crime in neighboring Honduras has risen to an all-time high. ==Violence== Today, El Salvador experiences some of the highest murder rates in the Latin America; it is also considered an epicenter of the gang crisis, along with Guatemala and Honduras. In response to this, the government has set up numerous programs to try to guide the youth away from gang membership; so far its efforts have not produced any quick results. One of the government programs was a gang reform called ''Super Mano Dura'' ("Super Firm Hand"). ''Super Mano Dura'' had little success, and was highly criticized by the UN. It saw temporary success in 2004, but then saw a rise in crime after 2005. In 2004, the rate of intentional homicides per 100,000 citizens was 41, with 60% of the homicides committed being gang-related.〔 The Salvadoran government reported that the ''Super Mano Dura'' gang legislation led to a 14% drop in murders in 2004. However, El Salvador currently has 65 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, more than triple the current rate of Mexico.〔 There are an estimated 25,000 gangmembers at large in El Salvador with another 9,000 in prison.〔 The well most known gangs, called ''maras'' in colloquial Salvadoran Spanish, are Mara Salvatrucha and their rivals Calle 18; ''maras'' are hunted by death squads including ''Sombra Negra''. New rivals also include the rising ''mara'', The Rebels 13.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crime in El Salvador」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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