00:00Ecuador has become the most violent country in the region, recording 9,216 homicides in
00:062025, surpassed Mexico, which reported a drastic decrease.
00:11According to the Metropolitan Observatory of Citizen Security and the Ministry of Interior's
00:16own figures, Ecuador records a homicide rate of 50.91 per 100,000 inhabitants, the highest
00:25in the nation's history.
00:26In this context, during President Daniel Novo's administration, crime peaks from 2023 and
00:312024 have been significantly surpassed.
00:35These figures contradict claims by the government regarding improvements achieved through the
00:41decree addressing internal armed conflict.
00:44As an aggravating factor, violence in the country is increasingly claiming the life of young
00:51men, particularly those between 18 and 29 years old.
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