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Alertamerica 2011
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Aviso importante
The contents of this publication do
not necessarily reflect the views or
policies of the OAS or contributory
organizations.
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no reflejan necesariamente los
puntos de vista de la OEA o de
alguna de las organizaciones
contribuyentes.
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for Multidimensional Security
/ Secretara de Seguridad
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INTRODUCTION AND
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Alertamerica, the Report on Citizen Security in the Americas 2011 which the reader has in his/her
hands, synthesizes the information found at www.alertamerica.org, the Organization of American
States Observatory on Citizen Security. It contains official information publically released by OAS Member States, either directly to a range of different instruments belonging to our Organization or to other
multilateral organizations.
The information is organized into 122 different indicators which reflect all areas related to the social
phenomena of crime and violence, as well as other areas which the States have developed in order to
control and restrict them. Taken as a whole it constitutes the broadest repertoire of official information
concerning these issues in the Hemisphere. Why are only official sources used? This Report contains
authoritative and objective data, endorsed by the States of the Americas, and intends not only to inform
the general public about issues which have become the principal cause for concern for in excess of 900
million people living between Alaska and the Tierra del Fuego, but also may serve as a space for reflection and debate about the issues, as well as the development of short, medium and long term policies to
improve security and forge a peaceful, democratic and secure reality for our citizens.
Many indicators contained herein are incomplete, with gaps in both the regularity of information provided as well as in the countries providing information. This is part of the reality, however unsatisfactory,
of the official information regarding crime and violence in our continent. For this reason Alertamerica
recommends that Member States continue their efforts in this regard. Only through freely available information can public policies be debated, for right or for wrong, to confront the enormous challenges that
insecurity presents which, to a greater or lesser degree, affects the entirety of our continent.
In developing the first edition of the Report on Citizen Security in the Americas 2011, we have
enjoyed the support of a wide range of different organizations, entities and collaborators, from all OAS
Member States, without whom this task would have been impossible. First of all, we would like to recognize the contribute made by the Government of Canada through their Anti-Crime Capacity Building
Program (ACCBP) and the Government of Spain, via the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for
Development (AECID). Both institutions have shown their constant interest in supporting the collection,
analysis and dissemination of statistical information on citizen security in the Americas. We also recognize
the support obtained from all OAS Member States governments, which were the principal source for all
of the information provided.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with its Survey on Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) through
its Regional Public Good Projects and the Regional System of Standardized Citizen Security and Violence
Prevention Indicators have been key partners in the development of instruments to collect official information on criminality and violence in the region.
Other entities which assisted the OAS General Secretariat in the collection and analysis of official
data on citizen Security in the Western Hemisphere include the following institutions belonging to the Inter-American System: the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), the Inter-American Commission
on Human Rights (IACHR), the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM), the Inter-American Drug
Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), the Inter-American Childrens Institute (IIN) and the Pan-American
Health Organization (PAHO).
PRESENTACIN Y
RECONOCIMIENTOS
Alertamerica, el Informe sobre Seguridad Ciudadana en las Amricas 2011 que el lector tiene en
sus manos, sintetiza la informacin que puede encontrar en www.alertamerica.org, el Observatorio
de Seguridad Ciudadana de la Organizacin de los Estados Americanos. Contiene la informacin oficial
presentada pblicamente por los Estados miembros de la OEA, directamente a diversos instrumentos de
nuestra Organizacin o a otros organismos multilaterales.
La informacin se presenta organizada en 122 indicadores que abarcan la totalidad de las reas
comprendidas por los fenmenos sociales de delito y violencia, as como de algunas de las reas que
los Estados han desarrollado para lograr su control y sancin. En su conjunto constituyen el ms amplio
repertorio de informacin oficial sobre estas materias en el Hemisferio. Por qu slo informacin oficial?
Porque este Informe de datos veraces y objetivos, validados por los Estados de las Amricas, busca no
slo informar al pblico en general sobre esta materia que se ha convertido en la principal preocupacin
de los ms de 900 millones de personas que habitan entre Alaska y Tierra del Fuego, sino que adems
servir de base para la reflexin y el debate sobre el tema, as como sobre las polticas de corto, mediano
y largo plazo destinadas a mejorar la seguridad de nuestros ciudadanos en aras de una convivencia
pacfica, democrtica y segura.
Muchos indicadores se presentan incompletos, con vacos tanto en la periodicidad de la informacin
como en los pases informados. Es parte de la realidad, an insuficiente, de la informacin oficial sobre
el delito y la violencia en nuestro continente. Por ello Alertamerica insta a los Estados Miembros a continuar sus esfuerzos en esa direccin. Slo mediante la transparencia en la informacin se podr debatir
en el acierto o en el error- polticas pblicas para enfrentar los enormes desafos de inseguridad que en
mayor o menor medida vive nuestro continente.
El desarrollo de esta primera edicin del Informe sobre Seguridad Ciudadana en las Amricas 2011
ha contado con el apoyo de diversos organismos, entidades y colaboradores, de todos los Estados Miembros de la OEA, sin los cuales habra sido imposible llevar a cabo la tarea. En primer lugar, queremos mencionar el aporte que realiza el Gobierno de Canad, por intermedio de su programa Anti-Crime Capacity
Building Program (ACCBP) y el Gobierno de Espaa, mediante su Agencia Espaola para la Cooperacin
y el Desarrollo (AECID). Ambas instituciones se caracterizan por su permanente inters en patrocinar
el acopio, anlisis y divulgacin de informacin estadstica sobre seguridad ciudadana en las Amricas.
Tambin reconocemos el apoyo de los gobiernos de los Estados Miembros de la OEA, que son las fuentes
principales de toda la informacin que estamos divulgando.
La Organizacin de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (ONUDD) con la Encuesta sobre
Tendencias del Crimen y Operaciones de los Sistemas Criminales y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
a travs de su Proyecto de Bienes Pblicos Regionales intitulado Sistema Regional de Indicadores de Convivencia y Seguridad Ciudadana, han sido socios claves en el desarrollo de instrumentos para recolectar
informacin oficial sobre la criminalidad y violencia en la regin.
Tambin participan en los esfuerzos de acopio y anlisis de datos oficiales sobre seguridad ciudadana
en el Hemisferio Occidental, en forma coordinada con la Secretara General de la OEA, las siguientes instituciones del Sistema: Centro de Estudios de Justicia de las Amricas (CEJA); Comisin Interamericana
de Derechos Humanos (CIDH); Comisin Interamericana de Mujeres (CIM); Comisin Interamericana
para el Control del Abuso de Drogas (CICAD); Instituto Interamericano del Nio, la Nia y el Adolescente
(IIN); y la Organizacin Panamericana de la Salud (OPS).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLA DE CONTENIDO
INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS / PRESENTACIN Y
RECONOCIMIENTOS ........................................................................... 5
CRIME AND VIOLENCE / CRIMINALIDAD Y VIOLENCIA ........... 9
FEATURED ARTICLE / ARTCULO DESTACADO
THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM: A SOCIAL REALITY /
EL SISTEMA NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD: UNA REALIDAD SOCIAL ..... 10
TABLES / TABLAS
1.01 INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE (TOTAL) / HOMICIDIO DOLOSO
(TOTAL)............................................................................................. 16
1.02 INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE (RATE) / HOMICIDIO DOLOSO (TASA) ... 17
1.03 INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE MALE (RATE) / HOMICIDIO DOLOSO
HOMBRES (TASA) ............................................................................. 18
1.04 INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE FEMALE (RATE) / HOMICIDIO DOLOSO
MUJERES (TASA) .............................................................................. 19
1.05 INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE YOUNG ADULT (RATE) / HOMICIDIO
DOLOSO JOVENES (TASA) ................................................................ 20
1.06 INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE WITH FIREARMS (TASA) / HOMICIDIO
DOLOSO ARMA DE FUEGO (TASA) .................................................... 21
1.07 CIVILIAN FIREARMS REGISTERED (TOTAL) / ARMAS CIVILES
LEGALMENTE REGISTRADAS (TOTAL) ............................................... 22
1.08 SUICIDE (TOTAL) / SUICIDIO (TOTAL) ...................................... 23
1.09 SUICIDE (RATE) / SUICIDIO (TASA) ......................................... 24
1.10 SUICIDE FEMALE (RATE) / SUICIDIO DE MUJERES (TASA) ......... 25
1.11 SUICIDE MALE (RATE) / SUICIDIO DE HOMBRES (TASA) ........... 26
1.12 ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITIES (TOTAL) / MUERTES POR ACCIDENTE
DE TRNSITO (TOTAL) .................................................................... 27
1.13 ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITIES (RATE) / MUERTES POR ACCIDENTE
DE TRNSITO (TASA) ....................................................................... 28
1.14 RAPE (TOTAL) / VIOLACIN (TOTAL) ......................................... 29
1.15 RAPE (RATE) / VIOLACIN (TASA) ............................................. 30
1.16 RAPE CASES RESULTING IN A SENTENCE / VIOLACIN CASOS
SENTENCIADOS ................................................................................ 31
1.17 SEXUAL VIOLENCE (TOTAL) / VIOLENCIA SEXUAL (TOTAL) ........ 32
1.18 SEXUAL OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN / DELITOS SEXUALES
CONTRA LOS NIOS ......................................................................... 33
1.19 ASSAULT (TOTAL) / AGRESIN (TOTAL) .................................... 34
1.20 ROBBERY (TOTAL) / ROBO (TOTAL) .......................................... 35
1.21 ROBBERY (RATE)/ ROBO (TASA) ............................................... 36
1.22 KIDNAPPING (TOTAL) / SECUESTRO (TOTAL) ............................ 37
1.23 KIDNAPPING (RATE) / SECUESTRO (TASA) ................................ 38
1.24 THEFT (TOTAL) / HURTO (TOTAL) ............................................. 39
1.25 THEFT (RATE) / HURTO (TASA) ................................................. 40
1.26 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (RATE)/ ROBO DE VEHCULOS (TASA) . 41
1.27 BURGLARY (TOTAL) / ROBO CON ALLANAMIENTO (TOTAL) ....... 42
1.28 DOMESTIC BURGLARY (TOTAL) / ROBO CON ALLANAMIENTO DE
MORADA (TOTAL) ............................................................................. 43
1.29 PERSONS IN CONTACT WITH POLICE (TOTAL) / PERSONAS EN
CONTACTO CON POLICA (TOTAL) .................................................... 44
FEATURED ARTICLE / ARTICULO DESTACADO
VIOLENCE, CRIME AND YOUTH IN THE AMERICAS /
VIOLENCIA, CRIMINALIDAD Y JUVENTUD EN LAS AMRICAS ............ 45
DRUGS / DROGAS ......................................................................... 55
FEATURED ARTICLE / ARTCULO DESTACADO
THE DRUG PROBLEM: CONSUMPTION AND CRIME /
PROBLEMA DE DROGAS: CONSUMO Y CRIMINALIDAD ...................... 56
TABLES / TABLAS
DRUGS: SUPPLY (SEIZURES) / DROGAS: OFERTA
(INCAUTACIONES) ....................................................................... 61
2.01 SEIZURES OF ECSTASY (KG) / INCAUTACIONES
DE XTASIS (KG)............................................................................... 62
2.02 SEIZURES OF ECSTASY (UNITS) / INCAUTACIONES DE XTASIS
(UNIDADES) ..................................................................................... 63
CRIMINALIDAD
Y VIOLENCIA
CRIME AND
VIOLENCE
En el Informe sobre Seguridad Ciudadana en las Amricas 2011 las comas son utilizadas para indicar las cifras en miles (es decir 1,000 equivale a mil) y los puntos para sealar decimales. /
Report on Citizen Security in the Americas 2011 adopts the use of commas to indicate figures in the thousands (1,000) while points signal decimals (10.5).
EL SISTEMA NACIONAL
DE SEGURIDAD, UNA
REALIDAD SOCIAL
lvaro Briones y
Julio Rosenblatt
THE NATIONAL
SECURITY SYSTEM, A
SOCIAL REALITY
lvaro Briones y
Julio Rosenblatt
The answer to this question is not simple. Although it is true that in all modern legal systems the
state is the sole repository of the responsibility for
the security of its people, it would be wrong to say
that nowadays states, institutions and state agents
are the only actors in the process that lead to safe
conditions for those who live (whether permanently
or temporarily) in the territory of a country.
For example, in the majority, if not the entirety
of the countries in the Americas, it is impossible to
deny the influence of civil society organizations that
monitor and execute public policies, or in many cases
propose their own projects to prevent crime or violence. Organized communities do the same and the
business sector may also be the leaders of such initiatives. Across the region, private security plays a more
significant role in preventing and in some cases, controlling crime. Moreover, the state agencies involved
in this process far exceed those that traditionally have
been concerned with the control or punishment of
acts (police, courts), as these institutions also play a
very important role, dedicating themselves to education, health, urbanization and other areas and may
act as an effective preventative agent. In addition,
there are many actors and many functions, all geared
towards the same goal: the safety of those living in a
particular country.
This last attribute, the orientation towards a
common goal, imparts a notion of rationality in
the relationship established between these actors
and provides all the features of a system. 1 In
order for the system which is constituted by security actors from a specific country, to operate
according to its objective, said system should func1
The first definition of system, according to the Spanish Royal
Academy Dictionary (Real Academia Espaola) is a collection of rules or
principles about a subject which are rationally related between them; the
second, a collection of interrelated, ordered things which contributed to
determined object. The principles attributed to this system, therefore, are
related to the rational connection between the parts or elements that compose it and the fact that this rational order is orientated to a determined
object
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nes de la sociedad civil, polica y ministerios del Poder Ejecutivo. Finalmente se debe anotar la funcin de Asistencia
y Reparacin a las Vctimas, que es a su vez materia de
Tribunales de Justicia, Fiscala, ministerios de Seguridad o
equivalentes, polica y organizaciones de la sociedad civil.
De este modo podemos asumir que, en trminos generales, un Sistema Nacional de Seguridad va a desempear por lo menos 8 funciones que son realizadas, por
lo menos, por 19 actores del proceso de seguridad, todo
ello, naturalmente, dependiendo de las caractersticas institucionales de cada pas:
Functions of a NSS
- Regulation
- Policy Address
- Policy Coordination
- Prevention
- Control
- Penalty
- Rehabilitation and social
- Reintegration Assistance and compensation
to victims
Actors of a NSS
- Legislature
- Ministry of Security (or equivalent)
- Ministry of Justice (or equivalent)
- Boards, Councils, Executive Committees
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Housing
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Economic Development
- Ministry of Social Development
- Police
- Armed Forces
- Local governments
- Organized Community
- Private Security
- Administrative authorities (customs, tax
collection, border control)
- Courts of Justice
- Prison system
- Private companies
- Attorney
- (Public) Prosecutors
As we have seen, the main attribute of a NSS is the
relationship between its components and a common goal.
Among the nineteen players identified above, 342 could become established relationships or interrelated groups working
towards the security of people in a country. Thus, the actor
identified as Ministry of Security or equivalent may be both
actively as a supplier or passively as a receiver related
to another eighteen players. The same, of course, can occur
with each of the other actors.
The network of relationships that eventually results from
these interactions, either as providers or receivers, which
contributes to the safety of the inhabitants of a country
against the threats and challenges of violence and crime,
is what ultimately comprises the National Security System.
Put in a graphical form, this system could be represented
as a matrix with nineteen actors in each column and row, in
such a way that each cell represents a relationship or set of
relationships between two actors and that the reader of the
rows represent what the actor is in the entry column. Accordingly, as shown in Table 2, cell 1.2 contains the relation-
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Cuadro 1/ Table 1
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2.1
3.1
4.1
5.1
6.1
7.1
8.1
9.1
10.1
11.1
12.1
13.1
14.1
15.1
16.1
17.1
18.1
19.1
2
1.2
3.2
4.2
5.2
6.2
7.2
8.2
9.2
10.2
11.2
12.2
13.2
14.2
15.2
16.2
17.2
18.2
19.2
3
1.3
2.3
4.3
5.3
6.3
7.3
8.3
9.3
10.3
11.3
12.3
13.3
14.3
15.3
16.3
17.3
18.3
19.3
4
1.4
2.4
3.4
5.4
6.4
7.4
8.4
9.4
10.4
11.4
12.4
13.4
14.4
15.4
16.4
17.4
18.4
19.4
5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
6.5
7.5
8.5
9.5
10.5
11.5
12.5
13.5
14.5
15.5
16.5
17.5
18.5
19.5
6
1.6
2.6
3.6
4.6
5.6
6.6
7.6
8.6
9.6
10.6
11.6
12.6
13.6
14.6
15.6
16.6
17.6
18.6
19.6
7
1.7
2.7
3.7
4.7
5.7
6.7
7.7
8.7
9.7
10.7
11.7
12.7
13.7
14.7
15.7
16.7
17.7
18.7
19.7
8
1.8
2.8
3.8
4.8
5.8
6.8
7.8
8.8
9.8
10.8
11.8
12.8
13.8
14.8
15.8
16.8
17.8
18.8
19.8
9
1.9
2.9
3.9
4.9
5.9
6.9
7.9
8.9
9.9
10.9
11.9
12.9
13.9
14.9
15.9
16.9
17.9
18.9
19.9
10
1.10
2.10
3.10
4.10
5.10
6.10
7.10
8.10
9.10
10.10
11.10
12.10
13.10
14.10
15.10
16.10
17.10
18.10
19.10
11
1.11
2.11
3.11
4.11
5.11
6.11
7.11
8.11
9.11
10.11
11.11
12.11
13.11
14.11
15.11
16.11
17.11
18.11
19.11
12
1.12
2.12
3.12
4.12
5.12
6.12
7.12
8.12
9.12
10.12
11.12
12.12
13.12
14.12
15.12
16.12
17.12
18.12
19.12
13
1.13
2.13
3.13
4.13
5.13
6.13
7.13
8.13
9.13
10.13
11.13
12.13
13.13
14.13
15.13
16.13
17.13
18.13
19.13
14
1.14
2.14
3.14
4.14
5.14
6.14
7.14
8.14
9.14
10.14
11.14
12.14
13.14
14.14
15.14
16.14
17.14
18.14
19.14
15
1.15
2.15
3.15
4.15
5.15
6.15
7.15
8.15
9.15
10.15
11.15
12.15
13.15
14.15
15.15
16.15
17.15
18.15
19.15
16
1.16
2.16
3.16
4.16
5.16
6.16
7.16
8.16
9.16
10.16
11.16
12.16
13.16
14.16
15.16
16.16
17.16
18.16
19.16
17
1.17
2.17
3.17
4.17
5.17
6.17
7.17
8.17
9.17
10.17
11.17
12.17
13.17
14.17
15.17
16.17
17.17
18.17
19.17
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1.18
2.18
3.18
4.18
5.18
6.18
7.18
8.18
9.18
10.18
11.18
12.18
13.18
14.18
15.18
16.18
17.18
18.18
19.18
19
1.19
2.19
3.19
4.19
5.19
6.19
7.19
8.19
9.19
10.19
11.19
12.19
13.19
14.19
15.19
16.19
17.19
18.19
19.19
y que ocuparan las sucesivas columnas y filas de esta matriz. Naturalmente cabe la posibilidad que el ministerio de
Seguridad no mantenga relaciones con alguno de estos
actores y lo mismo puede ocurrir con cualesquiera otras
parejas de actores. En tal caso nuestra matriz contendra
algunas celdas vacas, aunque ello no debilitara la realidad
del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad, que se establecera
sobre la base de las relaciones realmente existentes.
Quin se preocupa por nuestra seguridad? Debiramos
poder decir que el Sistema Nacional de Seguridad, esa entidad que aunque no tiene expresin jurdica ocupa todo el
escenario de nuestra realidad social en estas materias. Pero
cmo saber si estamos realmente seguros? Muy simple:
evaluando la capacidad de los actores para cumplir las funciones que les corresponde dentro de este sistema y evaluando la calidad de las relaciones que, en cumplimiento de esas
funciones, ellos establecen entre s.
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TABLE1.1INTENTIONALHOMICIDE(TOTAL)
TABLA1.1HOMICIDIODOLOSO(TOTAL)
IntentionalHomicide(total):Numberofoffencesofintentionalhomiciderecordedbythepolice.IntentionalHomicidemeans
deathdeliberatelyinflictedonapersonbyanotherperson,includinginfanticide./Homicidiodoloso(total):Nmerodedelitos
registradosporlapolica.Porhomicidiodolososeentiendeelactodeocasionardeliberadamentelamuertedeotrapersona,
incluidoelinfanticidio.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
5
2,653
74
20
41
3,078
44,386
546
878
25,684
249
7
3,048
43
25
64
2,957
46,822
554
929
26,311
262
5
3,453
52
25
87
2,610
48,446
582
732
27,829
261
5
2,876
50
33
67
2,565
50,296
549
592
21,918
300
4
2,259
44
22
79
3,748
41,259
624
278
20,210
265
3
2,115
52
29
81
876
41,522
663
576
18,111
338
11
2,052
62
35
92
2,724
42,999
606
590
17,479
348
17
2,071
78
27
97
1,013
39,503
594
616
17,198
369
16
2,305
72
25
103
1,216
40,430
611
588
16,140
512
2,203
85
19
97
1,130
39,380
610
630
15,817
484
2
1,144
1,833
2,341
15
2,904
74
1
1,110
1,658
2,210
6
3,230
79
9
1,310
1,906
2,024
14
3,630
142
8
1,719
1,609
2,172
9
4,237
206
8
2,354
2,390
2,768
6
4,507
131
8
2,497
2,121
3,779
11
5,338
142
5
2,264
2,385
3,927
12
5,885
163
7
2,092
2,273
3,495
11
5,781
115
7
2,335
2,607
3,172
14
6,292
158
13
2,352
2,625
4,349
7
6,498
117
3,176
887
13,849
476
299
3,488
1,139
13,855
537
306
3,629
1,045
13,144
554
380
2,224
975
12,676
635
338
1,294
6
34
12
1,136
5
42
20
1,316
10
36
18
2,417
1,674
11,255
729
364
742
3,057
8
34
24
3,118
1,340
11,775
686
363
742
3,141
17
39
13
3,588
1,583
10,253
714
444
748
2,943
16
25
36
4,473
1,611
13,193
738
654
769
3,332
23
39
16
4,996
1,680
16,117
1,302
3
23
20
2,155
1,471
11,658
646
308
887
1,526
11
36
28
68
79
120
15,586
214
8,053
130,003
151
16,037
218
8,703
135,175
60
71
69
62
45
43
24
229
16,528
197
12,622
260
16,148
200
9,716
386
16,740
188
9,964
371
17,030
203
12,257
391
16,929
194
13,156
547
16,272
221
14,584
506
15,241
226
13,986
137,015
126,077
125,913
132,796
126,422
133,118
133,837
24,165
25,729
23,427
23,295
22,541
57
171
16,229
231
10,639
140,399
818
772
2,969
27
39
20
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
31,897
1,362
29,981
9,445
32,220
1,646
30,446
10,033
33,481
1,617
29,955
10,478
27,408
27,874
1,706
2,171
29,753
9,906
44,605
28,430
10,649
2,521
44,567
28,658
12,965
2,222
45,996
29,411
14,327
2,448
42,516
27,776
14,391
2,674
43,725
30,076
15,841
2,634
42,581
31,968
17,145
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,
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2,638
4,005
5,960
6,236
19,769
759
14,159
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TABLE1.2INTENTIONALHOMICIDE(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.2HOMICIDIODOLOSO(TASAPOR100,000HABITANTES)
IntentionalHomicide(rateper100,000inhabitants):IntentionalHomicidemeansdeathdeliberatelyinflictedonapersonby
anotherperson,includinginfanticide.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedfor
comparativepurposes./Homicidiodoloso(tasap/100000hab.):Porhomicidiodolososeentiendeelactodeocasionar
deliberadamentelamuertedeotrapersona,incluidoelinfanticidio.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmilhabitantes,tienensus
tasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
6.49
7.19
24.26
7.94
16.27
37.01
25.48
1.77
5.70
64.59
6.34
8.86
8.18
13.92
9.96
24.81
34.84
26.51
1.78
5.96
65.09
6.53
6.25
9.17
16.61
9.96
32.95
30.14
27.05
1.86
4.64
67.74
6.37
6.17
7.57
15.77
13.10
24.81
29.03
27.70
1.73
3.71
52.51
7.18
4.88
5.89
13.71
8.70
28.62
41.60
22.44
1.95
1.72
47.67
6.23
3.57
5.46
16.00
11.46
28.72
9.54
22.31
2.05
3.54
42.07
7.81
12.94
5.24
18.79
13.78
31.94
29.12
22.85
1.86
3.58
40.00
7.92
19.77
5.24
23.35
10.59
32.88
10.64
20.78
1.80
3.70
38.77
8.28
18.39
5.77
21.30
9.80
34.22
12.54
21.06
1.83
3.50
35.86
11.33
5.45
24.85
7.42
31.60
11.46
20.32
1.81
3.71
34.64
10.57
2.94
13.36
14.90
39.40
14.85
25.86
9.79
1.47
12.76
13.30
37.01
5.94
28.07
10.44
13.24
14.83
15.10
33.76
13.73
30.78
18.71
11.76
19.17
12.60
36.12
8.82
35.04
27.07
11.76
25.86
18.51
45.87
5.88
36.36
17.17
11.94
27.03
16.24
62.39
10.68
42.00
18.59
7.46
24.16
18.06
64.57
11.65
45.17
21.34
10.45
22.01
17.03
57.23
10.68
43.29
15.05
10.45
24.23
19.33
51.72
13.46
45.96
20.71
19.40
24.07
19.26
70.58
6.73
46.32
15.35
50.95
34.54
13.99
9.33
10.14
54.80
43.99
13.82
10.37
10.18
55.87
40.04
12.95
10.56
12.41
33.56
37.06
12.35
11.95
10.84
4.90
12.77
21.38
11.11
4.25
10.64
26.25
18.52
4.85
20.83
22.22
16.67
35.04
62.74
10.72
13.36
11.27
12.57
10.98
16.33
20.61
22.02
44.30
49.94
11.09
12.41
11.04
12.34
11.15
34.00
23.35
11.93
49.97
58.72
9.55
12.75
13.28
12.21
10.32
32.00
14.79
33.03
61.06
59.49
12.16
13.00
19.24
12.33
11.56
45.10
22.94
14.68
66.85
61.79
14.71
5.01
6.52
14.65
18.52
31.87
55.51
11.23
12.00
9.70
15.31
5.55
22.45
21.95
25.69
14.55
16.67
11.86
12.31
14.37
8.35
4.66
11.62
5.63
6.56
35.00
16.62
13.10
5.64
6.95
42.00
17.06
17.49
5.69
5.93
49.00
16.46
19.79
5.51
6.02
37.00
14.86
13.80
12.27
9.27
5.52
6.45
33.00
16.19
29.29
5.66
5.66
37.28
14.68
28.04
5.70
6.09
45.00
15.31
29.44
5.61
5.81
48.00
14.41
41.04
5.35
6.60
51.86
15.01
37.79
4.96
6.72
48.93
14.94
30.36
32.97
19.28
6.63
28.02
25.95
38.28
19.04
6.62
33.52
27.25
33.54
19.44
6.72
36.40
24.47
37.13
17.78
6.29
35.94
24.01
40.48
18.10
6.74
38.88
22.93
39.97
17.46
7.10
41.37
8.81
23.68
12.16
10.18
51.92
22.67
18.35
2010
41.21
64.68
41.46
81.83
17.86
21.64
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
36.93
20.71
36.71
25.10
37.57
25.73
30.30
26.02
7.28
26.69
7.31
27.84
7.12
28.56
7.01
26.53
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,
Nicaragua, and Panama.
