Latin America has suffered a 'breathtaking' wave of homicidal violence with more than 2.5million murders since 2000, a report has revealed. Armed police are pictured during a shootout with a gang in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Daily Mail: A third of the world's murders happen in Latin America where 2.5 MILLION have been killed since 2000 in a 'breathtaking' wave of homicidal violence, study finds
* Region has 8% of global population but accounts for a third of world's murders
* Study found 2.5 million Latin Americans have 'been killed violently since 2000'
* Brazilian think-tank says the scale of scale of homicidal violence is 'breathtaking'
* Of the 20 nations with highest homicide rates, 17 are in Latin America, study says
Latin America has suffered a 'breathtaking' wave of homicidal violence with more than 2.5million murders since 2000, a report has revealed.
The region accounts for a third of the world's murders - despite being home to only eight per cent of the global population, according to the Brazilian think-tank, the Igarapé Institute.
About 25 per cent of all global homicides take place in four of the region's countries - Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico and Brazil.
The institute's report said the 'sheer dimensions of homicidal violence are breathtaking' with almost half of all victims aged between 15–29.
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Update #1: 'Breathtaking homicidal violence': Latin America in grip of murder crisis (The Guardian)
Update #2: Latin America is the world's most violent region. A new report investigates why. (Washington Post)
WNU Editor: The complete report is here .... Citizen security in Latin America: Facts and Figures (Igarapé Institute).
