Moderators Moderator_02 Posted July 1, 2018 Moderators Share Posted July 1, 2018 Quote 38% drop in homicides masked by social media Posted on June 30, 2018 in Panama Post Views: 180 Homicides in Panama have dropped by 38% under the mandate of President Juan Carlos Varela compared to the Ricardo Martinelli era. From July 1, 2014, to June 30 this year1,1,838 homicides have been reported. In the same time spell July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2013, under the administration of former President Ricardo Martinelli, there were 2,979, showing a reduction of 1,143 according to the Integrated System of Criminal Statistics (Siec). Over the years, the crime rates have shown a considerable reduction, but the impact of social networks lead to the perception of an increase as reports are passed on, and sometimes amplified. Sofanor Espinoza, a former top prosecutor told El Siglo “Social networks can be an aspect for the population to believe that there are more homicides since a story repeated a thousand times aggravates the effect that previously was not given, by regular news outlets Most murders have been reported have been on Saturdays with around 71% been perpetrated with a firearm, 14% with a knife and by other means According to a Siec report up to May, 38% of the victims were homicides among delinquents, 13% were victims of crime, 20% were for personal reasons, 6% were sentimental relationships and 20% were other causes Unintentional killings are 4%. Panama Province where has the most deaths this year this followed by Colon with 33 homicides. June closed with 32 victims, but it the last weekend was the most violent with 10 people killed. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/38-drop-in-homicides-masked-by-social-media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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