Las cifras anotadas en los totales regional y subregionales corresponden a la media de las tasas nacionales ponderadas por la poblacin de cada pas./
The figures recorded as regional and sub-regional totals correspond to the average of national rates weighted by the population of each country.
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TABLE1.3INTENTIONALHOMICIDEMALE(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.3HOMICIDIODOLOSOHOMBRES(TASAPOR100,000HABITANTES)
IntentionalHomicideMale(rateper100,000inhabitants):IntentionalHomicidemeansdeathdeliberatelyinflictedonamaleby
anotherperson,includinginfanticide.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedfor
comparativepurposes./HomicidiodolosoHombres(tasap/100000hab.):Porhomicidiodolososeentiendeelactodeocasionar
deliberadamentelamuertedeunhombre,incluidoelinfanticidio.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmilhabitantes,tienensus
tasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
49.80
2001
52.00
2002
53.40
2003
54.70
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
9.23
9.82
58.78
59.21
56.77
2.60
6.10
72.38
15.10
2.79
5.80
67.13
2.71
6.50
64.86
46.76
51.41
57.24
50.50
2.68
48.90
3.02
6.10
73.85
49.70
2.75
6.10
75.04
47.92
41.98
40.46
64.69
75.85
81.09
77.74
81.89
82.37
102.39
113.78
90.48
20.30
108.57
109.66
114.27
20.39
24.30
88.93
2010
12.00
50.88
57.59
65.27
21.26
25.50
6.98
10.17
7.53
7.54
11.71
7.53
40.00
32.73
16.36
50.91
23.64
30.91
34.77
7.58
8.78
51.33
7.69
47.72
7.91
9.26
52.93
7.74
11.41
72.12
7.28
68.02
6.79
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TABLE1.4INTENTIONALHOMICIDEFEMALE(RATEPER100,000WOMEN)
TABLA1.4HOMICIDIODOLOSOMUJERES(TASAPOR100,000MUJERES)
IntentionalHomicideFemale(rateper100,000women):IntentionalHomicide(female)meansdeathdeliberatelyinflictedona
womanbyanotherperson,includinginfanticide.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedfor
comparativepurposes./Homicidiodolosomujeres(tasap/100000muj):Porhomicidiodolosodemujerseentiendeelactode
ocasionardeliberadamentelamuertedeunamujer,incluidoelinfanticidio.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmilmujeres,tienen
sustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
4.30
2001
4.40
2002
4.40
2003
4.40
2004
2005
2006
10.22
5.71
6.29
4.10
1.23
4.10
1.10
1.00
6.83
4.20
0.98
1.10
5.97
4.12
3.78
7.58
2007
2008
2009
1.57
1.70
6.85
8.72
5.92
0.97
1.30
6.15
1.70
0.87
1.20
5.52
0.94
1.00
5.43
2010
1.00
3.62
12.37
6.34
2.63
10.44
2.75
2.48
13.81
3.06
2.42
11.09
3.40
10.97
3.76
11.93
4.70
11.60
8.03
2.20
3.01
2.54
11.11
11.11
7.41
14.81
5.56
5.56
3.86
5.77
6.92
4.40
7.74
5.52
3.48
3.18
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TABLE1.5INTENTIONALHOMICIDEYOUNGADULT(RATEPER100,000YOUNGADULTS)
TABLA1.5HOMICIDIODOLOSOJOVENES(TASAPOR100,000JOVENES)
IntentionalHomicideYoungAdult(rateper100,000youngadults):IntentionalHomicide(youngadult)meansdeathdeliberately
inflictedonapersonbyanotherperson.Inthiscase,youngadultreferstothepopulationbetween18and24yearsold.Some
countrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparativepurposes./Homicidiodolosojvenes
(tasap/100,000jov):Porhomicidiodolosodejvenesseentiendeelactodeocasionardeliberadamentelamuertedeunjoven.En
estecaso,seentiendeporjvenesalapoblacinentrelos18y24aosdeedad.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmiljvenes,
tienensustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
63.40
1.74
2001
64.00
1.28
2002
67.90
1.66
2003
70.60
2.43
2004
64.50
1.70
2005
60.10
2.76
2006
60.90
3.24
2007
2008
23.00
27.70
2.83
2.13
70.00
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2009
3.08
2010
TABLE1.6INTENTIONALHOMICIDECOMMITTEDWITHFIREARMS(PER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.6HOMICIDIODOLOSOARMADEFUEGO(TASAPOR100,000HABITANTES)
IntentionalHomicidecommittedwithfirearms(rateper100,000inhabitants):IntentionalHomicidemeansdeathdeliberately
inflictedonapersonbyanotherperson,includinginfanticide.Inthiscase,deathsonlycommittedbyfirearms.Somecountrieswith
fewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparativepurposes./Homicidiodolosoarmadefuego(p/
100000hab):Porhomicidiodolososeentiendeelactodeocasionardeliberadamentelamuertedeotrapersona,incluidioel
infanticidio.Enestecaso,lasmuertescausadasconarmasdefuego.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmilhabitantes,tienensus
tasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2.38
2.25
2.43
13.04
14.54
0.12
0.52
0.69
12.85
0.07
15.93
0.58
13.90
21.93
15.31
14.48
0.57
14.68
0.60
0.53
3.53
4.53
4.57
15.00
15.68
14.01
15.16
14.05
13.96
48.03
50.48
50.36
29.39
33.35
35.39
35.76
38.26
38.52
6.27
41.92
5.69
47.90
5.51
37.57
6.09
6.47
5.79
1.99
6.73
9.06
2.21
6.59
7.81
1.87
14.68
4.59
13.70
3.20
3.07
20.64
3.43
2.88
2010
30.63
7.75
7.10
3.29
7.40
7.21
3.34
8.60
6.70
3.54
11.12
3.02
46.70
46.33
5.43
7.14
7.93
46.27
7.63
47.44
9.79
11.49
14.14
2.06
1.80
1.87
44.23
3.67
18.35
8.26
5.50
20.33
3.42
3.11
23.04
3.36
2.96
32.63
3.12
3.36
27.26
2.98
3.43
12.92
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TABLE1.7CIVILIANFIREARMSLEGALLYREGISTERED(TOTAL)
TABLA1.7ARMASCIVILESLEGALMENTEREGISTRADAS(TOTAL)
CivilianFirearmsLegallyRegistered(total):Absolutenumberoffirearmsinhandsofthecivilianpopulationthatarelegallyregistered./
Armascivileslegalmenteregistradas(total):Nmeroabsolutodearmasdefuegoqueposeenpersonascivilesyqueestnlegalmente
registradasporelEstado.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
1,671
1,240,000
1,123,059
3,155,691
7,621,150
695,968
148,000
178,193
117,000
149,719
253,514
56,000
20,379
151,003
65,000
2,824,231
90,133
65,436
316,093
270,041
30,000
7,801
Obs:Totalnumberofregisteredfirearmsreferstodataavailablefrom20032010ineachcountry./Elnmerototaldearmasregistradasabarcanlostotalesobtenidosparalosaos20032010encadapas.
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450,000
14,749,661
TABLE1.8SUICIDE(TOTAL)
TABLA1.8SUICIDIO(TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
Suicide(total):Deathscausedbyselfinflictedandintentionalinjuries,forpeopleaged5yearsandover./Suicidio(total):Muerte
causadaporlesionesautoinfligidasintencionales,enpersonasmayoresde5aos.
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
49,641
3,512
3,611
2008
2009
2010
3,069
2
1
19
45,401
3,606
47,980
3,692
49,763
3,650
51,510
3,765
1,654
48,884
3,613
48,107
3,743
1,680
2,119
1,981
350
3
406
1
280
4
518
4
400
900
411
2
514
6
533
6
525
6
300
169
2
42
211
217
218
183
37
183
173
237
342
4,266
120
186
143
121
334
306
316
598
622
566
686
548
228
12
4
72
157
586
1,100
550
1,132
673
1,077
647
986
528
911
32,559
491
915
93,967
555
760
615
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
2,119
179
52,009
36,302
1,367
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,
Nicaragua,andPanama.
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TABLE1.9SUICIDE(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.9SUICIDIO(TASAPOR100,000HABITANTES)
Suicide(rateper100,000inhabitants):Deathscausedbyselfinflictedandintentionalinjuries,forpeopleaged5yearsandover.
Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparativepurposes./Suicidio(tasap/
100000hab.): Muertecausadaporlesionesautoinfligidasintencionales,enpersonasmayoresde5aos.Algunospases,conmenos
decienmilhabitantes,tienensustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
7.90
7.90
2007
2008
2009
2.90
3.60
3.50
1.00
0.70
3.58
4.00
11.70
9.60
4.80
4.50
11.90
3.90
4.40
11.60
4.90
4.40
11.90
10.40
5.10
4.40
11.30
3.50
4.60
11.60
10.30
4.90
6.30
4.60
10.80
11.00
4.00
7.00
4.40
8.00
6.30
7.20
6.90
5.90
1.90
22.90
4.80
6.80
6.80
6.10
6.20
4.10
7.20
4.00
2.30
5.00
7.20
4.10
5.70
6.30
0.90
2.10
3.70
14.40
12.00
11.00
4.55
4.55
4.25
3.82
15.80
3.47
3.42
11.96
16.70
2.80
2.25
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2.44
2.73
6.00
2010
TABLE1.10SUICIDEFEMALE(RATEPER100,000WOMEN)
TABLA1.10SUICIDIODEMUJERES(TASAPOR100,000MUJERES)
Suicidefemale(rateper100,000women):Deathsofwomencausedbyselfinflictedandintentionalinjuries,forpeopleaged5
yearsandolder.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparativepurposes./Suicidio
demujeres(tasap/100000mujeres):Muertesdemujerescausadasporlesionesautoinfligidasintencionales,enmujeresmayores
de5aos.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmilmujeres,tienensustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
3.40
3.10
1.90
5.40
3.40
2.10
1.90
1.90
5.00
2007
2008
2009
2010
0.00
1.60
5.20
1.80
5.20
1.90
5.00
1.80
5.40
3.10
1.80
5.40
5.30
1.50
1.56
2.50
0.00
0.60
1.50
4.00
3.50
1.90
1.00
11.60
4.50
3.70
1.40
3.30
1.30
1.10
5.00
0.34
0.80
2.70
0.60
0.00
4.80
4.10
4.50
4.94
6.30
1.40
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TABLE1.11SUICIDEMALE(RATEPER100,000MEN)
TABLA1.11SUICIDIODEHOMBRES(TASAPOR100,000HOMBRES)
Suicidemale(rateper100,000men):Deathsofmencausedbyselfinflictedandintentionalinjuries,formenaged5yearsand
older.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparativepurposes./Suicidiode
hombres(tasapor100000hombres): Muertesdehombrescausadasporlesionesautoinfligidasintencionales,enhombresmayores
decincoaos.Algunospasesconmenosdecienmilhombres,tienensustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectode
comparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
12.70
13.10
7.50
17.90
17.40
7.80
10.60
7.40
16.70
2007
2008
10.30
1.90
6.50
18.40
7.30
18.60
7.00
18.40
7.20
18.50
17.80
7.10
17.30
2.60
10.40
10.30
9.80
2.90
33.80
16.70
6.60
7.33
13.20
9.34
9.10
10.20
3.60
32.00
7.00
11.10
6.80
1.77
10.40
5.50
1.10
7.30
23.90
20.20
17.70
26.60
6.10
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4.94
2009
2010
TABLE1.12ROADTRAFFICFATALITIES(TOTAL)
TABLA1.12MUERTESPORACCIDENTEDETRNSITO(TOTAL)
Roadtrafficfatalities:Representsthetotaldeathsbyinjuriesasaresultofarouteaccident./Muerteporaccidentedetransito:Representa
eltotaldemuertesocasionadasporlesionesocurridasenunaccidentedetrnsito.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
7,630
7
5,416
48
82
3,136
2,945
3,080
2,879
2,803
26,620
2,965
2,196
5,766
37,838
2,915
758
798
1,386
1,362
3,069
1,573
2,802
48
1,591
34,796
2,902
2,129
5,083
687
1,692
1,561
769
2008
2009
2010
26
50
1,186
4,737
366
1,762
5
1,763
1,535
7
2,591
1,851
1,963
152
558
1,047
532
1,311
7,811
3,279
969
332
1,215
795
425
1,207
6,129
98
796
508
10
44,815
44,637
182
45,062
44,543
792
44,121
393
315
44,362
43,126
441
6,305
28
7
93
206
41,256
144
6,029
117,724
22
12
36,916
33,355
368
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
2
CARICOM*
MERCOSUR*3
4
NAFTA*
5
SICA*
14,365
828
47,221
41,563
45,373
5,609
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE1.13ROADTRAFFICFATALITIES(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.13MUERTES POR ACCIDENTE DE TRNSITO (TASA POR 100,000 HABITANTES)
Roadtrafficfatalities(rateper100,000inhabitants):Representstherateper100thousandinhabitantesofdeathsbyinjuriesasa
resultofarouteaccident.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparative
purposes./Muerteaccidentetransito(tasap/100000hab): Representalatasaporcienmilhabitantesdemuertesocasionadaspor
lesionesocurridasenunaccidentedetrnsito.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmilhabitantes,tienensustasascalculadasde
estemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
19.30
8.60
13.70
14.50
24.70
9.51
8.93
9.34
8.73
8.50
14.00
8.99
13.20
13.00
19.90
8.84
17.00
8.40
14.58
14.33
23.00
16.55
21.00
15.60
16.70
18.30
8.80
12.80
11.46
15.40
17.80
11.70
12.60
2008
2009
10.18
16.28
12.45
10.68
8.20
18.54
8.20
18.55
25.13
6.80
19.40
13.86
14.70
19.90
20.70
18.70
15.90
21.40
27.40
11.50
13.50
12.30
21.70
14.20
12.70
19.70
21.50
12.84
11.09
9.07
20.60
14.86
14.80
13.70
14.94
14.77
23.70
14.63
11.78
23.70
14.71
22.80
14.30
13.20
16.60
6.60
18.30
15.50
13.68
4.30
21.80
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12.94
10.99
12.24
11.06
11.01
2010
TABLE1.14RAPE(TOTAL)
TABLA1.14VIOLACIN(TOTAL)
Totalnumberofoffencesofraperecordedbythepolice.Rapemeanssexualintercoursewithoutvalidconsent./Nmerototalde
casosdeviolacinregistradasporlapolica.Porviolacinseentiendeelaccesocarnalsinconsentimientovlido.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
78
2001
56
2,198
2002
2003
54
1,739
50
1,756
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
3,154
3,264
3,276
3,367
84
53
2,210
14,153
587
2,372
1,188
600
77
47
1,076
14,557
565
2,636
1,184
543
75
44
1,725
72
38
1,982
62
38
2,168
68
30
570
4,368
1,470
485
528
2,956
1,532
490
3,449
1,364
471
1,246
1,499
1,185
1,484
1,140
2010
1,465
1,685
366
117
416
117
365
137
379
122
363
170
314
169
289
124
318
82
385
58
401
74
13,066
1,182
581
12,971
1,229
543
14,373
1,348
540
13,996
1,234
607
860
13,650
1,330
629
708
13,894
1,524
792
359
6,569
712
14,199
1,757
855
158
7,208
849
14,078
1,936
713
215
7,560
672
14,850
5,721
746
13,550
1,321
771
387
6,268
66
87
50
60
36
54
14,358
809
258
6,751
16
90,178
90,863
95,235
93,883
305
95,089
334
94,347
259
94,782
317
91,874
236
90,479
207
247
88,097
212
105,568
108,393
113,791
112,027
140,676
144,817
133,975
127,924
127,690
116,160
10,365
1,538
10,027
11,248
106,601
105,047
103,418
14,358
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
109,326
18,098
108,462
109,246
4,230
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE1.15RAPE(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.15VIOLACIN(TASAPOR100,000 HABITANTES)
Rapemeanssexualintercoursewithoutvalidconsent.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirrates
presentedforcomparativepurposes./Porviolacinseentiendeelaccesocarnalsinconsentimientovlido.Algunospases,con
menosdecienmilhabitantes,tienensustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
31
2001
22
2002
20
2003
18
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
33
19
30
16
30
15
28
12
24
12
22
27
9
17
17
2
15
3
13
2
16
3
11
2
16
3
1
18
3
1
17
3
37
14
3
14
2009
2010
34
10
11
20
11
19
9
18
13
13
14
14
32
13
28
13
26
13
26
13
31
13
34
25
14
20
18
18
19
20
23
24
26
21
23
23
25
26
23
61
80
46
55
33
50
23
32
25
32
20
32
1
24
30
18
30
18
29
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TABLE1.16RAPECASESRESULTINGINASENTENCE
TABLA1.16VIOLACINCASOSSENTENCIADOS
Rapecasesresultinginasentence:Numberofpersonsbroughtbeforethecriminalcourtsandconvictedforthecrimeofrape.
Rapemeanssexualintercoursewithoutvalidconsent.S/Violacincasossentenciados:Nmerodepersonascontralascualesse
incoaroncausasenlostribunalespenalesyfueroncondenadasporeldelitodeviolacin.Porviolacinseentiendeelaccesocarnal
sinconsentimentovlido.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
5,039
2,411
2,523
2,523
2,319
2,307
698
51
113
119
106
129
148
4,036
3,983
3,854
3,720
3,857
3,462
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TABLE1.17SEXUALVIOLENCE(TOTAL)
TABLA1.17VIOLENCIASEXUAL(TOTAL)
Totalnumberofoffensesofsexualviolencerecordedbythepolice.SexualViolencemeansrapeandsexualassault,includingsexual
offensescommittedagainstchildren./Nmerototaldecasosdeviolenciasexualregistradasporlapolica.PorViolenciaSexualse
entiendelaviolacinylaagresinsexual,incluidoslosdelitossexualescontranios.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
6,993
204
273
25,698
192
264
26,348
200
254
25,242
200
211
24,512
171
273
25,022
174
202
24,819
25,698
26,348
25,242
24,512
25,022
24,819
4,350
4,590
6,808
7,137
6,815
7,652
363
314
289
318
158
401
3,108
1,269
28,815
1,092
28,622
355
2
12
1,142
30,906
1,220
33,102
509
2
69
1,459
32,862
512
1
5
1,175
33,815
2
3
56
939
911
1,018
1,028
193
207
152
145
169
204
633
803
984
901
779
804
1,340
1,167
1,076
1,118
1,188
1,209
101,429
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
CARICOM*2
32,471
5,723
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago.
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TABLE1.18SEXUALOFFENSESAGAINSTCHILDREN
TABLA1.18DELITOSSEXUALESCONTRALOSNIOS
SexualOffencesagainstChildren:meanscrimesofasexualnaturecommittedagainstchildren./DelitosSexualescontralosnios:
Nmerototaldedelitossexualescontraniosregistradosporlapolica.Pordelitossexualescontraniosseentiendenlosdelitos
dendolesexualcometidoscontramenoresdeedad.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
35
25
31
40
30
504
28
94
54
52
188
542
1,435
2,620
2,255
2,382
3,824
4,053
3,859
4,407
211
197
160
175
227
247
78
2,691
2,509
2,761
2,730
2,577
2,555
1,914
214
2,283
189
2,212
190
2,469
182
2,436
156
2,109
25
27
29
14
59
62
187
239
451
316
205
278
2010
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TABLE1.19ASSAULT(TOTAL)
TABLA1.19AGRESIN(TOTAL)
TotalnumberofoffensesofAssaultrecordedbythepolice.Assaultmeansphysicalattackagainstthebodyofanotherperson
resultinginseriousbodlyinjury,excludingindecent/sexualassault,threatsandslapping/punching.Assaultleadingtodeathshould
alsobeexcluded./Nmerototaldecasosdeagresinregistradosporlapolica.PorAgresinseentiendeelataquefsicocontra
otrapersonaquecauselesionescorporalesgraves,excludalaagresinindecenteosexual,lasamenazasylasbofetadaso
puetazos.Tambindebeexcluirselaagresinconresultadodemuerte
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
145,240
154
168
156
144
182,246
20,046
186,159
23,446
188,204
24,156
182,101
24,936
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
1,610
932
1,731
451
1,704
946
1,548
967
1,594
948
2,601
1,610
519
658,485
49,376
696,774
53,451
56,709
58,269
58,419
57,100
32,534
1,067
30,413
1,189
46,529
866
47,951
36,035
55,117
7,437
18,748
18,284
6,443
123
6,095
160
6,055
129
6,238
101
5,973
114
7,603
110
178,725
25,033
2,104
175,738
18,391
1,781
2,181
15,827
189,383
18,748
1,359
2,256
14,461
186,585
18,284
1,553
2,115
14,586
244,623
15,020
173,725
19,335
1,788
2,235
14,699
1,529
1,252
1,054
1,063
1,029
1,220
643
843,381
801
862,220
657
874,048
680
865,804
771
842,134
689
806,843
1,370
2,071
16,360
148
1,866,319
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
2010
71,477
23,107
699,009
1,071,482
1,089,396
1,106,495
1,113,456
1,087,138
1,108,566
34,647
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,
Nicaragua,andPanama
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169,208
TABLE1.20ROBBERY(TOTAL)
TABLA1.20ROBO(TOTAL)
Totalnumberofoffenses ofrobberyrecordedbythepolice.Robberymeansthetheftofpropertyfromaperson,overcoming
resistancebyforceorthreatofforce.Thecategory"Robbery"shouldincludemuggings(bagsnatching)andthetheftwithviolence,
butshouldexcludepickpocketingandextorsion
/Nmerototaldecasosderoboregistradosporlapolica.PorRoboseentiendeelhurtodebienesdeunapersonavenciendo
resistenciaconelusodelafuerzaoconamenazadelusodelafuerza.Enlacategoraderoboseincluyenlosatracos,tironesylos
hurtosconviolencia,peronoelcarterismonilaextorsin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
355,332
354,040
339,347
386,828
289
442
330
653
367
526
392
514
394
532
316
383
545
873,700
30,990
903,278
32,437
89,644
69,715
21,285
34,641
70,572
91,520
23,178
34,182
67,547
84,127
32,372
80,533
74,171
32,239
76,623
94,254
30,915
52,467
47,625
4,861
53,821
52,655
5,598
12,703
10,987
9,154
9,587
9,788
9,539
1,225
2,103
514,922
21,328
4,960
2,009
545,232
24,348
5,843
1,894
45,997
1,601
610,730
27,867
6,352
4,154
41,606
2,660
656,877
33,512
7,861
4,609
42,931
3,021
680,566
42,908
2,210
515,916
21,378
5,249
2,541
45,594
62
73
79
56
47
68
3,885
401,470
7,000
4,868
417,438
8,352
5,633
449,803
8,867
4,965
447,155
9,174
5,043
443,574
10,705
6,040
408,217
11,391
55,079
19,697
511,218
17,920
6,751
535,964
20,527
6,147
21,056
8,483
21,532
6,933
2009
2010
726,661
8,145
5,853
48,785
108
13,829
2,612,233
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
190,172
11,706
1,269,503
947,382
965,791
1,029,676
1,092,067
1,132,823
1,121,022
68,121
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,
Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE1.21ROBBERY(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.21ROBO(TASAPOR100,000HABITANTES)
Robberymeansthetheftofpropertyfromaperson,overcomingresistancebyforceorthreatofforce.Wherepossible,the
categoryRobberyshouldincludemuggings(bagsnatching)andthetheftwithviolence,butshouldexcludepickpocketingand
extorsion.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparativepurposes./PorRobose
entiendeelhurtodebienesdeunapersonavenciendoresistenciaconelusodelafuerzaoconamenazadelusodelafuerza.Enla
medidadeloposible,enlacategoraderobosedebenincluirlosatracos,tironesyloshurtosconviolencia,peronoelcarterismoni
laextorsin.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmilhabitantes,tienensustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectode
comparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
227
2001
212
114
2002
215
98
2003
161
96
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
926
917
905
858
973
114
156
82
517
97
111
130
463
130
224
81
519
100
108
162
492
145
175
81
154
165
95
154
165
105
106
100
209
527
104
357
190
97
331
165
239
200
556
365
181
556
399
151
157
2009
2010
92
150
158
96
323
206
166
153
154
158
136
114
70
72
159
160
71
519
352
537
394
510
395
505
393
79
500
397
156
75
520
473
178
31
163
59
577
491
190
98
616
591
231
111
633
156
83
496
390
162
29
164
146
149
167
57
67
72
51
43
62
426
151
237
103
374
148
276
106
378
146
451
133
145
149
146
143
296
137
369
141
145
123
153
149
111
103
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155
68
236
670
TABLE1.22KIDNAPPING(TOTAL)
TABLA1.22SECUESTRO(TOTAL)
Numberofoffensesof kiddnapingrecordedbythepolice.Kidnappingmeansunlawfullydetainingapersonorpersonsagainsttheir
will(includingthroughtheuseofforce,threat,fraudorenticement)forthepurposeofdemandingfortheirliberationanillicitgain
oranyothereconomicgainorohtermaterialbenefit,orinordertoobligesomeonetodoornottodosomething."Kidnapping"
excludesdisputesoverchildcustody./Nmerodecasosdesecuestroregistradosporlapolica.Porsecuestroseentiendela
detencinilegaldeunaovariaspersonascontrasuvoluntad(inclusomedianteelusodelafuerza,conamenazas,medianteestafa)
conobjetodeexigirparasupuestaenilbertadunagananciailcitaocualquierotragananciaeconmicaobeneficiomaterial,opara
obligaraalguienahaceralgooabstenersedehacerlo.Elsecuestronoincluyelasdisputasporlacustodiadeloshijos.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada(*1)
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
12
5
23
8
14
6
17
6
12
4
18
2
3,457
375
3,896
4,488
4,660
4,732
4,747
1,442
800
687
521
437
213
162
2
2010
20
19
591
505
433
413
51
52
57
98
213
38
323
619
11
38
595
469
3
31
325
461
17
1
497
2
13
5
611
3
38
438
404
29
10
463
8
43
907
618
21
4
483
2
28
58
17
14
17
1,163
1,220
28
7
729
1
7,080
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
NAFTARegion
591
505
433
413
3,780
4,221
5,083
5,098
5,639
5,910
1,220
NOTES/NOTAS*
1*)InCanad,bylaw,"Kidnapping"includesdisputesoverchildcustody./EnCanad,basadoenlalegislacinnacional,elsecuestroincluyelasdisputasporlacustodiadeloshijos.
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TABLE1.23KIDNAPPING(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.23SECUESTRO(TASAP/100,000HABITANTES)
Kidnappingmeansunlawfullydetainingapersonorpersonsagainsttheirwill(includingthroughtheuseofforce,threat,fraudor
enticement)forthepurposeofdemandingfortheirliberationanillicitgainoranyothereconomicgainorohtermaterialbenefit,or
inordertoobligesomeonetodoornottodosomething.Kidnappingexcludesdisputesoverchildcustody.Somecountrieswith
fewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparativepurposes./Porsecuestroseentiendeladetencin
ilegaldeunaovariaspersonascontrasuvoluntad(inclusomedianteelusodelafuerza,conamenazas,medianteestafa)conobjeto
deexigirparasupuestaenilbertadunagananciailcitaocualquierotragananciaeconmicaobeneficiomaterial,oparaobligara
alguienahaceralgooabstenersedehacerlo.Elsecuestronoincluyelasdisputasporlacustidadeloshijos.Algunospases,con
menosdecienmilhabitantes,tienensustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada(*1)
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1
0
11
1
3
2
1
12
14
14
14
14
1
0
2010
8
9
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
NOTES/NOTAS*
1*)InCanada,bylaw,"Kidnapping"includesdisputesoverchildcustody.Encanad,basadoenlaley,elsecuestroincluyelasdisputasporlacustodiadeloshijos.
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TABLE1.24THEFT(TOTAL)
TABLA1.24HURTO(TOTAL)
Totalnumberofoffensesoftheftrecordedbythepolice.Theftmeansdeprivingapersonoforganizationospropertywithoutforce
withtheintenttokeepit.Theftexcludesburglary,housebreaking,robberyandtheftofmotorvehicle./Nmerototaldecasosde
hurtoregistradosporlapolica.Porhurtoseentiendelasustraccinaunapersonauorganizacindebienessinelusodelafuerzay
conlaintencindequedrselos.Noincluyeelroboconallanamiento,elroboconallanamientodemorada,elroboconusode
fuerzanielrobodevehculosautomotores.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
12,147
2001
13,711
2002
2003
14,150
14,584
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
303,669
292,041
264,797
284,205
1,268
1,533
1,130
1,587
1,257
1,587
1,225
1,233
1,397
1,413
1,371
1,179
2,050,070
690,967
85,652
55,079
7,839
2,022,896
655,885
155,270
69,715
8,361
634,912
153,713
91,520
8,393
597,504
167,893
84,127
569,714
175,648
74,141
567,756
191,103
94,254
4,764
4,719
5,956
10,720
5,968
11,417
5,172
4,303
3,875
4,131
4,768
6,034
83,143
15,440
11,873
85,775
17,474
17,928
2,005
49,423
99,536
20,863
13,982
2,713
45,228
105,398
19,888
16,608
3,042
47,310
132,345
57,560
84,827
14,512
13,978
1,348
52,435
2,752
6,783,447
110,112
3,064
6,636,615
106,043
3,570
6,587,040
103,523
4,407
6,588,046
105,629
3,772
6,327,230
94,508
95,269
8,123,010
7,997,365
8,001,614
7,494,548
95,269
60,608
68,833
76,108
89,853
1,937
6,937,089
98,409
72,755
82,544
90,258
104,437
10,107,750 10,302,903
2009
2010
18,168
2,048
49,477
539
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
146,911
7,217
2,438,025
7,711,199
7,524,159
7,357,302
7,284,080
7,263,158
7,027,331
59,087
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,
Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE1.25THEFT(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.25 HURTO(TASAPOR 100,000HABITANTES)
Theftmeansdeprivingapersonororganizationofpropertywithoutforcewiththeintenttokeepit.Theftexcludesburglary,
housebreaking,robberyandtheftofmotorvehicule.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirrates
presentedforcomparativepurposes./Porhurtoseentiendelasustraccinaunapersonauorganizacindebienessinelusodela
fuerzayconlaintencindequedrselos.Noincluyeelroboconallanamiento,elroboconallanamientodemorada,elroboconuso
defuerzanielrobodevehculosautomotores.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmilhabitantes,tienensustasascalculadasde
estemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
735
2001
725
66
2002
711
50
2003
623
40
2004
543
44
1,212
2,163
581
130
184
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
784
746
670
715
544
42
1,163
2,030
566
162
193
527
42
396
48
439
53
400
1,949
549
209
191
1,814
568
190
1,710
589
165
1,684
638
206
104
108
141
236
263
265
42
34
30
31
35
43
80
81
56
81
91
93
140
97
351
121
331
2,164
282
2,061
266
332
215
147
2,367
209
2,294
232
2,223
126
269
2,184
165
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TABLE1.26MOTORVEHICLETHEFT(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA1.26 ROBO DE VEHCULOS(TASAP/100,000HABITANTES)
Motorvehicletheftmeanstheremovalofamotorvehiclewithouttheconsentoftheownerofthevehicle.Motorvehiclesincludes
alllandvehicleswithanenginethatrunsontheroad,includingcars,motorcycles,buses,lorries,constructionandagricultural
vehicles.Somecountrieswithfewerthan100,000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparativepurposes./Porrobode
vehculosseentiendelasustraccindeunvehculoautomotorsinelconsentimientodeldueodelvehculo.Porvehculo
automotorseentiendetodovehculoterrestreconmotorquecirculeporlava,incluidosautomviles,motocicletas,autobuses,
camionesyvehculosdeconstruccinyagrcolas.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmilhabitantes,tienensustasascalculadasde
estemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
78
85
135
42
48
45
38
532
21
496
487
443
53
112
44
118
45
127
41
2008
2009
30
36
49
2010
31
376
122
44
321
47
134
33
57
29
44
45
124
41
120
36
159
26
160
139
89
137
82
138
79
152
79
179
84
185
49
47
38
48
55
57
39
45
37
39
45
47
33
22
28
19
33
27
109
422
101
418
113
401
135
364
131
315
123
259
110
97
112
134
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TABLE1.27BURGLARY (TOTAL)
TABLA1.27ROBOCONALLANAMIENTO (TOTAL)
Burglarymeansgainingunauthorizedaccesstoapartofabuilding/dwellingorotherpremises,includingbyuseofforce,withthe
intenttostealgoods(breakingandentering).Burglaryshouldinclude,wherepossible,theftfromahouse,appartmentorother
dwellingplace,factory,shoporoffice,fromamilitaryestablishment,orbyusingfalsekeys.Itshouldexcludetheftfromacar,from
acontainer,fromavendingmachine,fromaparkingmeterandfromfencedmeadow/compound./Porroboconallanamientose
entiendelaentradanoautorizadaaunapartedeunedificio,unamoradauotrasinstalaciones,inclusoconelusodelafuerza,con
laintencindesustraerbienes.Debeincluir,enlamedidadeloposible,elroboencasas,apartamentosuotrostiposdevivienda,
fbricas,tiendasuoficinas,establecimientosmilitaresoelroboconusodellavesfalsas.Debeexcluirlosrobosenautomviles,
contenedores,mquinasexpendedoras,parqumetrosypradosvalladosorecintoscerrados.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2,179
1,660
2,107
1,758
2,097
1,514
1,800
1,256
2,108
1,303
405
1,972
1,285
275,869
261,362
251,361
231,520
211,065
205,656
168
3,186
2,633
2,746
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2,126
6,279
1,129
2,654
1,928
2,323
1,628
1,959
1,442
1,872
1,507
1,848
1,572
1,743
367
141,885
328
142,640
280
154,655
332
162,003
493
161,907
717
174,541
818
2,738
2,788
3,151
3,175
8,861
6,136
5,412
4,701
3,994
3,992
692
1,563
1,492
1,301
1,144
1,107
1,527
5,164
2,144,446
4,582
2,155,448
4,973
2,196,304
4,958
2,187,277
4,855
2,228,474
5,744
2,199,125
2,585,945
2,580,922
2,624,222
2,601,093
2,621,812
2,608,425
2,562,200
2,559,450
2,602,320
2,580,800
2,601,446
2,579,322
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
CARICOM*2
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
14,085
11,026
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.Vincentandthe
Grenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;23)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,
andPanama
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Domesticburglary/housebreakingmeansburglaryofahouse,apartmentorotherplaceofdwelling./Porroboconallanamientode
moradaseentiendeelroboconallanamientoencasas,apartamentosuotrostiposdevivienda.
2001
2002
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1,438
1,448
1,383
1,178
1,389
1,375
153,233
150,500
147,230
134,889
124,531
123,487
14,812
14,802
20,278
17,749
13,662
18,223
6,736
970
830
646
491
586
791
1,847
720
86,961
629
89,535
536
97,239
3,290
6,831
3,445
957
101,931
1,449
3,392
27
2,364
1,599
105,455
926
49
4,097
615
100,257
1,255
3,532
32
2,881
2,886
1,409,253
2,569
1,417,440
3,377
1,453,870
3,218
1,484,423
799
3,019
1,567,391
146
997
3,790
1,596,008
141
1,677,104
1,682,825
1,731,294
1,750,520
1,821,643
1,866,789
2010
3,496
37
2,342
465
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
CARICOM*2
NAFTA*4
5,044
4,646
5,296
5,011
5,365
9,076
1,649,447
1,657,475
1,698,339
1,719,569
1,793,853
1,824,950
NOTES/NOTAS*
*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.Vincentandthe
Grenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;
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TABLE1.29PERSONSINFORMALCONTACTWITHPOLICE (TOTAL)
TABLE1.29 PERSONASENCONTACTO FORMAL CON POLICA (TOTAL)
Personsbroughintoformalcontactwiththepoliceor/andthecriminaljusticesystem.Mayincludepersosnsuspected,or
arrested,orcautionedatnationallevel./Totaldepersonasquehanentradoencontactoformalconlapolicaoelsistemade
justiciapenal.Contactoformalconlapolicaoelsistemadejusticiapenalpuedeincluiralaspersonassospechosas,detenidaso
amonestadas,anivelnacional.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
6,798
6,972
7,325
7,012
6,785
6,954
632,417
623,465
635,587
643,002
662,326
647,620
324,144
10,367
342,167
9,762
270,167
9,144
227,023
185,664
198,140
45,410
44,272
48,739
52,629
60,053
66,331
803
2,302
2,317
5,375
5,891
5,964
5,287
4,040
4,661
13,941,625 14,097,950 14,382,852 14,211,541 14,007,265 13,689,216
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VIOLENCIA,
CRIMINALIDAD
Y JUVENTUD
EN LAS AMRICAS
Victor Giorgi
Una mirada desde la perspectiva
de los Derechos Humanos
El tema de la violencia y sus relaciones con diversas
formas de vulneracin de derechos se viene planteando
desde tiempo atrs como un problema crtico para el
fortalecimiento de la cultura democrtica en las Amricas. Considerando tal como lo seala la Carta Democrtica Interamericana- que la democracia no es solo
una forma de organizacin de los gobiernos sino un sistema de vida fundado en la libertad y el mejoramiento
econmico, social y cultural de los pueblos, las violencias que en sus diferentes manifestaciones impregnan la
vida de las sociedades de la regin constituyen un freno
y una amenaza a la consolidacin y profundizacin de la
convivencia democrtica.
En las ltimas dcadas la regin ha logrado importantes avances en la incorporacin de la concepcin de
los derechos humanos. Esta ha ganado espacios en la
normativa pero tambin como referentes de una tica
y de prcticas polticas orientadas a la construccin de
sociedades ms equitativas y en menor grado se
ha venido incorporando en la cultura y la vida cotidiana
de las personas. Pero la violencia en sus diferentes expresiones y las reacciones que ella despierta aparecen
entre las amenazas ms visibles a estos logros.
Entre estas reacciones se encuentran el
miedo, la percepcin de inseguridad que tiende a sobredimensionar el riesgo real, los reclamos de endurecimiento represivo y la discriminacin que se potencializan
al adjudicar a los grupos sociales ms vulnerables la responsabilidad de la violencia presente en las sociedades
de las Amricas, son algunos de los comportamientos
colectivos que comprometen la construccin de estilos
de vida democrticos basados en la convivencia armnica entre diferentes.
Las Amricas se caracterizan por la juventud de su
poblacin. Las personas de menos de 24 aos sobrepasan el 50% en la mayora de los pases de Sur y Centro Amrica a excepcin de Argentina, Chile y Uruguay
donde las tasas de fecundidad han sido histricamente
VIOLENCE, CRIME
AND YOUTH IN
THE AMERICAS
Victor Giorgi
A human rights perspective
The issue of violence and its linkages to the various
ways in which rights are weakened has been a subject of debate for many years and is a problem critical to the strengthening of the democratic culture in
the Americas. Considering, as has been raised in the
Inter-American Democratic Charter, that democracy is
not simply a form of organization of government, rather,
it is a way of life based on liberty and enhancement of
economic, social, and cultural conditions for the peoples
of the Americas (OAS 2001), violence in its different
forms saturates the life of societies in the region constituting a constraint and a threat to the consolidation and
expansion of democratic life.
In the past few decades, the region has made great
advances, incorporating and establishing human rights.
Human rights have made gains within the context of social norms and also serve as a reference point for ethics
and political practices aimed at building fairer societies
and, to a lesser extent, have become incorporated into
culture and daily life. However, violence in its different
forms and the public opinions that it induces appear
amongst the most visible threats to these gains.
A common reaction is fear, the perception of insecurity that tends to exaggerate the risk, the complaints
of repressive responses to the problem and the potential
to attribute the problem to the most socially vulnerable
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groups across the Americas. These are collective behaviors that compromise a democratic lifestyle based on living
in harmony among the diverse.
The Americas are characterized by the youth of its
population. People below the age of 24 represent more
than 50% of the population in the majority of South
and Central American countries; the exception to this
is Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, where fertility rates
have been historically much lower. In the Caribbean and
Mexico the situation is relatively similar, although there
has been a notable decrease in birth rates. On the other
hand, the United States of America and Canada possess
a demographic structure similar to European countries
where adult and senior citizens make up the greatest
proportion of the population.
Youth offer potential for societal development,
perspective, generational change and opportunity for
improving education levels, social innovation and technology, and sustainability of human development in
both medium and long term.
Nevertheless, an idea has taken shape in the region
that a great deal of crime is attributable to youth, thus
constituting a threat to governance and social harmony.
Although data show that there is a negative correlation between age of population and the levels of
violence and criminal behavior in the respective societies, this does not imply that the cause of violence is attributable to youth. It should be recognized that many
youth reside in socially fragmented, underdeveloped
areas, with high social inequality and poverty.
Youthful violent behavior, although it may appear
irrational, always carries a message. These violent
expressions are associated with different characteristics within the sub-regions: sociocultural issues, ethnic
groups: gangs (maras, pandillas, barras bravas) each
provides different means to create a social space, to feel
strength in the face of adversity, to be part of something
in response to feelings of exclusion.
In deeply fragmented societies, where the majority
of young boys, girls, teenagers and young adults are socially marginalized in some way through discrimination
or rejection from the rest of society, where the routes
of integration to socially acceptable spaces are limited,
criminal organizations and groups that perpetuate violence are strengthened. These groups are characterized by strong, internal social cohesion, offer a sense
of belonging, sense of leadership and protagonism, and
empowerment that are denied to these youth in everyday, socially-acceptable environments.
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JUVENTUD Y
CRIMINALIDAD
Los ndices delictivos de la regin dan cuenta de un
fuerte involucramiento de las personas jvenes en hechos
violentos. Este involucramiento los incluye tanto en el lugar de agresores como en el de vctimas.
Resulta relevante constatar que las cifras por encima
de los 18 aos superan en ms del doble a los menores de
18 en ambas categoras de vctimas y victimarios.
Dentro de lo que denominamos juventud se incluyen
dos grupos de edad cuyos derechos y responsabilidades
se regulan por marcos jurdicos diferentes y en caso de
tipificarse delitos las respuestas penales son ntidamente
distintas.
De acuerdo al derecho internacional incorporado en
la gran mayora de las legislaciones de los pases del continente, las personas que cometen infracciones a la ley
penal antes de cumplir los 18 aos estn sometidas a un
rgimen especial de justicia penal conocido como sistema
de responsabilidad penal juvenil o adolescente. Este sistema responsabiliza a los adolescentes por las infracciones
a la ley penal que cometan, pero limita la fuerza punitiva
del Estado enfatizando su obligacin de garantizar todos
los derechos reconocidos para los dems seres humanos,
adems de asegurarles la proteccin especial que corresponde en razn de su edad y etapa de desarrollo. Estos
sistemas tambin deben garantizar el principio de excepcionalidad, que se traduce en la obligacin de contemplar
alternativas a la judicializacin de las infracciones as como
medidas alternativas a la privacin de libertad, la que slo
puede ser aplicada como ltimo recurso en el caso de menores de 18 aos.
Por otra parte a las personas que cometen delitos a
partir de los 18 aos se les aplica la ley penal en todo su
rigor.
Esta diferenciacin, producto del progreso jurdico, es
cuestionada en diferentes pases de la regin por grupos
de opinin que consideran que esta limitacin de aplicar a
personas menores de 18 aos sanciones penales similares
a las que se aplican a los adultos constituye un obstculo
en la lucha contra el delito y expone a la poblacin a situaciones de inseguridad.
YOUTH
AND CRIME
Regional criminal indices raise the issue of the high
participation of youth in violent acts. This involvement
includes both victims and aggressors.
It is important to note that twice as many people,
over age 18 have been either victims or victimizers as
compared to those under 18 years of age.
Two age groups are included within the area denominated as youth whose rights and responsibilities
are regulated by different judicial frameworks, and
where crimes may be similar, penal are starkly different.
According to international rights incorporated into
the legislation of the vast majority of countries in the
Americas, people who commit infractions to the law
prior to turning 18 age fall under a special justice system known as Juvenile Justice. This system holds
adolescents responsible for their infractions to the law
but limits the punitive power of the State, emphasizing its obligation to guarantee the same human rights
endowed to adults, in addition to ensuring special protection that corresponds to the age and developmental stage of the young person. These systems should
also guarantee the principle of exceptionality, which
becomes an obligation to consider alternatives to incarceration as response to criminal behavior. Such alternative measures to incarceration can be applied as a last
resort in the case of minors, while those over 18 can be
prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
This differentiation is a product of progressive legislation questioned in many countries in the Americas
which considers limiting sanctions to those under the
age of 18 as constituting an obstacle in the fight against
crime and exposes the general public to increased insecurity.
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Sin embargo las hiptesis que sostienen que la penalizacin de los adolescentes en similares condiciones a
la de los adultos tendra efectos disuasivos y bajara las
tasas de delitos se desmienten con una simple mirada a
las estadsticas.
Las tasas de delito en la regin muestran que la mayora de las transgresiones a la ley son realizadas por adultos
y segn los datos que disponemos los delitos cometidos
por personas entre 18 y 24 aos al menos duplican a los
cometidos por menores de 18 aos. A modo de ejemplo,
en Argentina durante el ao 2008 el 44% de las personas imputadas por homicidio fueron menores de 24 aos,
mientras que el 13% fueron menores de 18 aos. Entre las
vctimas de homicidios dolosos los porcentajes son similares: 34%, 11% menores de 18 y 24% entre 18 y 24 aos.
Estas tendencias se confirman en el resto de la regin.1
A pesar de esto existe en la regin una fuerte tendencia a criminalizar a los adolescentes responsabilizndolos
de la inseguridad. La reduccin de las edades de inimputabilidad, el endurecimiento de las penas, la creciente
violencia institucional que se produce en el interior de los
sistemas penales, la discriminacin y la exclusin de la que
los adolescentes son objeto a partir de los miedos que recorren a nuestras sociedades parecen empujar a la regin
hacia caminos regresivos y contrarios a la Convencin de
los Derechos del Nio y otros instrumentos del derecho
internacional.
LA VIOLENCIA
Y SUS MLTIPLES
EXPRESIONES
La criminalidad es la ms visible pero no la nica forma de violencia, existen numerosas formas de violencia en
lo cotidiano que suelen ser naturalizadas, toleradas y hasta
justificadas al no considerarse como violencias y menos
aun como delitos.
Entre ellas encontramos las llamadas violencias estructurales: pobreza, exclusin social, discriminacin, inaccesibilidad a la educacin y la salud, desnutricin. A la
pobreza material se une el no acceso al capital cultural y
simblico del conjunto social comprometiendo los mnimos civilizatorios con el consiguiente deterioro de la cohesin social.
Estas condiciones de vida caracterizada por la vulneracin de derechos consagrados en los instrumentos del derecho internacional favorecen el desarrollo de la violencia
1
(Datos Ministerio de Justicia Argentina 2008- http://www.jus.
gov.ar/media/109057/Argentina2008_homi.pd)
VIOLENCE
AND ITS MANY
EXPRESSIONS
Crime is the most visible but not the only form of
violence. Many other forms of violence exist in daily life
but are tolerated and even justified by societies which see
them as neither forms of violence nor as crimes.
Amongst these we perceive structural violence: poverty, social exclusion, discrimination, inaccessibility to
education and health, and malnutrition. Within material
poverty we may also find lack of access to symbolic and
cultural capital of functioning social groups subjecting
those least civilized with the consequential deterioration
of social cohesion.
These life conditions, characterized by the weakening
of rights established by international human rights law,
favor the growth of violence amongst peers and adults.
Institutions that offer protection, such as family units,
schools and others constitute places where these forms of
violence are systematically practiced.
1
Datos Ministerio de Justicia Argentina 2008- http://www.jus.
gov.ar/media/109057/Argentina2008_homi.pd
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In this way, values and behaviors that regulate family life become especially significant in the restructuring
of previous behavior models. If, from birth, the child
is presented with and/or shares in relationships based
on mutual respect amongst people of different genders and generations, and incorporates these relationships as models, then regardless of whether they
later witness or suffer violence unrelated to these relationships, these positive relationships act as protective factors towards future risks.
Violence as an effective part of the educative process is a belief firmly rooted in the Americas. It is
used in both institutions and families where children
experience it at the earliest stages of socialization.
Scientific evidence demonstrates that physical punishment, far from socializing values of discipline and
social harmony, perpetuates a model in which conflicts are resolved through violence practiced on the
weakest members of society. This brings us towards
accepting and exercising violence as a natural act.
Children and adolescents that are socialized in
violent environments introduce these behaviors in relationships, reliving asymmetrical power relationships
and incorporating violence as a path to resolving conflicts. Bullying is a behavior that recently has become
increasingly visible and can frequently be found in the
early behaviors of people which demonstrate extreme
violence over time. Children respond to violence with
violence in their search of self-affirmation and selfidentity, or, alternatively, in gang rivalries or even
against society at large.
A gender-based focus is also necessary, despite
the fact that less than 10% of the crime rate is attributable to women, particularly when we observe daily
statistics regarding family and social life, in both the
physical as well as psychological and social dimensions.
Social constructs and social roles assigned to
men and women place women in a more vulnerable
position with respect to different forms of violence
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VIOLENCE AND
ITS MANY FORMS
LA VIOLENCIA Y SUS
REPRESENTACIONES
QU HACER
Y QU NO HACER?
Al momento de disear respuestas a estas expresiones de violencia y criminalidad los Estados, gobiernos y
organismos multilaterales deben tener especial preocupacin de construir soluciones que fortalezcan la cultura
de derechos y no transitar caminos que incrementen el
problema debilitando la democracia.
Los sentimientos de miedo e inseguridad de la poblacin se transforman en demandas de mayor control y
represin hacia el Estado generando terreno propicio para
soluciones simplistas basadas en la separacin, el encierro
y la sancin preventiva a aquellos que por su condicin
social son vistos como potencialmente peligrosos. Se re-
WHAT TO DO
OR NOT TO DO?
States, governments and multilateral organizations should pay special attention to building solutions
that strengthen the culture of rights and do not cross
red lines that increase these problems and weaken democracy. This should be done at the moment in which
Member States are developing responses to these manifestations of violence.
Perceptions of fear and insecurity amongst the
general public can be transformed into calls for greater
state sponsored control and repressive measures. This
creates fertile ground for simplistic solutions based on
separation, confinement and preventive sanctions of
those who are seen as potentially dangerous due to
their social status. It calls for summary punishment
of any alleged perpetrator without due process while
blaming and punishing all those who due to their age,
social background or ethnicity are seen as a potential
aggressor. It enters a dangerous path of radicalization
of difference.
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coexistence in a diverse environment within the framework of human rights, but is also a way of bringing the
rights of young citizens to fruition.
De lo que se trata es de elevar las defensas de las comunidades y promover una convivencia armnica donde
existan formas no violentas de resolver los conflictos. Esta
armona incluye la convivencia entre generaciones en un
clima de respeto mutuo articulando los intereses comunes
con las legtimas diferencias.
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La historia de la regin aporta duras lecciones acerca del error que implica renunciar a las libertades y los
derechos en aras de un supuesto control de la violencia
y la criminalidad. En ltima instancia la seguridad es el correlato de la proteccin. Y estar protegido no es otra cosa
que contar desde el inicio de la vida con un piso mnimo
de derechos garantizados para poder desarrollarse como
persona.
Volviendo a citar a la Carta Democrtica Interamericana reafirmamos que: la promocin y proteccin de
los derechos humanos es condicin fundamental para
la existencia de una sociedad democrtica; y este es el
nico contexto en que puede pensarse la construccin
de una cultura de paz, de no violencia basada en el real
ejercicio de los derechos humanos sin ningn tipo de
discriminacin.
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DROGAS
DRUGS
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PROBLEMA DE DROGAS:
CONSUMO
Y CRIMINALIDAD
Luis Alfonzo, Francisco Cumsille,
Rafael Franzini Batlle
Cada da con mayor frecuencia, el espacio de peridicos y noticieros de nuestros pases se ve invadido por
informacin relativa a asesinatos muchos de ellos horrorosos-, raptos y otros actos delictivos presunta o confirmadamente realizados por organizaciones criminales
vinculadas al narcotrfico. Pero tambin sabemos a diario
de la muerte de jvenes que conducan un vehculo bajo
la influencia del alcohol, que han muerto por efecto de
sobredosis, o que han sufrido lesiones o han fallecido al
enfrentarse con pandillas rivales en el mercado de micro
traficantes de drogas. Tampoco son infrecuentes las noticias relativas a la violencia intrafamiliar ligada al consumo de substancias o al creciente nmero de mujeres
condenadas por trfico ilcito de sustancias debido a que
han sido utilizadas como mulas por los verdaderos traficantes. Todas estas, y muchas otras, son expresiones del
trastorno social provocado -directa o indirectamente- por
el consumo o el trfico de drogas: lo que conocemos como
el problema de drogas.
Las manifestaciones de estos trastornos sociales no
son homogneas en los pases de la regin. La produccin, la fabricacin, la comercializacin y el consumo de
drogas ilcitas presentan variaciones significativas entre los
distintos Estados y aun dentro de ellos. No obstante esta
peculiaridad, puede afirmarse fuera de toda duda que el
problema de drogas impone un alto costo social y que impacta con severidad en las condiciones socio-sanitarias y
en la criminalidad.
El impacto del consumo de drogas en las condiciones socio-sanitarias trasciende a la dependencia individual
--un trastorno mental complejo, crnico y recurrente, con
mltiples consecuencias para la salud en general-- constituyndose en un problema que afecta en distintos grados
no solo a los consumidores, sino tambin a sus familias y
a la comunidad.
De acuerdo a cifras proporcionadas por los pases del
hemisferio al Mecanismo de Evaluacin Multilateral de la
Comisin Interamericana Contra el Abuso de Drogas1 y a
las brindadas por el Reporte Mundial de Drogas de Nacio1
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2
http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2010/World_
Drug_Report_2010_lo-res.pdf
2
http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2010/World_
Drug_Report_2010_lo-res.pdf
3
UNDOC and WHO, Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment:
discussion Paper, March 2008
3
UNDOC and WHO, Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment:
discussion Paper, March 2008
4
htm#6.5
4
htm#6.5
http://oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k9NSDUH/2k9Results.
http://oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k9NSDUH/2k9Results.
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Official figures from the Government of Mexico7 indicate that the number of killings related to alleged gang rivalries (assault, fighting and executions) has grown 440%
between 2006 and 2010. During the first two years 2,826
people died as a consequence and in 2010 the figure had
risen to 15,273 deaths. According the same source, between December 2006 and November 2010 34,416 people died in Mexico as a direct result of the fighting between
criminal organizations.8
Although it is difficult to measure accurately, a relationship between drugs and crime is evident in our societies. It constitutes a manifestation of the drug problem,
which must remain a priority for governments in our region that are concerned about the welfare and progress
of their citizens. Therefore, member states should compel
themselves toward the development of early warning systems and targeted research to help to be better able to
respond adequately to these threats.
7
mientos
de cocana, principalmente a Estados Unidos. Segn todas las evidencias
las polticas de represin del fenmeno estn comenzando a tener como
consecuencia, en la actualidad, un nuevo desplazamiento, esta vez desde
Mxico hacia los pases del llamado tringulo norte de Centroamrica,
esto es Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador.
7
tos
http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/base-de-datos-de-fallecimien-
http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/base-de-datos-de-falleci-
8
La cifra adquiere su verdadera dimensin si se considera que
durante el mismo ao murieron en Afganistn, en un escenario blico, slo
711 soldados de las fuerzas aliadas que participan en la guerra contra el
Talibn. Cuando las tropas de los Estados Unidos comenzaron a retirarse
de Irak el 19 de agosto de 2010, se reportaron 4.415 soldados muertos en
la guerra que comenz en marzo de 2003: slo en un ao, en Mxico, murieron casi cuatro veces ms personas que todos los soldados de Estados
Unidos que murieron durante la guerra de Irak.
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DROGAS:
OFERTA
DRUGS:
SUPPLY
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TABLE2.1SEIZURESOFECSTASY,KG(TOTAL)
TABLA2.1INCAUTACIONESDEXTASIS,KG (TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
SeizuresofMDMA(Kg):AmountofkilogramsofEcstasy(MDMA)seizedinagivenyear/IncautacionesdeExtasis(MDMA)(Kg):
Cantidaddekilogramosdextasisincautadosporao
2000
2001
1,256.00
9.40
32.30
2.70
2002
32.00
2003
16.30
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1,476.00
275.00
511.55
413.55
733.06
165.50
0.62
0.42
0.68
0.17
0.05
0.04
0.05
0.06
15.20
15.20
0.01
0.00
2,293.00
1,688.00
2.20
60.36
37.70
101.10
1,507.00
2,254.00
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PasesdelMERCOSUR
incluyen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:CostaRica,El
S l d G t
l H d
Ni
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2010
TABLE2.2SEIZURESOFECSTASY,UNIT(TOTAL)
TABLA2.2INCAUTACIONESDEXTASIS,UNIDADES(TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
SeizuresofMDMA(Unit):Amountofinidividualunits(pillsordoses)ofEcstasy(MDMA)seizedinagivenyear/IncautacionesdeMDMA
(Unidades):Cantidaddeunidadesindividuales(pastillasodosis)dextasis(MDMA)incautadasporao
2000
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
16,796
101,870
46
125,073
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
1,098
2,445
2007
2008
2009
0
205,448
1,552,011
3,799
7,745
19,021
0
133,013
126,829
2,590
3,737
346
0
28,312
956,362
20,861
17,885
10,116
1,023
12,221
915
2,785
5,743
71
179
1,619
112
24
3,154
785
1,909
127,959
2,622
19,142
89
18,906
1,783,620
424
175,382
83
27,083
5,822,293
5,244
5,042
1,341
82,703
264,696
57,015
457,127
20,126
1,622
8,533
138
23
11,826
498,737
4,153
17,752
5,968
30,903
7
189,702
289
51,965
27,963
20,578
280,722
121,882
2010
23,477
416
30
5,070
2,256
79
303
500
4,055
22,166
1,100
1,032
1,200
35
78
85
3,448
158
61,272
8,420
270,031
3,341,725
2,690,117
5,197,939
31
18
20,512
857
0
23,474
556
0
7,985
2
16,010
62,302
639
79,260
7,616
2,097
587,329.00 3,553,630.00 2,196,126.00 6,006,674.00 3,105,301.00 6,086,199.00 678,091.00 1,850,943.00 290,283.00 1,031,429.00
2,010.00
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
0.00
19,184.00
175,749.00
33,090.00
20,132.00
8,691.00
17,846.00
7,924.00
5,356.00
2,000.00
7,071.00
#VALOR!
2,306.00
3,102.00
4,450.00
2,506.00
3,030.00
2,008.00
4,794.00
16,796.00
1,909.00
18,937.00
27,101.00
103,215.00
57,872.00
11,826.00
228,922.00
133,569.00
28,312.00
962,105.00
CARICOM*
MERCOSUR*3
4
NAFTA*
SICA*
2,302.00
22,255.00
1,183.00
2,373.00
2,822.00
138.00
9,446.00
19,021.00
346.00
23,589.00
416.00
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,Barbados,
Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PasesdelMERCOSURincluyen:Argentina,Brazil,Paraguayand
Uruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:CostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,NicaraguayPanama
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TABLE2.3SEIZURESOFHEROIN,KG(TOTAL)
TABLA2.3INCAUTACIONESDEHEROINA,KG(TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
SeizuresofHeroin(Kg):Amountofkilogramsofheroinseizedinagivenyear/IncautacionesdeHerona(Kg):Cantidadde
kilogramosdeheronaincautadosporao
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
47.66
126.03
32.29
175.78
0.27
16.09
31.00
1.05
32.51
0.44
14.74
0.00
0.35
4.00
0.00
1.12
0.00
1.49
0.00
0.00
10.40
25.67
567.20
7.78
27.50
1.80
33.23
791.59
20.29
56.66
33.00
15.62
775.00
58.77
61.27
37.00
4.64
625.32
121.30
62.70
77.00
14.22
766.73
68.05
19.89
83.00
14.12
761.90
50.65
88.43
187.89
0.00
515.00
87.70
10.10
41.62
11.00
527.00
16.70
11.54
91.68
0.00
678.00
94.30
0.00
212.95
735.00
17.14
24.00
108.72
6.90
33.00
253.64
10.50
116.00
352.18
13.23
59.00
286.37
22.06
69.00
288.23
4.00
122.00
238.42
24.00
257.60
233.42
22.60
53.70
180.83
0.00
120.30
114.07
8.40
38.60
177.01
8.10
9.74
21.17
14.84
7.95
0.26
1.43
0.13
0.00
0.11
0.00
2.04
9.00
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.60
2.50
14.00
10.38
0.14
299.10
0.45
244.97
282.70
53.18
221.38
306.20
82.10
156.82
302.40
59.79
55.92
461.70
64.48
42.39
10.63
333.82
14.88
81.76
0.06
317.20
180.08
51.70
0.00
296.05
19.83
115.21
282.35
4.86
90.66
14.00
4.76
0.91
1.37
8.24
0.00
1.71
0.05
0.04
8.40
1.23
48.00
2,004.00
1,446.00
1,987.00
5.80
0.12
2,356.00
658.00
4,597.11
0.05
21.58
1,751.36
15.57
394.26
4,108.71
1.00
19.69
2,732.30
12.13
443.46
5,168.75
0.11
16.00
2,118.00
0.02
10.38
2,756.60
7.20
562.95
5,375.98
270.97
4,143.10
130.84
2,970.35
135.23
3,751.75
81.29
4,011.11
0.00
0.00
2.20
0.02
1,678.90
2,132.80
195.58
2,984.36
228.43
3,929.40
2010
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
2
CARICOM*
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
5
SICA*
678.12
1,045.23
1,141.18
916.45
1,055.87
1,008.56
750.13
707.87
800.47
913.24
0.49
4.45
10.38
21.69
17.63
24.25
10.79
2.10
0.00
0.12
0.00
47.66
153.53
96.15
249.18
78.79
66.46
120.94
10.54
26.28
0.00
0.00
1,988.40
2,379.57
3,072.30
3,075.50
2,497.40
2,296.06
2,525.71
1,804.82
2,374.73
2,851.30
0.00
24.42
51.96
361.40
396.33
206.09
182.95
206.94
248.48
246.74
120.76
0.00
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PasesdelMERCOSUR
incluyen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:CostaRica,El
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TABLE2.4SEIZURESOFCRACK,UNIT(TOTAL)
TABLA2.4INCAUTACIONESDECRACK,UNIDADES(TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
Seizuresofcrack(Unit):Amountofinidividualunits(pillsordoses)ofcrackseizedinagivenyear/Incautacionesdecrack
(Unidades):Cantidaddeunidadesindividuales(pastillasodosis)decrackincautadaporao
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
64,998
58,948
100,381
72,650
85,393
134,540
9,870
11,744
4,790
71,788
708
2,357
312
486
378
194
344
749
103,469
77,204
97,923
149,524
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2,006
2,007
2,008
2,009
2,010
3,099
64,048
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
4
NAFTA*
5
SICA*
6,790
5,100
#VALOR!
2,197
2,348
2,754
2,006
2,007
2,008
2,009
2,010
64,998
58,948
101,089
75,007
95,575
146,770
NOTESNOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PasesdelMERCOSUR
incluyen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:CostaRica,El
Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua y Panama
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TABLE2.5SEIZURESOFCRACK,KG(TOTAL)
TABLA2.5INCAUTACIONESDECRACK,KG(TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
Seizuresofcrack(Kg):Amountofkilogramsofcrackseizedinagivenyear/Incautacionesdecrack(Kg):Cantidaddekilogramosde
crackincautadaporao
2000
2001
2002
2003
0.05
0.02
0.00
18.06
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
0.14
0.10
0.14
0.27
2.44
3.24
2.44
3.00
41.90
1.69
182.00
5.69
91.30
8.00
360.00
39.33
5.28
112.60
4.29
196.50
10.00
136.18
11.00
540.95
9.13
936.69
10.83
162.93
55.88
17.48
46.85
0.00
23.94
14.69
16.60
10.00
7.18
5.00
5.90
0.03
5.45
0.27
5.91
16.71
7.27
14.27
13.47
15.26
14.46
14.99
7.70
0.10
19.66
120.00
6.70
0.05
4.52
73.00
7.10
0.76
6.80
1.00
6.40
0.62
6.63
2.00
6.00
0.66
6.00
0.53
5.70
0.79
6.00
0.76
5.80
1.44
3.20
0.74
1.89
0.01
0.68
0.00
4.74
0.06
5.58
0.13
1.92
0.13
1.90
18.34
0.11
0.15
2.75
0.30
1.02
3.82
2.95
1.50
0.56
4.33
3.94
0.60
1.46
3.98
1.79
0.50
4.25
4.17
2.55
8,323.98
3.00
90.89
2.37
12.77
0.76
2.07
193.74
1.02
6.24
5.36
0.00
0.00
0.08
0.51
1.17
0.99
1.17
0.43
0.33
0.06
8,688.19
529.01
78.83
253.44
342.89
236.20
291.87
846.61
409.39
861.06
2010
0.00
239.14
200.41
642.43
1,172.75
0.00
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
5
SICA*
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
132.58
81.31
8.15
27.89
73.03
196.04
106.00
366.78
3.77
3.21
0.00
39.33
112.60
196.50
136.18
540.95
936.69
163.07
0.10
0.90
1.29
0.00
348.28
240.64
10.30
12.50
9.73
11.33
55.88
46.85
23.94
16.60
0.00
27.36
11.22
18.74
17.92
11.44
14.42
8,332.23
99.89
20.94
199.01
0.00
NOTESNOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PasesdelMERCOSUR
incluyen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:CostaRica,El
Salvador,Guatemala,Honduras,NicaraguayPanama
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TABLE2.6SEIZURESOFCOCAINEPASTE/BASE/BASUCO,KG(TOTAL)
TABLA2.6INCAUTACIONESDEPASTABASEDECOCAINA/BASUCO,KG(TOTAL)
SeizuresofCocainePaste/CocaBase/Basuco(Kg):Amountofkilogramsofothersubstancesthatcontaincocaineinanimpureform
seizedinagivenyear/Incautacionesdepastabasedecocana/basuco(Kg):Cantidaddekilogramosdeotrassutanciasque
contienencocanaenformaimpura,incautadaporao
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
71.14
199.19
75.99
74.06
66.43
102.86
99.90
29.55
27.08
86.04
700.00
0.02
2,076.00
17,735.79
679.00
2,525.00
2,428.00
17,848.74
4,741.00
299.00
6,934.00
380.00
14,912.00
65.73
21,641.00
13.75
21,969.00
2.44
1,561.00
32,458.20
10,152.00
543.00
966.00
3,092.00
54,399.00
12,779.00
3.89
1,441.00
25,295.00
8,189.00
399.00
1,099.00
1,526.00
40,757.54
4,239.00
57,511.90
7,702.00
63,867.00
6,566.00
54,663.00
53,429.00
1,307.00
1,600.83
424.00
1,908.00
1,321.15
18.00
897.26
2,068.06
77.32
624.20
2,038.14
42.00
995.21
2,704.00
1,505.17
33.00
7,194.64
7,668.32
966.09
1,102.40
281.00
6.00
269.80
15.00
55.20
1,318.00
76.43
2,633.00
86.30
55,359.00
394.82
7,303.77
11,673.40
17,814.56
183.87
15.07
94,602.38
0.00
0.00
9,708.00
6,274.35
4,129.01
10,439.17
3,574.04
9.70
2,253.00
15.30
4,648.00
3.20
212.00
465.46
34,581.24
4,366.49
1.54
4.31
6,346.31
2010
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
2
CARICOM*
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
29,044.62
25,444.24
35,062.27
50,455.57
53,515.79
70,422.66
83,831.85
93,751.09
88,943.49
94,314.96
281.00
6.00
92.62
45.20
9.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
771.14
878.19
374.99
454.06
494.98
695.19
206.28
166.79
137.10
272.35
0.00
0.02
2,525.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
424.00
18.00
1.54
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,356.14
5,337.00
55,392.00
NOTESNOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PasesdelMERCOSUR
incluyen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:CostaRica,El
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TABLE2.7SEIZURESOFCOCAINEHCL,KG(TOTAL)
TABLA2.7INCAUTACIONESDECOCAINAHCL,KG(TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&The
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
SeizuresofCocaineHCL(Kg):AmountofkilogramsofrefinedcocaineHCLinsaltformseizedinagivenyear/Incautacionesde
cocanaHCL(Kg):CantidaddekilogramosdecocanarefinadaHCL
2000
2001
24.00
2,280.22
6.00
2,087.67
11.23
3,852.00
4,780.20
230.40
8,360.79
52.20
87,268.84
5,870.73
57,235.76
1,748.59
21.00
1,562.31
1,918.64
3,061.14
5,399.71
6,401.97
7,503.54 12,085.19 12,557.22
2,471.00
4,358.00
740.26
102.90
1,222.13
718.55
2,489.17
1,911.93
76.00
157.00
2.44
63.47
733.72
2,385.86
82.79
32.70
362.27
5,965.46
530.86
1,309.00
1,309.00
2,923.00
7,246.00
4,922.38
9,262.00
9,502.00 14,629.00 20,589.00 14,243.07 18,896.77 21,318.10 24,051.84
1,886.00
1,229.00
2,068.30
1,557.94
1,753.50
1,796.34
1,237.45
2,372.99
821.12
849.01
3,737.00
2,276.00
2,526.03
3,089.00
2,940.50
95,278.00 105,262.59 149,296.91 160,123.29 130,916.00 131,431.00 200,984.00 200,017.00
2,994.54
4,291.18
4,544.84
7,029.69 23,330.37 32,435.10 16,167.57 20,887.30
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1,707.59
10,921.15
1,102.00
10,318.65
1,362.00
6,246.34
2,235.00
3,783.60
2,233.00
39,589.11
1,517.64
4,103.37
2,927.00
37.00
9.94
277.00
28.16
4,481.01
214.09
9.20
5,073.76
48.67
76.00
3,725.00
12,639.00
2,207.40
5,045.97
230.15
5,648.00
1,619.21
21,157.90
1,110.70
9,606.39
278.99
3,932.60
1,735.85
26,849.20
6,271.52
3,294.59
468.42
152.85
30,751.30
7,311.60
16,127.15
553.13
2010
3.18
5,091.80
27,054.46
101.70
20.58
281.46
60.73
399.44
0.03
3,789.50
17,634.94
4,075.30
4.54
718.07
183.63
461.84
0.60
2,698.40
27,266.71
1,347.90
101.26
2,214.28
47.99
123.56
30.43
4,655.70
63,976.57
442.39
109.09
6,936.13
329.00
18.34
109.15
21,357.15
9,902.61
7,395.00
2,656.00
13,088.01
493.00
3,255.00
14,749.00
0.04
21.35
164.00
394.97
107.16
1,229.80
59.95
28.15
58.32
14.35
340.12
814.25
750.40
1,507.50
620.00
595.50
830.22
486.18
169.00
590.00
189.82
75.18
106,540.00 94,757.60
172,808.00 174,575.00 64,114.00
25.85
26.49
43.01
49.92
36.72
53.94
471.03
14,305.86 13,391.55 17,790.00 32,249.00 31,222.10 58,435.84 38,925.98
260,659.74 232,685.26 171,868.16 214,590.00 438,178.60 538,673.38 378,798.97
98.21
48,042.56
13,489.64
21,373.86
810.79
8,123.00
28.50
220.63
306.94
335.00
164.29
51,976.00
696.44
31,790.26
403,149.97
256.96
19,352.34
15,352.95
45,057.12
280.51
16,835.00
0.00
61.15
5.22
355.00
56.33
49,603.00
827.92
33,574.40
479,886.58
272.41
21,669.08
4,123.12
52,443.29
233.98
10,632.00
0.00
136.70
8.50
575.00
225.35
55,837.00
2,466.72
27,742.01
519,583.47
0.00
92,231.43
0.00
2,286.58
7,637.22
6,982.62
7,038.69
4,177.39
4,177.42
1,669.39
1,758.02
3,018.68
3,023.41
0.00
7,086.27
10,474.95
11,097.47
11,749.55
18,195.28
26,595.78
21,609.07
27,907.54
34,511.72
39,309.76
0.00
79,879.07
0.00
14,783.37
20,666.21
84,832.23
0.00
414.00
1,655.85
23,195.83
2,949.00
29,292.87
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
2
CARICOM*
3
MERCOSUR*
4
NAFTA*
5
SICA*
8,507.96
13,250.91
22,524.56
35,542.20
46,704.15
72,091.97
80,139.82
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/Pasesdel
MERCOSURincluyen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:
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TABLE2.8SEIZURESOFCANNABISPLANTS,UNIT(TOTAL)
TABLA2.8INCAUTACIONESDEPLANTASDECANABIS,UNIDADES(TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
Seizuresofcannabisplants(unit):Amountofindividualplantsseizedinagivenyear/Incautacionesdeplantasdecanabis
(unidades):Cantidaddeplantasindividualesincautadasporao
2000
2001
2002
7,416
676
1,466
6,949
10,207
71,857
14,244
14,112
180
198,709
4,073
1,552
1,496
162,975
1,111
939
110
83
46,393
3,699,661
1,250,833
63,621
3,823,846
1,445,969
98,892
2,598,874
1,275,738
69,891
1,851,870
1,400,026
79,228
2,048,421
1,906,454
1,235,119
979,681
2,376,693
1,548,303
166,876
23
551,388
1,859,934
2,055,715
128,754
100
1,269,060
128,767
4,408
107,416
6,578
73,386
4,122
113,405
420
2,425
25,005
2,091
293,897
1,210
6,611
418,097
1,128
4,098
370,626
10,047
3,629
710,229
476
154
1,855
2,280
66,003
41,402
365,881
76,169
355,578
144,967
347,283
128,749
60,863
37,104
2,286,000
3,375,000
33,367
3,445
6,258
30,772
58,214
466,015
20,866
34,831
2,388,230
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2,497
8,306
1,194
34,194
2,045
34,454
5,122
11,395
2,036
194,864
18,218
2,339
8,328
14,631
3,816
11,374
739,771
1,962,223
215,816
2,904,752
1,850,794
281,723
2,163,314
1,845,734
2,328,560
1,421,873
1,992,214
2010
27,873
389
3,575
1,202,901
1,858,000
214,997
4,405
661,087
87,975
175
12
435
12,873
156,362
23,658
146,706
306,982
3,159
3,649
23,906
8,675
307
4,048
3,555
644
8,536
19,573
13,502
1,006,822 10,817,497 4,296,107
30,000
15,000
155,608
83,309
108,571
615,890
2,935,611
2,164,898
12,661
2,217,146
217,632
136,964
692
7,915,207
3,861,378
30
235,511
70
284,843
405
99
6,309,304
7,849,245
9,056,850
4,490,364
255
26
17,992,700 13,982,610 6,441,452
425
108
178
68
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*
CARICOM*2
MERCOSUR*3
4
NAFTA*
5
SICA*
100
4,417
8,675
10,606,152
6,281,564
342,813
421,616
474,788
177
40,199
240,221
1,037,824
3,700,337
3,823,846
2,600,068
1,866,144
4,666,836
5,237,836
1,205,045
741,915
2,907,269
2,167,198
1,250,833
1,445,969
1,631,316
1,747,309
1,783,814
2,340,558
1,858,000
1,962,223
1,850,794
1,845,734
2,367,323
2,325,761
1,793,242
2,194,587
756,278
1,306,553
967,509
nd
307
3,211,745
2,619,958
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PasesdelMERCOSUR
incluyen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:CostaRica,El
Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua y Panama
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TABLE2.9SEIZURESOFCANNABISPLANTS,KG(TOTAL)
TABLA2.9INCAUTACIONESDEPLANTASDECANABIS,KG(TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
Seizuresofcannabisplants(kg):Amountofkilogramsofcannabisplantsseizedinagivenyear/Incautacionesdeplantasdecanabis
(kg):Cantidaddeplantasdecanabisincautadasporao
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
38,558
39,092
226
4,560
226
43,652
2003
8,618
103,697
17,296
2,638
300
144,893
26,214
2004
2005
63
122
11
240
35,120
51,434
2006
2007
2008
2009
nd
11
21,510
33,709
182,934
27
15
53
2010
126
17,600
43,284
20,342
50,602
55,606
61,013
137,510
78,478
72,139
68,328
77,150
94,737
320,508
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
2n
CARICOM*
3
MERCOSUR*
4
NAFTA*
SICA*5
nd
39,092
103,697
17,296
nd
0nd
41,196
8,918
43,284
35,194
20,342
51,796
50,602
17,726
55,606
21,517
61,013
137,510
33,709
182,945
15
53
0
226
n
4,560
27
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PasesdelMERCOSUR
incluyen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:CostaRica,El
Salvador,Guatemala,Honduras,NicaraguayPanama
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TABLE2.10SEIZURESOFCANNABISLEAF/HERB,KG(TOTAL)
TABLA2.10INCAUTACIONESDECANABISHOJA/HIERBA,KG(TOTAL)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
Seizuresofcannabisleaf/herb(kg):Amountofkilogramsofcannabisleafand/orherbsareseizedinagivenyear/I ncautacionesdecanabis
hoja/hierba(kg):Cantidaddekilogramosdehojay/ohierbadecanabiscadaao
2000
2001
2002
66.00
25,538.96
756.00
33,052.23
52.00
44,823.95
11,429.00
159,386.00
83,083.00
3,277.00
75,172.00
1,140.05
146,672.00
90,412.00
2,418.00
85,746.00
288,841.00
467.00
2,934.00
18,263.00
455.70
521.00
3,816.00
3,079.00
378.60
3,991.00
10,332.00
1,705.00
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1,482.00
89,939.99
3,125.00
181.39
107,530.42
3,732.00
196.89
91,869.39
6,011.00
58,340.49
6,058.00
54,785.92
1,858.00
36,482.14
2,387.00
94.43
87,525.58
5,327.00
468.91
28,199.70
209,658.00
33,777.00
4,990.00
152,317.00
2,967.14
438.58
34,557.00
217,830.00
56,226.00
6,438.00
128,957.00
1,583.82
684.95
125,356.00
163,432.00
73,135.00
4,984.00
109,629.00
2,454.00
483.35
423,777.00
728.78
689.88
8,509.87
168,076.00
21,519.00
4,260.00
134,285.00
1,779.27
57,476.00
6,620.00
183,203.00
4,786.40
40,560.00
10,835.00
254,685.00
4,809.00
208,875.00
2,064.30
365.50
1,696.00
1,896.00
666.06
17.40
535.00
2,673.00
637.37
530.00
624.00
449.00
563.00
522.00
487.00
559.91
429.00
1,030.00
464.72
212.08
735.00
848.00
372.36
771.46
378.00
1,968.00
439.69
14,722.08
1,405.00
2,794.00
440.50
196.52
996.00
392.46
8,753.96
194,093.00
40,888.00
8,832.00
2,189.00
149.00
415.30
55,869.00
74,413.00
27,137.00
2,050,400.00 1,808,800.00 1,633,326.20
629.86
2,334.97
51,110.00
93,957.00
48,140.95
1,615.91
2,822.71
377.00
520.00
1,473.23
36,603.00
2,247,796.50
381.10
834.07
76,975.46
1,979.55
6,051.00
2010
1,112,588.00 1,937,412.00
34,391.00
790.44
702.11
1,239.25
3,483.64
816.75
533.27
859.25
691.42
1,465.75
3.63
1,394.49
20,952.00
14,428.00
37,178.00
45,212.00
35,507.00
21,378.00
2,208,382.10 1,801,879.60 1,902,318.90 2,213,404.66 1,684,068.46 2,091,736.88
468.46
529.57
543.27
374.41
428.00
509.55
1,129.20
14,342.95
7,209.88
6,015.50
232,062.00
3,647.44
33,947.50
89,971.90
67,817.20
100,498.56
174,630.35
84,483.64
1,513.19
1,158.53
1,289.00
1,161.00
2,275.00
1,928.00
57.47
7.49
155.00
43.53
2,000.00
840.00
45.50
2.00
410.28
905.18
581.02
938.91
7,317,207.00 11,836,678.00
2,978.77
1,271.55
2,121.16
303,144.00
47,596.22
108.00
46.00
205.15
119.35
197.34
196.26
152.90
140.00
120.00
187.00
4,879.81
985.00
1,513.00
554.65
1,268.28
1,365.54
700.27
4,822.55
1,235,027.00 1,164,974.00 1,100,525.40 1,216,060.80 1,192,847.00 1,122,279.00 1,372,655.00 1,703,953.00 1,510,312.00 2,049,274.00
807.70
1,156.44
899.70
620.54
1,256.43
969.66
444.96
1,819.50
1,062.76
548.78
14,999.63
14,431.80
20,919.61
9,588.90
11,310.53
18,279.73
21,129.24
25,391.74
20,718.60
32,637.38
3,788,975
3,828,948
10,471,519
15,843,439
3,968,828
3,553,335
3,992,703
5,177,688
5,250,793
6,596,492
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*1
2
CARICOM*
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
5
SICA*
93,435
90,441
13,473
147,447
182,654
165,195
237,304
608,989
1,371,516
67,273
87,847
7,358,772
11,886,474
28,013
20,078
48,492
356,639
90,464
2,151,009
51,597
236,843
274,838
287,958
304,012
299,648
345,254
319,220
192,258
283,224
176,902
3,368,510
3,064,186
2,774,740
3,485,376
3,435,006
2,980,385
3,348,109
3,974,834
3,234,940
4,175,402
1,596
289,220
4,775
5,105
6,480
16,947
12,066
11,549
237,739
6,662
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosdelCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,
Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PasesdelMERCOSURincluyen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)
NAFTAcountriesinclude/PasesdelNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesinclude/PasesdelSICAincluyen:CostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,NicaraguayPanama
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DROGAS:
DEMANDA
DRUGS:
DEMAND
En el Informe sobre Seguridad Ciudadana en las Amricas 2011 las comas son utilizadas para indicar las cifras en miles (es decir 1,000 equivale a mil) y los puntos para sealar decimales. /
Report on Citizen Security in the Americas 2011 adopts the use of commas to indicate figures in the thousands (1,000) while points signal decimals (10.5).
TABLE3.1PASTMONTHPREVALENCEOFALCOHOL,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.1PREVALENCIADELLTIMOMESDEALCOHOL,POBLACINGENERAL%
Pastmonthprevalenceofalcohol,generalpopulation:percentofgeneralpopulationusingalcoholwithinthelast30days
/Prevalenciadelltimomesdelalcohol,poblacingeneral:Porcentajedelapoblacingeneralquehaconsumidoalcoholdurante
losltimos30das.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
AVERAGE
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
36.20
27.15
42.60
38.30
54.42
59.63
57.86
37.70
64.40
49.81
34.77
58.10
44.70
26.60
24.30
31.70
10.11
11.40
19.23
22.85
32.80
45.20
41.80
34.50
31.56
46.60
48.30
51.20
51.00
50.10
50.30
51.80
50.90
50.10
51.10
51.60
51.90
50.51
42.70
42.92
42.70
54.08
30.23
42.35
38.02
44.69
51.90
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TABLE3.2PASTMONTHPREVALENCEOFALCOHOLAMONGMALES,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.2PREVALENCIADELLTIMOMESDEALCOHOLENTREHOMBRES,POBLACINGENERAL%
Pastmonthprevalenceofalcohol,malepopulation: percentofmalepopulationusingalcoholwithinthelast30days/Prevalencia
delltimomesdealcoholentrehombres,poblacingeneral: elporcentajedehombresenlapoblacingeneralquehaconsumido
alcoholdurantelosltimos30das.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICINDEL
INDICADOR
2000
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
54.30
31.00
53.70
51.20
63.41
66.79
66.63
47.00
70.60
59.99
46.06
65.92
36.80
32.00
45.60
17.85
19.04
33.60
33.79
60.90
51.27
45.60
47.90
53.20
54.80
58.90
57.40
57.30
56.90
58.10
57.00
60.20
56.60
57.70
57.60
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,The
Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,
Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.3PASTMONTHPREVALENCEOFALCOHOLAMONGFEMALES,GENERALPOPULATION
TABLA3.3PREVALENCIADELLTIMOMESDEALCOHOLENTREMUJERES,POBLACINGENERAL%
Pastmonthprevalenceofalcohol,femalepopulation:percentoffemalepopulationusingalcoholwithinthelast30days
Prevalenciadelltimomesdealcoholentremujeres:porcentajedelapoblacinfemeninaquehaconsumidoalcoholdurantelos
ltimos30das.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
34.20
29.10
45.82
52.77
49.43
2007
2009
58.60
39.92
24.83
50.45
16.40
2008
30.60
17.00
17.70
3.55
6.35
7.40
12.74
32.90
33.52
26.00
19.70
40.20
42.30
43.00
44.90
43.20
44.00
45.90
45.20
40.90
46.00
45.90
46.50
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.4PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFCOCAINE,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.4PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAODECOCANA,POBLACINGENERAL%
Pastyearprevalenceofcocaine,generalpopulation:percentofgeneralpopulationusingcocainewithinthelast12months/
Prevalenciadelltimoaodecocana,poblacingeneral:elporcentajedelapoblacingeneralquehaconsumidococanadurante
elltimoao.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
0.10
0.70
1.60
0.73
1.49
1.90
1.32
1.52
0.60
1.30
1.83
0.72
3.00
0.20
0.10
0.24
0.12
0.35
0.44
0.34
1.20
0.70
0.68
1.50
1.90
0.20
2.50
2.50
0.30
2.40
2.30
2.50
1.40
2.30
2.10
1.90
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.5PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFCOCAINEAMONGMALES,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.5PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAODECOCANA ENTREHOMBRES,POBLACINGENERAL%
Pastyearprevalenceofcocaine,male:percentofmalepopulationusingcocainewithinthelast12months/Prevalenciadelltimo
aodecocanaentrehombres:elporcentajedehombresenlapoblacingeneralquehaconsumidococanadurantelosltimos12
meses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
0.70
2.40
1.45
2.52
2.70
2.18
2.55
2007
2008
2009
0.50
1.97
3.15
1.28
0.40
0.20
0.52
0.25
0.73
0.76
0.20
1.46
0.40
0.57
1.90
0.50
2.60
3.50
3.40
3.20
3.00
3.30
2.30
3.10
2.70
2.50
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.6PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFCOCAINEAMONGFEMALES,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.6PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAODECOCANAENTREMUJERES,POBLACINGENERAL%
Pastyearprevalenceofcocaine,female:percentoffemalepopulationusingcocainewithinthelast12months/Prevalenciadel
ltimoaodelconsumodecocanaentremujeres:porcentajedelapoblacingeneralfemeninaquehaconsumidacocanadurante
losltimos12meses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
0.70
1.00
0.21
0.50
1.10
0.50
0.54
2007
2008
2009
2010
0.60
0.63
0.55
0.22
0.03
0.04
0.00
0.14
0.20
0.10
0.10
1.10
1.20
1.60
1.60
1.60
1.70
1.60
0.70
1.60
1.30
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.7PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFECSTASY,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.7PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAODEXTASIS,POBLACINGENERAL%
Pastyearprevalenceofecstasy,general:percentofgeneralpopulationusingecstasywithinthelast12months/Prevalenciadel
ltimoaodelecstasis,poblacingeneral:porcentajedelapoblacingeneralquehaconsumidoecstasisdurantelosltimos12
meses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
0.30
0.10
0.30
1.10
0.13
0.10
1.40
0.11
0.28
0.12
1.70
0.10
0.10
0.10
1.40
1.30
0.90
0.04
0.80
0.80
0.90
0.90
0.10
0.90
1.10
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.8PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFECSTASYAMONGMALES,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.8PREVALENCIALTIMOAODECONSUMODEXTASISENTREHOMBRES%
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
Pastyearprevalenceofecstasy,male:percentofmalepopulationusingecstasywithinthelast12months./Prevalenciadelltimo
aodeecstasis,hombres:porcentajedelapoblacingeneralmasculinaquehaconsumidoecstasisdurantelosltimos12meses.
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
0.30
1.50
0.20
0.18
1.70
0.15
0.41
0.20
0.10
0.22
1.60
0.04
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.10
1.10
1.00
1.40
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.9PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFECSTASYAMONGFEMALES,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.9PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAODELCONSUMODEXTASISENTREMUJERES%
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
Pastyearprevalenceofecstasy,female:percentoffemalepopulationusingecstasywithinthelast12months/Prevalenciadel
ltimoaodeecstasis,mujeres:porcentajedelapoblacinfemeninaquehaconsumidoecstasisdurantelosltimos12meses.
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
0.30
0.10
0.70
0.06
0.02
1.10
0.07
0.17
0.03
0.00
0.10
0(nd)
1.10
0.04
0.80
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.70
0.90
0.10
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.10PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFSOLVENTSORINHALANTS,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.10PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAODESOLVENTESOINHALABLES,POB.GENERAL%
Pastyearprevalenceofsolventsorinhalants,generalpopulation:percentofgeneralpopulationusingsolventsorinhalantswithin
thelast12months/Prevalenciadelltimoaodelconsumodesolventesoinhalables,poblacingeneral:porcentajedela
poblacingeneralquehaconsumidosolventesoinhalablesdurantelosltimos12meses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
0.80
0.95
0.90
0.26
0.90
0.20
0.10
0.20
0.22
0.14
1.40
0.10
0.04
0.04
0.08
0.12
0.14
0.10
0.10
0.44
0.9
0.9
0.03
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.80
0.80
0.80
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.11PASTYEARPREVALENCESOLVENTSORINHALANTSMALES,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.11PREVALENCIALTIMOAOCONSUMODESOLVENTESOINHALABLESENTREHOMBRES%
Pastyearprevalenceofsolventsorinhalants,male:percentofmalepopulationusingsolventsorinhalantswithinthelast12
months/Prevalenciadelltimoaodelconsumodesolventesoinhalablesentrehombres:porcentajedelapoblacinmasculina
queconsumesolventesoinhalablesdurantelosltimos12meses
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
0.80
1.40
0.32
0.22
2007
2008
2009
1.40
0.10
0.24
0.36
0.20
0.20
0.09
0.11
0.16
0.21
0.10
0.68
1.10
1.10
0(nd)
1.20
0.06
1.00
1.10
1.10
0.20
1.10
1.10
1.00
1.00
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.12PASTYEARPREVALENCESOLVENTSORINHALANTSAMONGFEMALES%
TABLA3.12PREVALENCIALTIMOAOCONSUMODESOLVENTESOINHALABLESMUJERES%
Pastyearprevalenceofsolventsorinhalants,female:percentoffemalepopulationusingsolventsorinhalantswithinthelast12
months./Prevalenciadelltimoaodesolventesoinhalablesentremujeres:porcentajedelapoblacinfemeninaqueha
consumidosolventesoinhalablesdurantelosltimos12meses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
1.10
Belize
0.50
0.50
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
0.19
0.17
0.09
0.16
ndChile
0.10
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
0.01
0.05
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
0.10
Paraguay
Peru
0.22
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.13PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFMARIJUANA,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.13PREVALENCIALTIMOAODELCONSUMODEMARIHUANA,POBLACINGENERAL%
Pastyearprevalenceofmarijuana,general:percentofgeneralpopulationusingmarijuanawithinthelast12months./Prevalencia
delltimoaodelconsumodemarijuana,poblacingeneral:Porcentajedelapoblacingeneralquehaconsumidomarijuana
duratnelosltimos12meses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
8.30
8.45
3.20
2.60
5.72
14.10
5.36
5.02
4.50
11.40
6.44
2.27
7.18
6.20
1.00
0.70
0.35
0.13
0.60
1.03
1.06
3.40
0.50
1.78
8.30
1.30
9.30
11.00
0.70
10.60
10.60
10.40
10.30
5.20
10.10
10.30
11.30
NOTES*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.14PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFMARIJUANAAMONGMALES,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.14PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAODELCONSUMODEMARIHUANAENTREHOMBRES%
Pastyearprevalenceofmarijuana,male:percentofmalepopulationusingmarijuanawithinthelast12months./Prevalenciadel
ltimoaodelconsumodemarijuanaentrehombres:porcentajedelapoblacinmasculinaquehaconsumidomarijuanadurante
elltimoao.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
14.80
10.60
5.40
4.20
8.46
18.20
7.57
7.88
8.90
14.40
8.79
3.79
9.67
1.90
1.40
0.75
0.29
1.24
1.73
0.80
3.34
1.20
7.27
10.40
11.50
2.30
13.60
13.20
13.10
13.10
13.10
7.50
13.00
12.50
14.20
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.15PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFMARIJUANAAMONGFEMALES,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.15PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAODELCONSUMODEMARIHUANAENTREMUJERES%
Pastyearprevalenceofmarijuana,females:percentoffemalepopulationusingmarijuanawithinthelast21months./Prevalencia
delltimoaodelconsumodemarijuanaentrelasmujeres:porcentajedepoblacionfemeninaconsumiendomarijuanadurantelos
pasados21meses
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
3.50
6.30
1.70
1.50
3.11
10.20
3.25
2.28
1.10
8.60
4.16
0.93
4.74
0.20
0.10
0.02
0.03
0.08
0.38
0.20
0.41
0.30
1.23
6.40
7.30
0.30
8.40
8.20
8.20
7.90
7.70
3.00
7.40
8.30
8.60
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.16PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFCOCAPASTEBASUCO,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.16PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAODELCONSUMODEPASTADECOCABASUCO%
Pastyearprevalenceofcocapaste/basuco,general: percentofgeneralpopulationusingcocapaste/basucowithinthelast12
months./Prevalenciadelltimoaodelconsumodepastadecoca/basuco/basedecocaina,poblacingeneral: porcentajedela
poblacingeneralquehaconsumidopastadecoca/basuco/basedecocanadurantelosltimos12meses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
0.15
1.90
0.01
0.72
0.51
0.64
2007
2008
2009
2010
0.10
0.63
0.72
0.17
0.80
0.20
0.08
0.08
0.10
0.10
0.68
3.00
0.30
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.17PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFCOCAPASTEBASUCOAMONGMALES%
TABLA3.17PREVALENCIALTIMOAOCONSUMODEPASTADECOCABASUCO,HOMBRES%
Pastyearprevalenceofcocapaste/basuco,male:percentofmalepopulationusingcocapaste/basucowithinthelast12months./
Prevalenciadelltimoaodelconsumodepastadecoca/basuco/basedecocaina,hombres:porcentajedelapoblacinmasculina
quehaconsumidopastadecoca/basuco/basedecocanadurantelosltimos12meses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
0.20
3.20
0.02
1.23
0.92
1.10
2007
2008
2009
0.10
1.05
1.07
0.31
0.30
0.17
0.19
0.10
1.43
0.80
0.50
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.18PASTYEARPREVALENCEOFCOCAPASTEBASUCOAMONGFEMALES%
TABLA3.18PREVALENCIADELLTIMOAOCONSUMODEPASTADECOCABASUCOMUJERES%
Pastyearprevalenceofcocapaste/basuco,female:percentoffemalepopulationusingcocapaste/basucowithinthelast12
months./Prevalenciadelltimoaodelconsumodepastadecoca/basuco/basedecocaina,mujeres:porcentajedelapoblacin
femininaquehaconsumidopastadecoca/basuco/basedecocanadurantelosltimos12meses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
0.10
0.80
0.22
0.11
0.02
0.21
0.21
0.38
0.05
0.02
0.10
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.19PASTMONTHPREVALENCEOFTOBACCO,GENERALPOPULATION%
TABLA3.19PREVALENCIADELLTIMOMESCONSUMOTABACO,POBLACINGENERAL%
Pastmonthprevalenceoftobacco,generalpopulation:percentofgeneralpopulationusingtobaccowithinthelast30days.
/Prevalenciadelltimomesdelconsumodetabaco:porcentajedelapoblacingeneralquehaconsumidotabacoenlosltimos30
das.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
9.10
12.65
25.90
18.40
44.04
43.56
43.64
22.70
19.50
41.24
17.06
42.41
17.20
15.80
14.80
18.40
11.67
9.99
19.58
14.65
12.40
14.90
22.50
18.40
21.81
29.30
29.50
32.90
30.40
29.80
29.20
29.40
29.60
31.80
28.60
28.40
27.70
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.20PASTMONTHPREVALENCEOFTOBACCOAMONGMALES%
TABLA3.20PREVALENCIALTIMOMESCONSUMOTABACOHOMBRES%
Pastmonthprevalenceoftobacco,males:percentofmalepopulationusingtobaccowithinthelast30days./Prevalenciadelmes
pasadodeconsumodetabacoduranteelltimomesentrehombres: porcentajedellapoblacinmasculinaquehausadotabaco
durantelosltimos30das.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
17.10
16.20
38.80
22.30
48.52
47.43
46.35
35.50
21.90
45.20
23.81
45.13
23.30
21.30
30.40
21.46
19.50
30.74
22.34
23.60
34.96
29.40
38.40
35.20
35.60
39.00
37.00
35.90
35.70
35.80
36.40
36.20
35.20
34.50
33.50
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE3.21PASTMONTHPREVALENCEOFTOBACCOAMONGFEMALES%
TABLA3.21PREVALENCIADELLTIMOSMESDECONSUMODETABACOENTREMUJERES%
Pastmonthprevalenceoftobacco,females:percentoffemalepopulationusingtobaccowithinthelast30days/Prevalenciadelmes
pasadodeconsumodetabacoduranteelltimomesentremujeres: porcentajedellapoblacinfemeninaquehausadotabaco
durantelosltimos30das.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR/DEFINICIN
DELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
3.80
9.50
16.20
15.70
39.76
39.86
41.04
12.80
17.20
37.39
11.13
39.75
8.20
8.10
6.40
3.37
3.68
10.44
7.53
7.90
11.64
9.90
9.90
23.90
23.80
26.40
24.30
24.00
23.10
23.40
23.30
27.80
22.40
22.50
22.20
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,
TheBahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSUR
incluryen:Argentina,Brazil,ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,
Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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DROGAS EN LAS
ESCUELAS
DRUGS
IN SCHOOLS
En el Informe sobre Seguridad Ciudadana en las Amricas 2011 las comas son utilizadas para indicar las cifras en miles (es decir 1,000 equivale a mil) y los puntos para sealar decimales. /
Report on Citizen Security in the Americas 2011 adopts the use of commas to indicate figures in the thousands (1,000) while points signal decimals (10.5).
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
50.60%
23.30%
2005
32.60%
39.20%
2006
2007
2008
59.80%
2009
46.30%
28.90%
34.00%
35.00%
20.30%
44.30%
38.88%
40.30%
38.75%
27.70%
43.35%
38.15%
35.45%
50.30%
18.90%
20.80%
52.10%
31.40%
35.50%
11.50%
31.50%
16.30%
35.00%
43.10%
12.70%
16.80%
21.30%
26.90%
36.50%
20.50%
40.00%
26.95%
16.10%
31.00%
63.80%
25.60%
41.00%
39.00%
35.40%
35.40%
56.10%
35.20%
33.20%
52.90%
20.69%
31.30%
34.40%
49.99%
33.80%
33.40%
54.50%
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28.80%
30.40%
52.70%
17.90%
2010
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
53.20%
25.90%
2005
34.00%
42.20%
2006
2007
2008
62.60%
2009
2010
47.80%
29.20%
32.00%
40.30%
23.30%
40.26%
39.11%
33.50%
43.20%
37.87%
35.63%
53.70%
18.60%
21.20%
55.30%
28.90%
35.80%
14.27%
40.20%
12.70%
47.70%
31.81%
19.40%
25.70%
14.66%
30.80%
25.70%
40.80%
29.45%
17.20%
29.39%
68.70%
38.90%
32.00%
54.74%
59.90%
32.80%
55.20%
23.43%
57.10%
31.00%
53.00%
19.90%
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DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
48.10%
21.00%
2005
31.70%
36.60%
2006
2007
2008
2009
57.70%
.
28.80%
45.30%
35.40%
29.70%
37.53%
38.39%
15.90%
22.50%
.
47.50%
43.50%
38.42%
35.50%
19.20%
20.20%
49.50%
33.40%
27.50%
31.40%
12.16%
.
24.74%
10.60%
.
37.70%
14.60%
17.90%
11.15%
23.70%
16.40%
39.10%
24.53%
.
32.58%
15.10%
60.40%
27.00%
20.80%
53.00%
33.60%
51.10%
18.52%
46.18%
.
.
.
.
52.20%
.
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.
.
29.80%
52.60%
16.20%
2010
ReferstothepercentageofsecondaryschoolstudentswhoreportedhavingusedcocaineinthePastyearbeforethestudy,with
referencetothetotalsecondaryschoolpopulation.
Eselporcentajedeestudiantesquedeclararonhaberconsumidococanaenelltimoaoprevioalestudio,conrelacinala
poblacintotaldeestudiantessecundarios
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
1.00%
0.40%
3.24%
3.00%
2002
2003
2004
.
0.90%
0.70%
.
.
.
.
.
.
1.50%
3.07%
.
0.70%
.
2005
1.00%
2.10%
.
.
.
0.90%
0.90%
1.70%
0.20%
.
1.60%
2.85%
3.06%
3.41%
1.20%
1.20%
0.40%
.
.
.
.
0.50%
1.50%
1.10%
0.30%
.
1.30%
1.00%
2006
2007
2.50%
.
2008
2009
2010
2.30%
0.2%
0.30%
1.50%
0.88%
0.50%
2.10%
1.10%
1.50%
0.60%
0.70%
1.04%
.
1.00%
0.90%
0.80%
4.40%
3.60%
0.20%
0.32%
0.20%
4.00%
3.30%
1.70%
3.70%
.
3.50%
1.50%
0.34%
3.20%
.
.
3.40%
3.70%
.
3.00%
.
.
2.70%
2.50%
0.30%
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TABLE4.5PASTYEARPREVALENCEOF COCAINEFORMALES,SECONDARYSCHOOL
TABLA4.5PREVALENCIALTIMO AOCOCANAHOMBRES,POBLACINESCOLAR
ReferstothepercentageofboyswhoreportedhavingusedcocaineinthePastyearbeforethestudy,withreferencetototal
populationofboysinsecondaryschools.
Eselporcentajedejvenesquedeclararon haberconsumido cocana en elltimo ao previo al estudio, con relacin ala poblacin
totaldehombresestudiantessecundarios
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
1.20%
0.50%
.
.
1.30%
0.90%
.
.
4.38%
4.23%
2006
2007
2008
2009
.
.
2005
1.60%
2.60%
.
.
.
3.60%
.
.
0.10%
3.60%
1.30%
2.60%
.
2.30%
3.77%
4.14%
4.46%
1.50%
1.80%
0.70%
.
0.80%
1.60%
0.50%
2.10%
0.96%
.
2.23%
.
.
.
2.10%
.
1.50%
1.70%
1.52%
0.70%
1.90%
1.90%
0.60%
0.90%
1.51%
.
1.86%
1.30%
1.10%
0.30%
0.30%
2.30%
3.60%
1.90%
.
.
0.57%
.
5.30%
.
.
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2.40%
3.70%
2010
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
0.70%
0.30%
.
.
0.50%
0.50%
.
.
.
.
2005
0.50%
1.70%
.
2006
2007
2008
2009
.
.
1.60%
.
.
0.30%
1.20%
0.40%
2.12%
1.00%
1.93%
0.44%
.
0.54%
.
1.00%
2010
1.40%
1.93%
0.10%
.
0.50%
0.50%
2.00%
2.36%
0.80%
0.70%
0.20%
.
0.40%
0.60%
1.10%
0.37%
0.40%
0.40%
1.30%
0.60%
0.50%
0.58%
.
0.68%
0.60%
0.60%
0.40%
0.10%
1.30%
3.30%
1.10%
0.12%
.
.
.
2.30%
.
.
280.00%
1.40%
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DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
0.60%
0.30%
1.87%
1.64%
2009
1.40%
0.70%
0.30%
1.10%
1.60%
.
.
1.36%
.
.
2.80%
1.70%
0.20%
0.70%
0.30%
1.20%
0.50%
1.40%
0.80%
0.60%
0.20%
1.00%
0.20%
0.56%
5.40%
6.20%
.
1.00%
0.60%
0.30%
0.11%
0.20%
4.90%
3.00%
0.30%
2.40%
2.60%
2.80%
3.50%
2.90%
3.70%
0.39%
0.30%
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DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
1.90%
0.90%
0.30%
0.80%
0.60%
1.53%
1.87%
.
3.20%
2.38%
2.22%
2.16%
0.20%
0.21%
1.80%
0.80%
1.90%
0.90%
0.30%
1.00%
0.30%
0.80%
.
1.76%
0.90%
2.60%
0.40%
.
3.70%
0.30%
0.74%
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DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
0.40%
0.40%
1.37%
1.08%
1.23%
0.90%
0.40%
0.50%
0.20%
0.67%
0.85%
.
2.40%
0.10%
0.37%
0.90%
0.15%
0.10%
1.10%
0.10%
0.34%
.
0.39%
0.30%
0.20%
0.20%
2.50%
0.30%
0.08%
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3.50%
2010
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
0.50%
2.40%
1.89%
1.60%
2002
2003
2004
.
4.90%
1.70%
.
.
.
.
.
.
3.17%
.
2005
4.10%
2.30%
.
.
2006
2007
2008
2009
.
.
9.90%
2.20%
.
.
2.10%
1.70%
1.20%
14.10%
2.50%
.
3.30%
2.83%
3.10%
2.97%
3.90%
3.90%
390.00%
.
.
.
.
.
.
0.50%
2.50%
1.50%
1.00%
5.60%
0.90%
.
.
.
.
2.50%
.
5.60%
2010
3.50%
1.70%
0.63%
2.30%
13.70%
0.90%
2.70%
0.60%
1.50%
1.81%
.
7.00%
1.80%
5.70%
1.80%
7.30%
6.60%
5.80%
3.30%
.
5.40%
1.40%
5.90%
.
6.00%
1.60%
3.40%
13.38%
6.50%
.
6.60%
2.30%
5.90%
.
6.10%
1.40%
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DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
0.60%
2.90%
4.30%
1.80%
2.50%
3.55%
2006
2007
2008
2009
2005
1.90%
2.50%
2.90%
.
2.10%
2.40%
7.70%
1.60%
3.50%
.
4.30%
3.06%
3.21%
2.93%
5.20%
5.50%
4.00%
0.90%
3.40%
5.40%
1.17%
.
1.74%
2.40%
.
5.00%
1.90%
0.96%
1.70%
1.40%
4.40%
0.60%
1.60%
1.90%
5.31%
5.20%
2.10%
2.50%
2.50%
1.60%
5.00%
1.80%
11.02%
.
.
.
3.30%
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.
.
5.40%
2.10%
2010
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
0.40%
2.00%
.
.
5.50%
1.60%
.
.
.
1.30%
2.80%
2006
2007
2008
2009
.
.
.
2005
5.70%
2.10%
.
.
.
.
11.90%
1.50%
.
.
2.20%
1.10%
0.60%
1.60%
.
2.50%
2.60%
3.00%
2.50%
0.20%
0.8%
0.60%
5.90%
0.52%
.
0.45%
.
.
.
1.60%
.
6.50%
1.10%
0.37%
2010
3.01%
2.20%
2.80%
0.50%
1.30%
0.60%
1.50%
1.72%
.
6.85%
6.00%
1.60%
3.70%
1.30%
1.20%
6.90%
1.40%
15.20%
.
.
.
1.40%
.
.
6.70%
0.80%
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DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
3.40%
8.60%
14.82%
5.80%
2002
2003
2004
.
13.10%
13.40%
.
.
.
.
.
.
13.01%
.
2005
13.40%
5.40%
.
.
.
10.80%
2.70%
4.60%
.
6.60%
14.74%
1.10%
12.30%
2.50%
.
.
.
.
4.10%
.
15.90%
2006
2007
2008
2009
7.60%
.
7.20%
3.60%
15.56%
15.05%
5.70%
6.30%
17.90%
.
.
.
.
.
.
1.00%
4.20%
3.50%
8.40%
3.50%
1.40%
1.06%
0.70%
14.60%
2.20%
2.90%
1.70%
3.00%
2.68%
.
13.00%
1.90%
15.90%
32.20%
32.70%
3.50%
30.30%
28.20%
8.00%
27.50%
.
26.60%
9.50%
1.04%
11.72%
4.10%
6.55%
25.20%
.
.
24.60%
14.80%
.
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23.90%
.
.
26.70%
12.50%
0.90%
2010
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
4.60%
12.70%
.
.
16.30%
19.70%
.
.
.
16.15%
14.29%
2006
2007
2008
2009
.
.
.
2005
19.80%
6.40%
.
.
.
.
12.40%
10.60%
.
.
10.00%
12.00%
4.00%
5.40%
.
8.90%
16.10%
16.67%
15.66%
7.10%
8.00%
26.60%
.
1.40%
5.40%
1.40%
17.20%
3.57%
.
3.95%
.
.
.
6.40%
.
18.60%
1.70%
1.65%
2010
0.60%
3.40%
4.80%
2.40%
4.60%
3.67%
.
17.22%
2.60%
21.40%
18.90%
6.30%
9.80%
28.10%
10.90%
1.58%
9.66%
.
.
.
18.10%
.
.
29.60%
14.80%
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DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2.30%
4.90%
.
.
10.40%
6.90%
.
.
.
13.50%
11.75%
2006
2007
2008
2009
.
.
.
2005
8.90%
4.50%
.
.
.
.
9.00%
5.10%
.
.
4.60%
5.30%
1.10%
2.00%
.
4.80%
13.38%
14.47%
14.51%
4.30%
4.60%
11.10%
.
0.60%
1.80%
0.90%
8.70%
1.22%
.
1.04%
.
.
.
1.90%
.
12.80%
0.90%
0.58%
0.70%
1.30%
1.40%
1.00%
1.80%
1.72%
.
9.68%
1.20%
12.30%
7.70%
1.50%
7.20%
24.90%
8.30%
0.57%
4.15%
.
.
.
11.90%
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.
.
23.90%
10.30%
2010
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
0.50%
1.40%
1.40%
0.90%
0.70%
1.30%
.
1.20%
2.55%
2.61%
0.60%
2010
0.20%
2.27%
0.80%
.
.
2.51%
.
2.65%
0.50%
0.10%
0.90%
0.30%
3.90%
0.16%
1.40%
0.20%
0.40%
0.80%
0.70%
0.60%
0.32%
1.10%
0.10%
0.70%
0.60%
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DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
0.70%
2005
2006
1.80%
2007
2008
1.90%
2009
1.30%
0.30%
3.08%
3.48%
1.10%
1.80%
.
1.60%
3.37%
3.52%
3.39%
0.90%
0.80%
0.20%
1.50%
0.31%
4.70%
0.30%
0.50%
1.18%
1.10%
0.90%
0.60%
1.40%
0.20%
0.80%
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2010
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
0.30%
1.10%
0.90%
0.60%
0.40%
0.90%
.
1.00%
1.73%
1.71%
1.89%
0.30%
1.47%
1.56%
2010
0.20%
0.30%
0.18%
3.00%
0.10%
0.40%
0.43%
0.60%
0.50%
0.06%
0.40%
0.80%
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DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
24.70%
2.30%
.
.
.
.
.
.
2005
1.80%
21.20%
.
2006
2007
2008
2009
.
.
3.50%
21.90%
.
.
1.60%
19.70%
12.20%
42.05%
15.40%
.
.
38.17%
.
17.30%
9.90%
13.30%
.
22.70%
41.32%
35.37%
8.50%
8.70%
13.20%
33.08%
7.60%
5.60%
11.70%
.
.
.
21.60%
.
6.10%
.
.
.
.
1.90%
14.40%
9.30%
2.00%
9.01%
1.60%
3.00%
5.20%
4.80%
14.20%
14.70%
16.87%
.
2.00%
10.40%
5.80%
23.90%
21.30%
9.50%
17.70%
16.70%
30.30%
16.00%
.
14.90%
25.70%
3.95%
2.44%
7.90%
5.50%
14.50%
.
.
14.00%
22.20%
.
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12.30%
.
13.10%
18.40%
4.60%
2010
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
2003
2004
23.60%
2.40%
.
.
.
.
.
.
2005
2.70%
21.00%
.
2006
2007
22.70%
.
27.70%
2008
.
.
3.60%
21.60%
.
18.90%
38.35%
13.90%
.
32.70%
30.63%
10.00%
9.50%
.
1.60%
2009
2010
20.20%
16.90%
39.13%
35.43%
10.90%
2.40%
6.30%
8.37%
.
22.67%
.
.
29.60%
.
7.40%
13.20%
2.10%
2.80%
12.89%
3.80%
6.00%
17.00%
17.70%
21.48%
.
2.32%
13.60%
7.10%
4.30%
15.30%
7.16%
25.20%
21.10%
5.22%
.
.
19.90%
.
.
.
13.70%
15.50%
2.80%
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DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
25.70%
2.20%
.
.
.
.
.
.
2005
1.10%
21.30%
.
2006
2007
2008
2009
.
.
3.20%
22.10%
.
.
1.60%
19.40%
11.00%
8.40%
.
18.60%
44.27%
12.50%
.
37.99%
35.62%
7.20%
7.70%
7.30%
44.90%
40.88%
4.90%
1.50%
5.30%
7.44%
.
9.07%
.
.
13.80%
.
4.60%
5.90%
1.30%
1.10%
5.91%
2.30%
3.80%
11.50%
12.30%
12.38%
.
1.79%
7.40%
5.00%
1.40%
5.30%
34.30%
15.10%
29.50%
2.84%
4.17%
.
.
.
.
24.30%
.
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.
.
.
12.50%
21.10%
6.60%
2010
SISTEMAS
PENITENCIARIOS
Y CARCELARIOS
PENITENTIARY AND
PRISON SYSTEMS
En el Informe sobre Seguridad Ciudadana en las Amricas 2011 las comas son utilizadas para indicar las cifras en miles (es decir 1,000 equivale a mil) y los puntos para sealar decimales. /
Report on Citizen Security in the Americas 2011 adopts the use of commas to indicate figures in the thousands (1,000) while points signal decimals (10.5).
LOS SISTEMAS
PENITENCIARIOS
Y CARCELARIOS
EN LAS AMRICAS
PENITENTIARY
AND PRISON
SYSTEMS IN THE
AMERICAS
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La sobrepoblacin carcelaria no slo se debe al crecimiento de la poblacin reclusa debido a una poltica
1
Principios y Buenas Prcticas sobre la Proteccin de las Personas Privadas de Libertad en las Amricas, Comisin Interamericana de
Derechos Humanos (2008); Reglas Mnimas Estandarizadas para el Tratamiento de Reclusos, Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, (1957, revisadas 1977).
1
Principles and Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas, Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights (2008); Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners,
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, (1957,
revised 1977).
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criminal ms severa que lleva a una mayor captura de delincuentes, sino tambin al abuso de la prisin preventiva
por parte de la gran mayora de los pases de la regin.
REFORMAS PARA
FORJAR UN SISTEMA
PENITENCIARIO Y
CARCELARIO MS
EFECTIVO Y JUSTO
El papel principal del sistema penitenciario y carcelario
no es castigar a los individuos en conflicto con la ley, sino
prevenir el delito. La manera ms efectiva para evitar futuras manifestaciones de criminalidad y violencia es hacer
hincapi en la rehabilitacin del recluso y su reinsercin
social.
En la regin se requiere desarrollar estrategias y
polticas de seguridad pblica que aumenten la tasa de
reinsercin de infractores de la ley, as como desarrollar
modelos de monitoreo y evaluacin de la efectividad de
los mismos que eviten la reincidencia en el ciclo delictivo.
De esta manera, los sistemas penitenciarios y carcelarios
deberan tener una aproximacin holstica que contemple
mejorar la educacin ofrecida en las prisiones, la provisin
de salud, el tratamiento de la drogadiccin y el desarrollo
de una red efectiva de servicios de apoyo a reclusos que
han cumplido su pena y salen de la crcel.
Con el incremento de la poblacin penitenciaria, se
hace necesario fortalecer el Sistema Judicial y mantener
el respeto a la proporcionalidad de la aplicacin de las penas, promoviendo medidas alternativas a la reclusin, que
REFORMS
TO FORGE FAIRER
AND MORE EFFECTIVE
PENITENTIARY
AND PRISON SYSTEMS
The principal role of the penitentiary and prison system
is not to punish individuals who break the law but to prevent
crime. The most effective way to avert future criminal and
violent activities is to rehabilitate prisoners and successfully
reinsert them into civil society.
The region requires the development of public security
strategies and policies which increase the rate of successful
reinsertions into society which in turn prevent relapses into
crime, the expansion of models to monitor ex-prisoners together with assessments evaluating the models themselves.
Accordingly, penitentiary and prison systems must forge a holistic approach which emphasizes improving education within
prisons, the provision of health, treatment for drug addiction
and the development of an effective network of support services for released prisoners.
With the growth of prison populations, the judicial system should be strengthened alongside the application of the
principle of proportionality when sentencing; this should include the promotion of alternatives to imprisonment such as
bail, fines, probation, financial compensation to victims and
the creation of drug courts as a special mechanism to treat
individuals addicted to illicit substances.
Chile, Canada and the United States, for instance,
have developed flexible sentences which require that
those deprived of liberty only spend nights or weekends
in jail; this means that prisoners do not lose their jobs
and/or may continue their education. In certain cases, the
States should consider developing policies which permit
a flexible sentence for a brief period towards the end
of the prisoners confinement in order to facilitate his/her
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5
Dave Bewley-Taylor, Chris Hallam y Rob Allen, The Incarceration of Drug Offenders: An Overview, The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy
Programme, (Kings College London, 2009), Page 9.
4
Recomendaciones de la Segunda Reunin de Autoridades
Responsables de las Polticas Penitenciarias y Carcelarias de los Estados
Miembros de la OEA, (Valdivia, 2008), pgina 3.
5
Dave Bewley-Taylor, Chris Hallam y Rob Allen, The Incarceration of Drug Offenders: An Overview, The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy
Programme, (Kings College London, 2009), pgina 9.
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TABLE5.1PERSONSHELDINPRISONS(TOTAL)
TABLA5.1RECLUSOS(TOTAL)
Reclusos(total):Personasencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesenundaconcreto.Nodeben
incluirselosnodelincuentesinternadosconfinesadministrativos,incluidasaquellaspersonasinternadasmientrasseinvestigasu
situacindeinmigracinylosextranjerossinderechoapermanecerenelpasantesdesuexpulsin.
Personsheldinprisons(total):Personsheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsonaspecifieddayandshould
excludenoncriminalprisonersheldforadministrativepurposes,includingpersonsheldpendinginvestigationintotheirimmigration
statusandforeigncitizenswithoutalegalrighttostayheldpriortoremoval.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
37,885
41,008
46,288
51,998
54,472
55,423
54,001
52,457
54,537
8,151
232,755
5,577
233,859
6,065
239,345
5,669
308,304
34,717
7,859
154,765
27,734
165,687
26,968
2,713
6,495
336,358
34,364
38,064
68,020
9,056
172,888
40,829
27,417
182,530
30,544
28,826
2,867
7,031
401,236
37,183
66,829
8,818
60,021
9,043
12,657
13,752
12,525
14,668
18,218
16,041
1,280
1,461
8,359
1,861
2,171
2,117
2,179
4,982
193,889
4,846
205,821
5,000
210,140
31,311
11,809
6,037
35,835
5,072
211,898
6,803
10,679
5,163
233,161
11,524
6,281
33,011
4,624
211,553
6,060
11,484
5,889
39,684
1,239
1,600
3,771
2,195,873
1,085
1,071
513
1,176
3,700
2,258,792
3,599
2,292,750
3,863
2,310,984
3,430,803
139,621
1,404
3,924
2,151,883
6,396
19,368
2,425
7,433
451,219
38,541
53,541
69,979
9,946
126
908
2,781
7,433
473,626
3,093
7,310
361,402
35,436
11,358
2,452
7,683
422,373
38,348
45,843
63,603
9,179
2009
278
2010
8,700
496,251
75,992
11,385
277
18,331
25,000
386
43,286
3,028,499
19,853
3,145,572
3,214,122
3,306,843
24,069
3,364,120
117,184
118,508
121,105
129,188
138,916
10,501
6,617
44,396
254
11,800
23,151
10,512
2,007
12,172
6,263
45,012
1,075
3,719
2,292,133
8,238
3,672
8,785
37,302
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*
CARICOM*
MERCOSUR*3
4
NAFTA*
SICA*5
141,504
17,146
403,507
429,502
467,670
487,115
519,883
543,018
2,380,136
2,437,130
2,506,115
2,542,651
2,561,423
2,525,294
565,836
64,201
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE5.2PERSONSHELDINPRISONS(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA5.2RECLUSOS(POR100,000HABITANTES)
Personsheldinprisons(rateper100,000):Thetotalofpersonsheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsona
specifieddayandshouldexcludenoncriminalprisonersheldforadministrativepurposes,includingpersonsheldpending
investigationintotheirimmigrationstatusandforeigncitizenswithoutalegalrighttostayheldpriortoremoval.
Reclusos(p/100,000hab):Totaldepersonasencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesenunda
concreto.Nodebenincluirselosnodelincuentesinternadosconfinesadministrativos,incluidasaquellaspersonasinternadas
mientrasseinvestigasusituacindeinmigracinylosextranjerossinderechoapermanecerenelpasantesdesuexpulsin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
325
102.56
109.88
122.85
136.75
141.95
143.09
138.09
132.83
137.22
376.66
394.98
96.70
133.63
64.70
132.38
68.70
133.62
70.40
182.01
216.00
121.00
72.10
182.93
128.53
226.00
159.00
73.00
194.22
78.20
194.07
74.10
229.57
74.13
238.10
78.90
247.35
282.00
142.00
83.00
315.00
157.00
163.50
87.00
259.17
378.45
63.00
88.00
137.00
126.00
105.00
371.10
64.36
166.50
207.00
120.00
103.00
86.00
101.00
95.00
114.00
137.00
152.40
569.00
301.84
368.41
356.00
154.00
207.00
95.00
217.00
74.00
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286.80
762.00
244.00
85.00
128.40
TABLE5.3ADULTSHELDINPRISONS(TOTAL)
TABLA5.3ADULTOSRECLUSOS(TOTAL)
Adultsheldinprisons(total):Totalnumberofadultsheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsonaspecifiedday
andshouldexcludenoncriminalprisonersheldforadministrativepurposes,includingpersonsheldpendinginvestigationintotheir
immigrationstatusandforeigncitizenswithoutalegalrighttostayheldpriortoremoval.
Adultosreclusos:Totaldeadultosencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesenundaconcreto.No
debenincluirselosnodelincuentesinternadosconfinesadministrativos,incluidasaquellaspersonasinternadasmientrasseinvestiga
susituacindeinmigracinylosextranjerossinderechoapermanecerenelpasantesdesuexpulsin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
37,885
41,008
46,288
51,998
54,472
2,829
55,423
2,897
54,001
2,416
52,457
2,556
54,537
2,655
2,713
6,495
336,358
32,122
38,064
68,020
3,093
7,310
361,402
33,410
2,867
7,031
401,236
35,175
2,425
7,433
451,219
473,626
66,829
8,271
60,021
8,290
2,452
7,683
422,373
36,330
45,843
63,603
9,080
53,541
69,979
9,841
75,992
11,245
12,657
13,752
12,525
14,682
1,255
1,439
8,359
1,839
4,663
103,669
4,518
205,621
4,557
210,140
11,400
11,571
6,281
33,011
11,575
6,037
35,835
8,151
232,755
5,577
233,859
6,065
239,345
5,669
308,304
34,717
2009
278
2010
2,454
908
2,781
496,251
277
10,229
386
40,829
27,734
26,968
27,417
30,544
28,826
31,311
302
10,512
2,143
2,083
2,149
4,204
212,841
6,060
11,345
4,170
219,754
6,803
9,651
4,267
224,749
39,684
43,286
10,296
6,146
44,396
240
513
410
397
1,600
3,566
2,179,600
3,508
2,242,000
3,418
2,271,100
3,683
2,289,500
3,530
2,275,600
19,853
3,074,077
3,223,559
3,228,053
24,069
3,299,839
3,301,558
398,374
424,369
462,537
482,130
513,165
535,572
2,275,391
2,418,631
2,487,315
2,520,271
2,545,584
11,400
32,367
42,906
26,485
26,295
3,700
2,139,600
1,263
19,368
2,882,013
45,012
3,476
37,302
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
116,055
CARICOM*2
17,680
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
40,829
30,544
21,541
10,512
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE5.4ADULTSHELDINPRISONS(MALE)
TABLA5.4ADULTOSRECLUSOS(HOMBRES)
Adultsheldinprisons(Male):Totalnumberofmaleadultsheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsona
specifieddayandshouldexcludenoncriminalprisonersheldforadministrativepurposes,includingpersonsheldpending
investigationintotheirimmigrationstatusandforeigncitizenswithoutalegalrighttostayheldpriortoremoval.Adultos
reclusos(hombres):Totaldevaronesadultosencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesenunda
concreto.Nodebenincluirselosnodelincuentesinternadosconfinesadministrativos,incluidasaquellaspersonasinternadas
mientrasseinvestigasusituacindeinmigracinylosextranjerossinderechoapermanecerenelpasantesdesuexpulsin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
850
6,758
222,643
4,903
223,986
5,314
229,060
2005
2006
2007
997
4,925
230,340
38,107
2008
2009
1,030
984
5,586
317,568
5,880
341,138
6,035
378,171
7,218
396,760
37,466
6,978
422,565
37,655
7,142
442,225
63,385
62,707
7,645
56,626
7,684
59,971
8,390
65,786
9,120
71,204
10,423
1,204
1,385
1,758
2,042
1,994
2,065
4,479
94,129
4,343
195,248
4,375
199,455
4,067
201,953
4,025
208,784
4,113
213,650
10,542
10,810
6,016
10,827
5,760
13,588
9,047
9,631
5,835
2010
461,444
28,810
42,265
239
1,369
1,212
1,035
1,021
1,176
1,175
3,580
1,955,100
976
3,450
1,986,200
3,389
2,038,900
3,296
2,064,500
3,501
2,082,800
3,382
2,075,900
35,749
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
NAFTA*4
120,611
2,303,919
2,329,239
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE5.5ADULTSHELDINPRISONS(FEMALE)
TABLA5.5ADULTOSRECLUSOS(MUJERES)
Adultsheldinprisons(Female):Totalnumbberoffemaleadultsheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsona
specifieddayandshouldexcludenoncriminalprisonersheldforadministrativepurposes,includingpersonsheldpending
investigationintotheirimmigrationstatusandforeigncitizenswithoutalegalrighttostayheldpriortoremoval.
Adultasreclusas(Mujeres):Totaldemujeresadultasencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesenunda
concreto.Nodebenincluirselasnodelincuentesinternadasconfinesadministrativos,incluidasaquellaspersonasinternadas
mientrasseinvestigasusituacindeinmigracinylasextranjerassinderechoapermanecerenelpasantesdesuexpulsin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
6
2010
2,804
1,393
10,112
674
9,873
751
10,285
744
9,863
909
18,790
1,600
4,635
86
913
20,264
63
996
23,065
37
465
25,830
48
455
28,654
43
38
30
931
31,401
4,122
626
3,395
606
3,632
690
4,193
721
4,788
822
34,807
570
425
10
2,722
51
54
164
81
184
9,540
175
10,373
182
10,685
137
10,888
145
10,970
154
11,099
761
265
748
277
757
604
101
89
84
1,734
35
27
50
50
22
665
311
2,800
1
12
37
120
184,500
287
116
193,400
119
203,100
404
122
206,600
182
206,700
148
199,700
679
3
1,492
267,219
2,747
2,408
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
CARICOM*
8519
563
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*
195640
23620
26550
29315
32173
34886
205373
213785
219088
219270
212399
3770
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE5.6MINORSHELDINPRISONS(TOTAL)
TABLA5.6MENORESDEEDADENCARCELADOS(TOTAL)
Minorsheldinprisons(total):Totalnumberofminorsheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsonaspecified
dayandshouldexcludenoncriminalminorsheldforadministrativepurposes.Menoresdeedadencarcelados(total):Total
demenoresdeedadencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesenundaconcreto.Nodebenincluirse
losnodelincuentesinternadosconfinesadministrativos.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
19,579
38
559
9,555
13,489
91
725
15,426
32
29
25
67
28
16,595
16,868
20,918
16,940
19,631
92
99
105
140
21,744
105
15
360
376
507
15
2,545
25
22
22
28
34
30
274
2,658
288
2,451
358
1,168
323
841
356
308
11,728
615
691
614
477
566
660
3,287
2,525
13
12,100
3,287
224
9,568
42
205
8,967
192
8,466
181
9,472
180
10,420
189
9,990
26,895
35,446
47,600
28,048
49,491
62,289
675
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
CARICOM*
691
MERCOSUR*3
4
NAFTA*
SICA*
33970
33162
31378
607
627
36174
36489
31231
32179
41349
1213
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE5.7MINORSHELDINPRISONS(RATEPER100,000MINORS)
TABLA5.7MENORESENCARCELADOS(TASAPOR100,000MENORES)
Minorsheldinprisons(rateper100,000minors):Totalnumberofminorsheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectional
institutionsonaspecifieddayandshouldexcludenoncriminalminorsheldforadministrativepurposes.Menoresencarcelados(por
100,000menores):ElTotaldemenoresdeedadencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesenunda
concreto.Nodebenincluirselosnodelincuentesinternadosconfinesadministrativos.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
6.00
8.60
8.20
2010
53.89
9.10
12.00
12.00
12.00
10.24
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE5.8MINORSHELDINPRISON(MALE)
TABLA5.8MENORESENCARCELADOS(HOMBRES)
Minorsheldinprison(Male):Totalnumberofmaleminorsheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsona
specifieddayandshouldexcludenoncriminalminorsheldforadministrativepurposes.Menoresencarceladoshombres:Total
devaronesmenoresdeedadencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesenundaconcreto.Nodeben
incluirselosnodelincuentesinternadosconfinesadministrativos.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
347
359
475
1,204
1,385
1,758
2,042
1,994
2,065
231
2,541
239
2,339
266
1,130
232
801
261
245
11,087
560
642
542
383
551
646
448
12
224
205
192
181
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180
189
2010
TABLE5.9MINORSHELDINPRISON(FEMALE)
TABLA5.9MENORESENCARCELADOS(MUJERES)
Minorsheldinprisons(Female):Totalnumberoffemaleminorsheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsona
specifieddayandshouldexcludenoncriminalminorsheldforadministrativepurposes.Menoresencarceladosmujeres:Total
demenoresdeedaddelsexofemeninoencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesenundaconcreto.No
debenincluirselasnodelincuentesinternadasconfinesadministrativos.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
13
12
32
43
117
49
112
92
38
91
40
95
63
641
55
49
72
94
15
14
23
1
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TABLE5.10PRISONERSHELDONREMAND(TOTAL)
TABLA5.10RECLUSOSNOJUZGADOS(TOTAL)
Prisonersheldonremand(total):Meansuntriedand/orpersonsinpretrialheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectional
institutionsonaspecifiedday.
Reclusosnojuzgados(total):Totaldereclusossinsentenciajudicialy/oenesperadejuicio,encrceles,institucionespenitenciarias
oinstitucionescorreccionales,enundaespecfico.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
2000
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
80,775
2001
78,437
2002
80,235
2003
138,318
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
31,913
29,052
29,972
163,671
9,899
170,444
177,389
187,336
196,670
209,126
215,229
28,811
1,988
25,749
1,602
19,353
1,680
22,183
1,756
24,055
2,099
24,569
2,711
2,563
8,777
9,932
3,538
4,789
441
470
417
850
850
956
45
80,661
42
87,844
95
89,801
97
88,136
546
88,035
588
92,311
6,886
7,270
4,548
7,153
4,448
7,011
5,515
6,137
4,802
6,785
63,724
71,501
73,685
80,134
8,003
21,999
7,412
4,269
27,128
45
674
647
496
621
656
567
442,926
5,217
463,468
475,574
483,708
494,115
477,460
814,231
850,212
5,846
25,130
857,339
855,955
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity*
CARICOM*
57595
58482
MERCOSUR*3
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
532959
533486
212122
216106
561211
575274
226973
237290
249746
255316
13622
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE5.11PRISONERSHELDONREMAND(%)
TABLA5.11RECLUSOSNOJUZGADOS(%)
Untriedpersonsheld(%):Untriedand/orpersonsinpretrialheldinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutions.
Reclusosnojuzgados(%):Totaldereclusossinsentenciajudicialy/oenesperadejuicio,encrceles,institucionespenitenciariaso
institucionescorreccionales.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
24.46
2010
22.14
32.24
15.52
34.70
33.54
33.52
44.86
48.66
75.33
47.16
76.80
42.48
42.35
38.52
32.24
44.35
70.50
43.59
44.15
34.87
23.40
34.37
32.33
77.00
43.37
26.00
20.95
44.00
35.00
22.00
28.00
72.57
70.25
68.00
60.26
17.72
48.00
55.00
52.21
50.00
45.71
57.98
55.78
33.33
52.74
66.50
66.53
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TABLE5.12SENTENCEDPRISONERS(TOTAL)
TABLA5.12RECLUSOSSENTENCIADOS(TOTAL)
Sentencedprisoners(total):Meansthetotalofpersonswhoreceivedasentenceandisinaprison,penalinstitutionorcorrectional
institution,forthatsentence,onaspecifiedday.
Reclusossentenciados:Porreclusossentenciadosseentiendeeltotaldereclusosconsentenciajudicialenlascrceles,instituciones
penitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionales,enundaespecfico.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
151,980
155,422
159,110
169,986
172,687
24,439
190,958
23,350
285,503
23,964
235,037
24,044
254,541
264,500
228,102
39,209
7,068
41,080
7,216
40,668
7,363
41,420
7,423
45,924
7,847
51,423
8,674
6,164
4,573
15,148
91,041
94,186
99,203
102,396
849
991
1,444
1,321
1,267
1,223
4,937
113,228
4,806
117,977
4,915
120,539
4,527
124,705
4,526
130,819
4,575
132,438
4,512
4,301
1,733
4,422
1,589
4,334
4,136
3,739
1,800
9,312
2,004
17,884
209
730
592
589
450
520
505
1,712,957
3,927
1,732,405
1,783,218
1,809,042
1,827,276
1,814,673
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2,939
12,172
TABLE5.13PRISONSTAFFINADULTPRISONS(TOTAL)
TABLA5.13PERSONALDELASCRCELES(TOTAL)
Prisonstaffinadultprisons(total):PrisonStaffinadultPrisons,PenalInstitutionsorCorrectionalInstitutions.PrisonStaffmeansall
individualsemployedinpenalorcorrectionalinstitutionsasof31December,includingmanagement,treatment,custodialandother
(maintenance,foodserviceetc.)personnel.
Personaldelascrceles:Personaldelascrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesdeadultos.Por
personal carcelarioseentiende todoslosindividuosempleadoseninstitucionespenalesocorreccionalesal31dediciembre,
incluidoelpersonaldeadministracin,tratamiento,custodiaydemspersonal(mantenimiento,serviciosdecomida,etc.).
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
197
197
1,095
267
290
280
30,169
267
1,243
61,275
30,130
32,090
73,861
24,723
2,948
3,063
496
914
88
121
363
385
29,233
2010
1,205
93,757
9,514
4,229
11,358
396
361
362
348
1,823
2,007
33,657
1,039
4,882
117
1,039
117
127
127
127
127
120
117
127
127
127
127
2,016
1,957
689,001
2,008
2,055
2,145
2,383
2,677
663
5,429
1,770
12,172
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TABLE5.14PRISONSTAFFINADULTPRISONS(MALE)
TABLA5.14PERSONALCARCELARIO(HOMBRES)
Prisonstaffinadultprisons(Male):Allmenemployedinprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsasof31December,
includingmanagement,treatment,custodialandother(maintenance,foodserviceetc.)personnel.
Personalcarcelario(Hombres):Todoslosvaronesempleadosencrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionales
deadultosal31dediciembre,incluidoelpersonaldeadministracin,tratamiento,custodiaydemspersonal(mantenimiento,
serviciosdecomida,etc.).
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
234
240
262
237
235
228
2010
1,606
24,986
100
100
105
105
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TABLE5.15PRISONSTAFFINADULTPRISONS(FEMALE)
TABLA5.15PERSONALDELASCRCELES(MUJERES)
Prisonstaffofadultprisons(Female):Allwomenemployedinadultprisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalInstitutionsasof
December31st,includingmanagement,treatment,custodialandother(maintenance,foodserviceetc.)personnel.
Personalcarcelario(Mujeres):Todaslasmujeresempleadaseninstitucionespenalesocorreccionalesal31dediciembre,incluidoel
personaldeadministracin,tratamiento,custodiaydemspersonal(mantenimiento,serviciosdecomida,etc.).
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
162
167
175
172
177
170
2010
217
11,671
17
17
22
22
22
22
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TABLE5.16OFFICIALCAPACITYOFADULTPRISONS
TABLA5.16CAPACIDADOFICIALDELASCRCELESDEADULTOS
OfficialCapacityofadultprisons:OfficialCapacityofAdultPrisonsmeanstheintendednumberofplacesavailableatadultprisons,
penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsasofDecember31stwithoutovercrowding,excludingplaces/capacityusedfor
detentionofpersonsonthebasisofimmigrationstatus.
Capacidadoficialdelascrcelesdeadultos:Porcapacidadoficialdelascrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstituciones
correccionalesdeadultosseentiendeelnmeroprevistodeplazasdisponiblesal31dediciembre,sinhacinamiento,exceptolas
plazasolacapacidadutilizadasparaladetencindepersonassobrelabasedesusituacindeinmigracin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2000
135,710
2001
141,297
2002
156,432
2003
2004
2005
2006
1,000
1,000
37,479
206,559
36,890
1,400
4,700
236,148
36,990
49,821
7,500
52,414
8,140
6,658
7,500
7,753
7,463
7,500
1,550
1,550
7,490
1,550
3,036
154,825
3,036
167,192
7,230
7,245
4,265
179,489
49,722
2007
2008
1,400
249,515
37,666
1,700
4,700
266,946
38,812
52,555
54,777
2009
150
2010
1,600
1,250
1,700
278,726
281,520
55,042
9,450
84
7,463
7,990
200
1,550
1,550
1,550
3,036
171,488
3,036
3,036
3,036
173,060
7,271
5,130
7,124
7,145
7,145
110
128
450
72
6,610
1,580
21,727
200
4,161
1,916,502
5,866
4,161
1,973,674
4,161
2,007,708
4,161
2,044,376
4,161
2,109,797
4,161
2,112,785
6,164
2,112,785
6,413
16,909
2,773,847
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
88,932
14,381
CARICOM*
MERCOSUR*
NAFTA*4
2,108,806
2,177,756
2,216,186
2,253,530
2,321,669
2,324,657
SICA*5
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE5.17OFFICIALCAPACITYOFCORRECTIONALINSTITUTIONSFORMINORS
TABLA5.17CAPACIDADOFICIALDELASCRCELESDEMENORES
Officialcapacityofcorrectionalinstitutionsforminors:OfficialCapacityofMinorscorrectionalinstitutionsmeanstheintended
numberofplacesavailableinminors'prisons,penalinstitutionsorcorrectionalinstitutionsasof31Decemberwithoutovercrowding.
Capacidadoficialdelascrcelesdemenores:Porcapacidadoficialdelascrcelesdemenoresseentiendeelnmeroprevistode
plazasdisponiblesal31dediciembre,sinhacinamiento,enlascrceles,institucionespenitenciariasoinstitucionescorreccionalesde
menores.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
311
2005
2006
160
174
311
311
2007
2008
2009
2010
120
311
311
306
6,168
326
225
225
225
225
225
225
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TABLE5.18PRISONOCCUPANCYRATE(%)
TABLA5.18TASADEHACINAMIENTODELASCRCELES(%)
Prisonoccupancyrate(%):Presentstheprisonpopulationtotalasapercentageoftheofficialcapacityfigureofprisons,penal
institutionsorcorrectionalinstitutions.Thispercentageistheoccupancyrateanditdemonstrateswhetheraprisonsystemholds
moreprisonersthanitisintendedtoholdand,ifso,byhowmuch.
Tasadehacinamientodelascrceles(%):Presentalapoblacintotaldeencarceladosenlascrceles,institucionespenitenciariaso
institucionescorreccionalescomounporcentajedelacapacidadoficialdeclarada.Esteporcentajeeslatasadehacinamientoy
demuestrasiunsistemapenitenciariocuentaconmspresosdeloquesedestinaamantenery,encasoafirmativo,porcunto.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
185
2010
94
153
79
164
158
172
166
153
172
159
91
167
170
153
159
138
329
191
203
201
193
112
159
117
136
117
136
128
159
190
246
205
114
557
85
136
196
117
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137
LA PRISIN
PREVENTIVA:
SUGERENCIAS PARA
PERFECCIONAR SU
IMPLEMENTACIN
PREVENTIVE
DETENTION:
SUGGESTIONS
TO IMPROVE
IMPLEMENTATION
Como efecto de lo anterior y como uno de los aspectos del nuevo diseo que implicaba la reforma procesal
penal en todos los pases de la regin se regul normativamente un conjunto amplio de medidas cautelares dis-
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systems in place to verify compliance with the precautionary controls imposed, except for some very formal measures such as periodically signing in before a competent
authority. This lack of control has meant that precautionary, non-custodial measures are merely symbolic, and are
easily ignored.
JSCA1 has identified two main problems in the use of
personal protective measures.
1. No reliable data exists for decision-making regarding personal precautionary measures.
2. No mechanisms exist for monitoring protective
measures other than deprivation of liberty.
Currently, precautionary measures other than deprivation of liberty are not a viable precautionary to custody.
Decisions whether to leave a person in custody or release
another under some other control mechanism are made
using unreliable information. In other words, the scarcity
and poor quality of information available becomes a serious problem in the practice of complex judicial decisionmaking. This has led to custodial decisions being made
without a higher level of reflection. It only seems sufficient
to consider the seriousness of the offense, and its criminal,
social and public impact.
Accordingly, a lack of supervision or monitoring of
precautionary mechanisms, and the need to improve the
quantity and quality of information, are pending issues
throughout the region. Nowadays, precautionary measures are rarely used because they do not offer guarantees
to the judicial system, its actors, or the community, where
the ideal response is to avoid risks associated with the
individuals release. In other words, although regulation
1
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas is an agency of the
Interamerican System created in 1999.
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Existe, as, la necesidad de instaurar alguna metodologa para que la informacin que sirve de base en la
compleja decisin judicial de la medida cautelar a imponer sea obtenida, verificada y evaluada. Esta metodologa puede encontrarse en los pases anglosajones que
ofrecen experiencias interesantes en materia de generacin de informacin y seguimiento de aquellas medidas
alternativas a la prisin preventiva. Se trata de los programas conocidos como Pretrial Services (Servicios Previos al
Juicio o Servicios con Antelacin al Juicio), que proveen
de informacin para la toma de decisin judicial y de servicios de supervisin de las medidas cautelares no privativas
de libertad.
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ACTORES
DE SEGURIDAD
SECURITY
ACTORS
En el Informe sobre Seguridad Ciudadana en las Amricas 2011 las comas son utilizadas para indicar las cifras en miles (es decir 1,000 equivale a mil) y los puntos para sealar decimales. /
Report on Citizen Security in the Americas 2011 adopts the use of commas to indicate figures in the thousands (1,000) while points signal decimals (10.5).
TABLE6.1POLICEMEMBERS(TOTAL)
TABLA6.1PERSONALDEPOLIC1A(TOTAL)
Policepersonnel(total):Personnelinpublicagenciesasof31Decemberwhoseprincipalfunctionsaretheprevention,detectionand
investigationofcrimeandtheapprehensionofallegedoffenders.Dataconcerningsupportstaff(secretaries,clerts,etc.)shouldbe
excluded.
Personaldepolica(total):Personaldeorganismospblicosal31dediciembrecuyasfuncionesprincipalesconsistanenla
prevencin,deteccineinvestigacindeladelincuenciaylaaprehensindelospresuntosdelincuentes.Debenexcluirselosdatos
relativosalpersonaldeapoyo(secretarios,auxiliaresdeoficina,etc.).
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
TOTAL
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
83,924
2007
632
85,424
2008
2009
632
2010
88,255
2,584
621,628
980
986
628,600
50,800
637,760
61,026
122,788
128,390
1,395
945
639,896
64,461
38,493
139,386
8,646
1,408
1,140
29,678
655,667
64,134
39,856
135,644
8,793
1,404
1,241
34,548
65,283
41,669
145,871
9,454
67,425
152,340
411
27,599
30,244
34,754
37,365
15,811
37,365
16,465
38,401
16,893
19,799
19,748
19,474
2,700
8,546
1,179
7,489
8,258
8,106
8,005
8,438
8,438
8,441
423,314
9,225
9,216
9,290
71,411
20,031
75,860
20,031
85,580
400
893
983
6,205
699,850
27,044
6,333
708,569
27,107
69,122
9,247
423,314
14,732
70,419
1,200
5,802
675,734
70,319
6,030
673,146
6,224
686,396
26,426
92,084
400
956
980
6,605
706,886
1,951,054
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
CARICOM*
304,400
MERCOSUR*3
26,308
788,166
NAFTA*4
SICA*
1,197,625
69,778
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE6.2POLICEMEMBERS(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA6.2PERSONALDEPOLICA(TASAPOR 100,000HABITANTES)
Policepersonnel(rateper100,000inhabitants):Personnelinpublicagenciesasof31Decemberwhoseprincipalfunctionsarethe
prevention,detectionandinvestigationofcrimeandtheapprehensionofallegedoffenders.Dataconcerningsupportstaff
(secretaries,clerts,etc.)shouldbeexcluded.Somecountrieswithlessthan100000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedfor
comparationpurpose.
Personaldepolica(tasap/100,000hab.):Elpersonaldeorganismospblicosal31dediciembrecuyasfuncionesprincipales
consistanenlaprevencin,deteccineinvestigacindeladelincuenciaylaaprehensindelospresuntosdelincuentes.Deben
excluirselosdatosrelativosalpersonaldeapoyo(secretarios,auxiliaresdeoficina,etc.).Algunospases,conmenosdecienmil
habitantes,tienensustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
210
2007
910
212
2008
503
387
325
361
196
245
306
216
502
412
374
2009
738
2010
218
836
342
351
351
346
155
351
186
286
299
498
328
352
196
239
320
212
199
253
324
232
206
334
566
308
226
260
276
232
237
161
155
276
239
1,299
86
118
297
293
306
150
350
96
102
301
381
165
164
159
252
265
293
293
1,005
756
832
587
232
781
605
233
779
262
485
252
274
533
228
252
561
228
584
230
770
312
997
597
937
537
230
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TABLE6.3POLICEMEMBERS,MEN(TOTAL)
TABLA6.3MIEMBROSDELAPOLICA, HOMBRES(TOTAL)
Policepersonnel(Male):Personnelinpublicagenciesasof31Decemberwhoseprincipalfunctionsaretheprevention,detection
andinvestigationofcrimeandtheapprehensionofallegedoffenders.Dataconcerningsupportstaff(secretaries,clerts,etc.)should
beexcluded.
Personaldepolica(Hombres):Personaldeorganismospblicosal31dediciembrecuyasfuncionesprincipalesconsistanenla
prevencin,deteccineinvestigacindeladelincuenciaylaaprehensindelospresuntosdelincuentes.Debenexcluirselosdatos
relativosalpersonaldeapoyo(secretarios,auxiliaresdeoficina,etc.)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
865
867
1,148
828
1,189
1,014
26,062
1,168
1,114
30,920
40,941
50,450
114,503
119,782
53,250
34,291
134,263
7,854
52,261
35,394
130,396
7,805
53,076
36,949
140,486
8,413
2009
512
2010
54,565
142,767
391
28,170
6,634
65,947
5,002
31,938
6,555
65,744
5,229
33,998
14,671
15,219
35,064
15,583
17,788
17,835
17,617
6,641
6,667
304,254
6,604
66,314
69,640
19,262
77,139
399
82,371
399
889
979
976
5,256
617,968
5,256
629,968
20,481
5,420
6,908
5,310
605,755
304,254
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
4
NAFTA*
SICA*
283,609
987,298
48,217
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE6.4POLICEMEMBERS,WOMEN(TOTAL)
TABLA6.4MIEMBROSDELAPOLICA, MUJERES(TOTAL)
Policepersonnel(Female):Personnelinpublicagenciesasof31Decemberwhoseprincipalfunctionsaretheprevention,detection
andinvestigationofcrimeandtheapprehensionofallegedoffenders.Dataconcerningsupportstaff(secretaries,clerts,etc.)should
beexcluded.
Personaldepolica(Mujeres):Personaldeorganismospblicosal31dediciembrecuyasfuncionesprincipalesconsistanenla
prevencin,deteccineinvestigacindeladelincuenciaylaaprehensindelospresuntosdelincuentes.Debenexcluirselosdatos
relativosalpersonaldeapoyo(secretarios,auxiliaresdeoficina,etc.).
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
120
115
119
247
117
219
126
3,616
236
127
3,628
9,859
10,576
8,285
8,608
11,211
4,202
5,123
792
11,873
4,462
5,248
988
12,207
4,720
5,385
1,041
2,074
2,816
3,367
1,140
3,367
1,246
3,337
1,310
2,011
1,913
1,857
1,530
0
2,575
0
2,623
119,060
2,621
5,097
6,220
769
8,441
1
9,713
1
949
81,882
1,077
78,601
6,626
1,185
2010
12,860
9,573
1,179
1,472
4,472
800
1,450
4,575
801
914
80,641
119,060
SUBREGIONALINDICATORS/INDICADORESSUBREGIONALES
AndeanCommunity* 1
NAFTA*4
SICA*5
18,451
20,791
209,868
6,829
NOTES/NOTAS*
*1)DataforAndeanCommunityincludes/DatosparalaComunidadAndinaincluyen:Bolivia,Colombia,EcuadorandPeru;*2)DataforCARICOMincludes/DatosparaCARICOMincluyen:AntiguaandBarbuda,TheBahamas,
Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintLucia,St.KittsandNevis,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago;3)MERCOSURcountriesinclude/PaisesMERCOSURincluryen:Argentina,Brazil,
ParaguayandUruguay;4)NAFTAcountriesinclude/PaisesNAFTAincluyen:Canada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates;5)SICAcountriesincludeCostaRica,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,andPanama
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TABLE6.5POLICEMEMBERS,WOMEN(%)
TABLA6.5MIEMBROSDELAPOLICA, MUJER(%)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
AVERAGE
2000
Policepersonnel(Female%):Representstheporcentageoffemalepolicepersonnel.
Personaldepolica(%deMujeres):Representaelporcentajedepersonaldepolicadelsexofemenino.
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
11.73%
12.07%
17.71%
12.38%
15.55%
11.05%
12.18%
16.81%
10.23%
10.50%
19.41%
17.33%
6.75%
6.70%
17.39%
10.92%
3.68%
9.16%
18.51%
11.20%
3.87%
11.24%
18.70%
11.33%
3.69%
11.01%
2009
18.99%
19.07%
6.28%
4.90%
6.86%
18.16%
6.35%
13.79%
8.10%
18.11%
6.51%
13.28%
9.01%
7.21%
7.57%
8.69%
7.75%
10.16%
9.69%
9.54%
27.94%
28.23%
25.83%
28.41%
7.14%
8.20%
3.84%
9.86%
0.25%
10.55%
0.25%
0.45%
0.41%
0.41%
15.29%
11.70%
17.01%
17.94%
18.13%
14.69%
11.75%
28.13%
24.44%
12%
12%
13%
12%
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12%
12%
2010
TABLE6.6MAGISTRATESORJUDGES(TOTAL)
TABLA6.6JUECESYMAGISTRADOS(TOTAL)
Judgesormagistrates(total):JudgesorMagistratesmeansbothfulltimeandparttimeprofessionalsasof31December
authorizedtohearcivil,criminalandothercases,includinginappealcourts,andtomakedispositionsinacourtoflaw.Alsoinclude
authorizedassociatejudgesandmagistrates.
Juecesymagistrados(total):Porjuecesymagistradosseentiendelosprofesionalesatiempocompletooatiempoparcial,
facultados,al31dediciembre,paraconocerdecausasciviles,penalesydeotrandole,inclusoenlostribunalesdeapelaciones,y
dictarsentenciasomandamientosenuntribunaldejusticia.Inclyensetambinlosjuecesymagistradosadjuntosfacultados.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
834
883
26
30
30
32
2009
2010
12
13,523
14,254
15,026
15,623
3,915
720
860
3,851
767
1,023
4,164
790
1,092
4,183
16,100
1,103
4,338
4,495
7
598
84
642
642
652
652
652
98
89
91
97
94
700
986
25
1,006
25
1,008
25
1,910
25
1,979
1,992
248
248
263
271
280
280
1,768
1
1,899
1
2,121
1
2,162
2
2,352
2
2,453
2
3
11
11
31,461
31,622
468
32,060
465
32,062
467
32,080
469
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TABLE6.7JUDGESORMAGISTRATES(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA6.7JUECESYMAGISTRADOS(TASAPOR100,000HABITANTES)
Judgesormagistrates(rateper100,000inhabitants):Fulltimeandparttimeprofessionalsasof31Decemberauthorizedtohear
civil,criminalandothercases,includinginappealcourts,andtomakedispositionsinacourtoflaw.Alsoincludeauthorizedassociate
judgesandmagistrates.Somecountrieswithlessthan100000inhabitantshavetheirratespresentedforcomparationpurpose.
Juecesymagistrados(tasap/100,000hab.):Losprofesionalesatiempocompletooatiempoparcial,facultados,al31dediciembre,
paraconocerdecausasciviles,penalesydeotrandole,inclusoenlostribunalesdeapelaciones,ydictarsentenciasomandamientos
enuntribunaldejusticia.Inclyensetambinlosjuecesymagistradosadjuntosfacultados.Algunospases,conmenosdecienmil
habitantes,tienensustasascalculadasdeestemodoparaefectodecomparacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2
9
10
10
10
2009
4
7
9
18
5
9
19
6
10
19
7
9
8
7
10
10
7
6
10
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
6
3
7
3
7
3
8
5
8
5
8
5
2
11
11
11
14
11
14
11
13
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13
2010
TABLE6.8PRIVATESECURITYPERSONNEL(TOTAL)
TABLA6.8GUARDIASPRIVADOSDESEGURIDAD(TOTAL)
Privatesecuritypersonnel(total):Totalnumberofsecuritypersonnelinprivateagenciesasof31Decemberofaspecificyear,
whoseprincipalfunctionsaretheprotectionandguaranteeofthesecurity.
Guardiasprivados(total):Elnmerototaldepersonaldeseguridaddeagenciasprivadascuyafuncinprincipaleslaproteccinyla
garantadelaseguridad.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
110,000
1,455
1,180
1,148,568
1,280,147
2,100
1,455
1,431,600
108,345
61,763
118,017
77,408
149,165
92,864
170,000
31,195
182
40,368
20,000
19,200
300
816
120,000
5,396
15,778
673
45,000
600
250
379
13,610
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TABLE6.9PRIVATESECURITYPERSONNEL(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA6.9GUARDIASPRIVADOSDESEGURIDAD(TASAPOR100,000HABITANTES)
PrivateSecuritypersonnel(rateper100,000inhabitants):Theformula,foragivenyearorperiod,is:TPG=(TNPG/PT)*100,000per.;
TNPG:Totalnumberofprivateguards;PT:Totalpopulation
Guardiasprivados(tasap/100000hab.):Laformulaparacalcularestatasa,paraunaooperodoespecficoes:TPG=
(TNPG/PT)*100,000per.;TNPG:nmerototaldeguardiasprivados;PT:Poblacintotal
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
276
516
392
617
688
679
516
746
327
386
275
484
342
570
383
743
250
302
298
281
332
899
976
699
558
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1,495
156
362
1,107
2010
TABLE6.10PUBLICPROSECUTORS(TOTAL)
TABLA6.10FISCALESDELMINISTERIOPBLICO(TOTAL)
PublicProsecutors(Total):ProsecutoristhegovernmentofficialwhoconductscriminalprosecutionsonbehalfoftheStatein
countrieswitheitherthecommonlawadversarialsystem,orthecivillawinquisitorialsystem.
Fiscales(Total):FiscaleselfuncionariodelgobiernoquellevaacabolosprocesospenalesennombredelEstadoenlospases,yasea
conelsistemadelderechoconsuetudinariooelsistemadederechocivilinquisitivo.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
3
362
2006
4
365
2007
3
364
2008
4
374
15
772
822
850
859
628
643
332
339
659
3,621
346
644
3,955
356
754
323
820
352
840
423
890
426
284
304
320
323
2,397
220
74
1,967
1,953
77
79
2,230
260
79
1,698
1,934
2,136
2,475
131
125
120
127
2009
2010
374
4,039
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TABLE6.11PUBLICPROSECUTORS(RATEPER100,000INHABITANTS)
TABLA6.11FISCALESDELMINISTERIOPBLICO(TASAPOR100,000HABITANTES)
PublicProsecutors(rateper100,000inhabitants):Prosecutorrate.FormulaisTPR=(TnpR/TP)*100.000;TnpR=prosecutor
number;TP=population
Fiscales(por100.000habitantes):Latasadefiscales.Lafrmulaparamedirestatasa,porundeterminadoaooperodo,es:TPR=
(TnpR/TP)*100.000;TnpR=nmerototaldefiscales;TP=populacin.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
4
1
2006
6
1
2007
4
1
2008
5
1
4
8
8
4
9
8
8
2
9
3
9
3
9
3
2
4
2
2
4
2
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1
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TABLE6.12PUBLICPROSECUTORS,FEMALE(TOTAL)
TABLA6.12FISCALESDELMINISTERIOPBLICO,MUJERES(TOTAL)
Public Prosecutors Female (Total) is the female government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State in
countries with either the common law or the civil law system.
Fiscales del Ministerio Pblico Mujeres: son las funcionarias del gobierno que llevan a cabo los procesos penales en nombre del
Estado en los pases, ya sea con el sistema del derecho consuetudinario o el sistema del derecho civil inquisitivo.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
1
2006
1
2007
1
77
2008
1
73
222
234
244
252
200
192
192
182
122
118
147
144
65
76
92
358
88
106
112
125
126
722
633
636
744
30
36
38
38
2009
2010
74
985
99
97
95
100
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TABLE6.13PUBLICPROSECUTORS,FEMALE(%)
TABLA6.13FISCALESDELMINISTERIOPBLICO,MUJERES(%)
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICINDELINDICADOR
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKittsandNevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2000
Prosecutors,female(Female%):Representstheporcentageoffemaleprosecutorspersonnel.
Fiscales,mujeres(%deMujeres):Representaelporcentajedepersonaldefiscalesdelsexofemenino.
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
33.33%
2006
25.00%
2007
33.33%
21.15%
2008
25.00%
19.52%
28.76%
28.47%
28.71%
29.34%
31.85%
29.86%
29.14%
28.26%
36.75%
34.81%
42.49%
40.45%
20.12%
21.59%
21.75%
40.22%
20.66%
37.32%
36.84%
39.06%
39.01%
30.12%
32.18%
32.57%
33.36%
40.54%
46.75%
48.10%
48.10%
39.80%
75.57%
77.60%
79.17%
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78.74%
2009
19.79%
2010
ALGUNOS HALLAZGOS
SOBRE EL ROL DEL
MINISTERIO PBLICO
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SEGURIDAD PRIVADA:
UNA INDUSTRIA DE
RPIDO CRECIMIENTO
EN EL CARIBE
Sheridon Hill
PRIVATE SECURITY:
A FAST GROWING
INDUSTRY IN THE
CARIBBEAN
Sheridon Hill
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owing to ineffective state regulation despite legislation governing the industry in most countries across the sub-region.
The authority of private security officers and the use and handling of firearms in the execution of their duties has been the
subject of much criticism. The industry also lacks any form
of certification and self regulation. Owners and operators are
perceived as focusing on the widest profit margins at the expense of quality protection services to its providers.
Nowadays, private security companies provide a plethora of services far removed from the era of the watchmen
guarding compounds with a baton and a dog. In many countries today, private security services, involve the use of cutting
edge technology. In fact, the growth in technology is credited
for the decline in the number of police officers in Jamaica in
the post Private Security Regulation Authority Act of 1992 era.
Within the Caribbean region, there are many in-house security companies in banks, hotels, oil companies, and universities. In Trinidad and Tobago, in-house security companies
receive better wages and enjoy better working conditions
than contract security companies and in some instances, the
police and defense forces.
While the gated community phenomenon has been in
existence for some time, the growth in demand for security
services in these communities is relatively recent. The use of
vehicle tracking service with Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
and the armed response to calls for help is rapidly increasing
in Jamaica. The use of private security companies to provide
transportation for prisoners in Trinidad and Tobago is a recent
development. More recently, larger private security companies are taking over smaller companies and others are expanding in other countries in the sub-region. The Bahamian
authorities have reported a surge in private security services
in their gated communities as well as new applications for
licenses for security companies and guards. One of the factors attributed to the explosion of the private security industry
in the sub-region is the growth in crime, especially violent
crimes, which has forced both citizens and the private sector
to increase private security due to the public law enforcements inability to stem the rising tide of crime. In Jamaica,
nearly half of all businesses have unarmed guards, and 38
percent have armed guards. In Trinidad and Tobago, the former Prime Minister, Patrick Manning, contracted the services
of a private security company to secure the Prime Ministers
office, official residence and the Diplomatic Centre.
There is a clear relationship between the increase in
number of companies and private security officers reflecting
the tremendous recent growth in crime, especially murders.
Among the twelve Anglophone Caribbean countries, eight
have seen significant increases in murders in the last ten
years; this include Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize,
Dominica, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago; with Jamaica as the undisputed leader with 62 intentional
homicides per 100,000 people in 2009 and an average of 50
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Year
Companiesregistered
2000
19
2001
8
9
29
23
28
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
36
2007
39
2008
TOTAL
4
195
Source:EstatePoliceAssociationofTrinidadandTobago
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Country
A&B
Barbados
Bahamas
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Con los datos actuales disponibles, la industria en el Caribe se puede dividir en tres categoras de acuerdo a su tamao:
Trinidad y Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana y Barbados pertenecen
al mismo grupo debido a que tienen, oficialmente, el mayor
nmero de fuerzas de seguridad privadas y pblicas. Trinidad
y Tobago tiene 13.610 agentes de seguridad privados registrados, mientras que el Servicio Policial de Trinidad y Tobago
cuenta con 6.163 policas. La PSRA report 15.778 agentes
de seguridad privados registrados, mientras que la Jamaican
Constabulary Force cuenta con 8.441 agentes policiales. En
Guyana, la Fuerza de Polica local tiene 2.170 agentes y hay
1.455 agentes de seguridad privados registrados, mientras
que en Barbados la Royal Barbados Police Force cuenta con
1.005 agentes.
Registeredprivate
securityguards
n.a.
1512
2100
1180
182
718
Guyana
n.a.
Jamaica
15,778
SKN
n.a.
St.Lucia
n.a.
S.V.G.
T&T
349
13,000
PoliceOfficers
632
1452
2540
1196
423
957
2170
8443
400
898
834
6163
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Service (TTPS) has 6,163 police officers, the PSRA reports 15,
778 registered private security officers, while the Jamaican
Constabulary Force has 8,441 police officers, there are 5,389
security officers in Guyana while the Guyana Police Force has
2,170 police officers and there are 1,455 private security officers in Barbados while the Royal Barbados Police Force has
1,005 police officers.
Trinidad and Tobago situation is unique because of the
two tiered system of private security companies which results
in a large number of private security companies registering
with the Ministry of Legal Affairs and a smaller number of
companies registering with the Ministry of National Security
and Commissioner of Police (COP) based on type of security
services provided and the permission to use firearms. This
two-tiered system results in number of private security companies operating as a private security business without any
formal recognition by the COP and Ministry of National Security as a private security company and as such the records
do not represent this group of companies. In fact, official estimates for Trinidad and Tobago mention a total of 55,000
private security guards, registered and unregistered.
Belize and The Bahamas are placed in a second group
because the number of private security guards to police ratio
is fairly even. There are 1,180 private security officers while
the Belize Police Department has 1,196 police officers. The
State authorities in The Bahamas estimate that there are approximately 180 private security companies with 2,100 security officers whilst the Royal Bahamas Police Force has 2,540
police officers and its government is currently taking steps to
ensure all private security companies are registered. Among
the Eastern Caribbean countries, the trend is generally larger
police forces than private security: The Commonwealth of
Dominica Police Force has 443 police officers whilst there are
117 registered private security officers; The Royal Grenada
Police Force has 954 officers whilst there are 617 registered
private security officers; The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force has 850 officers whilst there were 349 registered private security officers.
We are sure that the number of private security officers
is much larger than officially stated, based on the number
of private security companies that have not registered, the
companies that have not registered some of their security
officers, the number of companies that have their own internal security section and, last but not least, the huge informal
market for security guards. Nevertheless, the data presented
here on private security in the Caribbean, even though under
estimated by its official sources and limited by the registering
systems in place, can provide us with a glimpse of the vital
role that private guards are performing in the security field in
the sub-region.
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ENCUESTAS DE
VICTIMIZACION
VICTIMIZATION
SURVEY
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ENCUESTA DE
VICTIMIZACIN:
UN INSTRUMENTO
COMPLEMENTARIO PARA
MEDIR LA SEGURIDAD
CIUDADANA
SURVEY ON
VICTIMIZATION:
AN ADDITIONAL
TOOL TO MEASURE
CITIZEN SECURITY
Luiz Coimbra
Luiz Coimbra
National victimization surveys, undertaken by governments and multilateral agencies, are being used throughout countries across every continent. These surveys seek
to improve the quality of information used to develop and
monitor security policies. Indeed, the implementation of
these surveys responds to the need of governments to
identify an instrument to measure crime more precisely
as numbers may be hidden due to underreporting, does
offering a more accurate measure. The U.S. has carried
out the National Crime Victimization Surveys since 1974,
through the Bureau of Statistics (Department of Justice).
In Latin America, the first experience took place in 1998
in Brazil through the Brazilian Institute for Geography and
Statistics (IBGE). Following the U.S. and Brazilian examples, Chile, Canada and Mexico began to carry out their
national victimization surveys on a regular basis, providing
the state powers and civil society access to quality quantitative information on victimization experiences, perceptions about security, and attitudes towards the police and
justice authorities.
It is important to underline the participation of multilateral agencies in this process. Driven by the International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) of the United Nations
and organized initially through the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
and more recently, through the United Nations Office
on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Latin American countries
such as Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay and
Peru began their first experiences with national victimization surveys in 2002. The National Statistics Department
(DANE) of the Government of Colombia carried out interviews regarding the victimization of its citizens in 37,000
homes in 2003, in Bogota, Cali and Medellin. Another important example of the Ministry of Interior of Costa Rica,
with the help of the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) conducted the National Survey on Public
Safety, in 2004.
Barbados (2006), Ecuador, El Salvador (2004), Guyana, Jamaica (2006 and 2010), The Dominican Republic
(2005) and Venezuela (2008) also experimented with na-
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Barbados (2006), Ecuador, El Salvador (2004), Guyana, Jamaica (2006 y 2010), Repblica Dominicana (2005)
y Venezuela (2008) tambin ya experimentaron con las
encuestas gubernamentales, a nivel nacional. Infelizmente, por su propia naturaleza, estas Encuestas exigen regularidad, y slo a partir de un cierto nmero de aos
de aplicacin sistemtica se podr empezar a comparar
los datos de forma productiva, identificando las tendencias de los hechos delictivos y de otros aspectos sobre seguridad que afectan a la poblacin. En la mayora de los
pases, todava, los gobiernos se limitaron a ejecutar un
nmero reducido y discontinuado de encuestas nacionales
de victimizacin. Las principales limitaciones de los datos
obtenidos por las encuestas de victimizacin en Latinoamrica y el Caribe apuntan fundamentalmente a la escasa
regularidad en la aplicacin de los estudios. Este aspecto
es una debilidad para la elaboracin de series histricas
que puedan ser complementarias con la informacin de
las estadsticas administrativas y policiales. En Argentina,
por ejemplo, la Direccin Nacional de Poltica Criminal llev
a cabo una de las primeras mediciones de manera sistemtica y anual en Amrica Latina, entre 1997 y 2003,
cuando el proceso fue interrumpido. Desde entonces, no
han existido nuevas aplicaciones de Encuestas de Victimizacin por el Gobierno de Argentina, a nivel nacional. En
la actualidad latinoamericana, slo Chile y Mxico estn
aplicando encuestas de victimizacin de manera sistemtica y continuada. La Encuesta Nacional Urbana de Seguridad Ciudadana (ENUSC) del Gobierno de Chile empez
en 2003, transformndose, a partir de 2005, en el instrumento anual de cobertura nacional urbana que entrega
datos ms completos y actualizados sobre victimizacin en
el contexto subregional.
De hecho, los costos para realizar una Encuesta de
Victimizacin son altos para todos los pases, pues involucran actividades especializadas de definicin metodolgica, preparacin de cuestionario, entrenamiento de
personal, recoleccin de datos, consolidacin, anlisis y divulgacin de la informacin. La ONUDD viene trabajando
con los pases del Sistema de las Naciones Unidas, dando
seguimiento al trabajo iniciado en la UNICRI con la ICVS,
buscando establecer una metodologa comn, lo que permite una economa de escala, disminuyendo los costos de
desarrollo metodolgico y facilitando, de forma adicional,
la comparacin internacional de los datos obtenidos, condicin necesaria para el intercambio internacional de experiencias en el campo de la seguridad ciudadana.
Los resultados de todas estas encuestas, por supuesto, son complementarios a los registros administrativos y
contribuyen al mejor conocimiento sobre la llamada cifra
negra los datos que escapan a los registros tradicionales
de la administracin pblica. Asimismo, comparar los datos de los organismos policiales con las Encuestas de Victimizacin no es una tarea tan fcil como parece. Algunas
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TABLE7.1VICTIMIZATIONRATE(%)
TABLA7.1TASADEVICTIMIZACIN(%)
VictimizationRate(%):Percentageofhouseholdsofwhichatleastonememberwasavictimofcrimeinthelastcalendaryearorthe
lasttwelvemonth.
TasadeVictimizacin(%):Porcentajedehogaresconpersonasquedicenhabersidovctimasdeunhechodelictivoduranteenel
ltimoaociviloenlosltimosdocemeses.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
38.30%
38.40%
34.80%
35.30%
16.32%
33.60%
28.20%
15.40%
35.00%
43.00%
17.20%
12.70%
12.80%
14.00%
9.00%
20.20%
11.00%
35.30%
37.30%
16.30%
11.00%
13.10%
13.70%
27.30%
25.50%
24.50%
23.90%
23.10%
22.50%
23.00%
24.90%
21.50%
19.30%
36.40%
NOTES/NOTAS
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TABLE7.2PREVALENCEOFSEXUALASSAULT(%)
TABLA7.2PREVALENCIADEAGRESIONESSEXUALES(%)
PrevalenceofSexualAssault(%):Thepercentageofindividualswhoweresexualyassaultedinareallyoffensivewayinthelast
calendaryearorthelasttwelvemonths.
Prevalenciadeagresionessexuales(%):Elporcentajedepersonasqueenelltimoaociviloenlosltimosdocemesesfueron
agarradas,tocadasoagredidaspormotivossexualesdemodoofensivo.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1.00%
4.00%
2.10%
2.40%
0.80%
0.80%
0.90%
0.70%
1.00%
1.00%
1.10%
0.80%
0.90%
0.80%
1.00%
1.00%
1.60%
NOTES/NOTAS
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0.80%
0.50%
2010
TABLE7.3PREVALENCEOFROBBERY(%)
TABLA7.3PREVALENCIADEROBOS(%)
PrevalenceofRobbery(%):Thepercentageofindividualswhowererobbedinthelastcalendaryearorthelasttwelvemonths.
PrevalenciadeRobos(%):Elperododepersonasaquienes,enelltimoaociviloenlosltimosdocemeses,alguienrobo
intentrobaralgoconelusodelafuerzaoconamenazadelusodelafuerza.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
0.80%
18.00%
1.10%
7.60%
7.85%
3.50%
2.90%
7.40%
2.90%
2.90%
5.00%
8.10%
7.30%
81.10%
2.10%
1.60%
4.57%
4.94%
3.20%
2.80%
2.60%
2.20%
2.50%
2.10%
2.70%
2.80%
41.10%
2.40%
2.20%
2.10%
60.42%
NOTES/NOTAS
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TABLE7.4PREVALENCEOFCARTHEFT(%)
TABLA7.4PREVALENCIADEROBODEAUTOS(%)
PrevalenceofCarTheft(%):Thepercentageofcarowninghouseholdswhohadanyofthecars/vans/trucksstolenwhennobodywasinthe
vehicleinthelastcalendaryearorthelasttwelvemonths.
Prevalenciaderobodeautos(%):Elporcentajedehogaresqueposeenautomvilesyqueenelltimoaociviloenlosltimosdocemeses
sufrieronelrobodealgunodesusautomviles,furgonetas,ocamionescuandonohabanadieenelvehculo.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2.10%
2.90%
1.80%
1.80%
3.40%
2.20%
2.40%
0.60%
4.40%
15.40%
3.30%
3.70%
0.60%
0.50%
1.58%
1.26%
6.00%
8.00%
2.00%
0.60%
3.60%
4.20%
4.30%
4.30%
4.20%
4.20%
3.90%
8.20%
NOTES/NOTAS
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6.60%
TABLE7.5PREVALENCEOFBRIBERY(%)
TABLA7.5PREVALENCIADESOBORNO(%)
PrevalenceofBribery(%):Thepercentageofindividualswhowereaskedorexpectedbyanypublicofficialtopayabribeforhisorher
serviceinthelastcalendaryearorthelasttwelvemonths.
Prevalenciadesoborno(%):Elporcentajedepersonasaquienes,enelltimoaociviloenlosltimosdocemeses,unfuncionariopblico
pidioexigielpagodeunsobornoporsusservicios.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
0.40%
0.70%
0.40%
0.40%
0.10%
3.30%
4.30%
5.70%
11.20%
2.90%
NOTES/NOTAS
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TABLE7.6POLICEREPORTRATE(%)
TABLA7.6TASADEDENUNCIAALAPOLIC1A(%)
PoliceReportingRate(%):thepercentageofoffencesthatwerereportedtothepolicebythevictimoftheoffenceorsomeoneelse,
calculatedonthebasisofthelastincidentexperiencedbythevictim.
Tasadedenunciaalapolica(%):elporcentajededelitosquelavctimaountercerodenunciaronalapolica,calculadosobrelabasedel
ltimoincidentesufridoporlavctima.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
37.90%
39.40%
2007
2008
2009
2010
33.00%
53.00%
35.00%
37.00%
34.00%
17.00%
9.80%
23.00%
21.00%
22.00%
22.00%
21.40%
47.40%
48.90%
48.40%
47.40%
41.40%
46.90%
58.20%
47.00%
29.88%
NOTES/NOTAS
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47.00%
49.00%
50.00%
59.00%
TABLE7.7POLICEREPORTRATEFORCARTHEFT(%)
TABLA7.7TASADEDENUNCIADEROBODEAUTOS(%)
PoliceReportingRate(%):Thepercentageofcartheftsthatwerereportedtothepolicebythevictimoftheoffenceorsomeoneelse,
calculatedonthebasisofthelastincidentexperiencedbythevictim.
Tasadedenunciaderoboautos(%):Elporcentajederobosdeautosquelavctimaountercerodenunciaronalapolica,calculadosobrela
basedelltimoincidentesufridoporlavctima.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
89.30%
90.50%
50.00%
89.80%
21.00%
22.00%
83.57%
2010
96.00%
96.00%
49.00%
62.00%
85.61%
89.00%
80.40%
81.60%
86.10%
76.80%
84.80%
83.20%
80.90%
85.30%
85.00%
NOTES/NOTAS
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TABLE7.8POLICEREPORTRATEFORBURGLARY(%)
TABLA7.8TASADEDENUNCIADEROBOSCONALLANAMIENTOS(%)
PoliceReportingRateforBurglary(%):Thepercentageofburglariesthatwerereportedtothepolicebythevictimoftheoffenceor
someoneelse,calculatedonthebasisofthelastincidentexperiencedbythevictim.
Tasadedenunciaderobosconallanamientos(%):Elporcentajederobosconallanamientosquelavctimaountercerodenunciaronala
polica,calculadosobrelabasedelltimoincidentesufridoporlavctima
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFENICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
45.80%
47.10%
23.00%
55.00%
2010
30.00%
29.00%
40.40%
32.64%
50.70%
53.70%
57.90%
54.10%
53.00%
56.30%
49.50%
NOTES/NOTAS
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31.91%
TABLE7.9POLICEREPORTRATEFORROBBERY(%)
TABLA7.9TASADEDENUNCIADEROBOS(%)
PoliceReportingRateforRobbery(%):Thepercentageofrobberiesthatwerereportedtothepolicebythevictimoftheoffenceor
someoneelse,calculatedonthebasisofthelastincidentexperiencedbythevictim.
Tasadedenunciaderobos(%):Elporcentajederobosquelavctimaountercerodenunciaronalapolica,calculadosobrelabasedel
ltimoincidentesufridoporlavctima.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
41.40%
90.20%
43.00%
45.30%
2010
75.00%
29.00%
46.00%
38.20%
43.10%
42.90%
21.30%
22.40%
40.00%
56.30%
60.50%
71.20%
60.50%
61.10%
52.40%
56.80%
65.60%
68.00%
31.73%
NOTES/NOTAS
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TABLE7.10POLICEREPORTRATEFORSEXUALASSAULT(%)
TABLA7.10TASADEDENUNCIADEAGRESIONESSEXUALES(%)
PoliceReportingRateforSexualAssault(%):Thepercentageofsexualassualtsthatwerereportedtothepolicebythevictimofthe
offenceorsomeoneelse,calculatedonthebasisofthelastincidentexperiencedbythevictim.
Tasadedenunciadeagresionessexuales(%): Elporcentajedeagresionessexualesquelavctimaountercerodenunciaronalapolica,
calculadosobrelabasedelltimoincidentesufridoporlavctima.
DEFINITIONOFTHEINDICATOR
DEFINICIONDELINDICADOR
2000
Antigua&Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Cuba
Dominica
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
SaintKitts&Nevis
SaintLucia
St.Vincent&TheGrenadines
Suriname
TrinidadandTobago
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Venezuela
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
46.00%
14.00%
8.00%
66.00%
7.00%
48.10%
38.60%
53.70%
38.50%
35.80%
38.30%
43.40%
NOTES/NOTAS
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64.02%
2010
FUENTES
PRINCIPALES
DE DATOS
PRIMARY DATA
SOURCES
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Pais
Antigua and Barbuda
Fuente
Her Majesty's Prisons, Antigua and Barbuda
Office National Drug Control Policy
Office of the National Drug Council and Police (ONDCP)
The Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (RABDF)
Argentina
Policia Nacional
Instituto Nacional de Estadstica
OPS, Informe sobre el estado de la seguridad vial de la regin de las Amricas
Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos
CELADE: Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeo de Demografa
Ministerio de Justicia, Seguridad y Derechos Humanos - Sistema Nacional de Estadsticas sobre Ejecucin de Pena
Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS)
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Policia Nacional
Instituto Nacional de Estadsticas, Indicadores de Seguridad Ciudadana
Instituto Nacional de Estadstica de Bolivia, Poblacin Penal
Gobierno del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS) United Nations
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Pais
AntiguaBrasil
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The following group participated in the Alertamerica.org project and its Report on Citizen Security in the
Americas 2011 / Las siguientes personas participaron en el desarrollo del proyecto Alertamerica.org y
su Informe sobre Seguridad Ciudadana en las Amricas 2011:
Director / Director:
lvaro Briones
Coordinator / Coordinador:
Luiz Coimbra
Statistician / Estadstico:
Francisco Cumsille
Editors / Editors:
Marya Hynes, Sandino Martnez
Colaborators / Colaboradores:
Andrea Arteaga, Stefan Hyman, Bryce Pardo, Ryan Lincoln,
Martn Franzini, Samantha Nadler
Interns / Pasantes:
Santiago Monroy, Kate Amato, Eny Basques, Nischa Pieris
Administration / Administracin:
Andrea lvarez
Graphic Designer / Diseo Grfico
Alejandro Ahumada
Also participated / Tambien contribuyeron:
Victor Giorgi, Coordinador del Area de Promocin y Proteccin
de Derechos del Instituto Interamericano del Nio, la Nia
y Adolecentes / Coordinator of the Area of Promotion and
Protection of Rights of the Inter-american Institute for Children.
Francisco J. Cruz Fuenzalida, Secretario Ejecutivo del Centro
de Estudios de Justicia de las Amricas / Executive Secretary of
the Juditial Studies Center of the Americas
We wish to acknowledge the contributions from the personel of the OAS Department of Public Security
and the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission on Drug Control / Deseamos
reconocer el apoyo del personal del Departamento de Seguridad Pblica y de la Secretara Ejecutiva de
la Comisin Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas de la OEA
Organization of American States / Organizacin de los Estados Americanos
Secretariat for Multidimensional Security / Secretara de Seguridad
Multidimensional
Secretary / Secretario
Adam Blackwell
OAS Secretary General / Secretario General de la OEA
Jos Miguel Insulza