Public Safety News
Salvadoran Authorities Report 15 Dead in First Four Days of Holy Week
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — At least 15 people have died in El Salvador during the first four days of the Easter holiday period, most of them in traffic accidents, according to official reports released Wednesday. The General Directorate of … Read more
El Salvador Launches Holy Week Security Plan This Friday
SAN SALVADOR — The government will officially launch its national Holy Week security plan on Friday, aiming to prevent accidents and protect the public during one of the country’s most traveled holiday periods, officials announced this week. Luis Amaya, director … Read more
El Salvador Prison System: IDHUCA Reports El Salvador Has the World’s Highest Incarceration Rate
SAN SALVADOR — El Salvador has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with nearly 2% of its population behind bars, according to a report presented Wednesday by the Human Rights Institute of the Central American University (IDHUCA) and other … Read more
Relatives of People Detained During the State of Exception Call for Their Release
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Hundreds of relatives of people detained under El Salvador’s State of Exception marched Thursday to demand the release of their loved ones and the repeal of the emergency measure, which marks its third anniversary. Demonstrators … Read more
Salvadoran Red Cross Hosts the 2025 Paso del Hombre Endurance Test
La Libertad, El Salvador — The Salvadoran Red Cross successfully held the annual Paso del Hombre (Man’s Passage) endurance test on Sunday. This event assesses swimmers’ strength and stamina. This year’s edition registered over 175 participants who undertook the challenging … Read more
El Salvador Excludes Key Data From Homicide Tally: Implications for Crime Statistics
Since 2019, the Salvadoran government has been omitting key data from its official homicide tally, a move that could conceal the factual state of violence in the country. The government’s homicide data does not count deaths resulting from confrontations between … Read more
Christmas and New Year’s Celebrations in El Salvador Leave Over 90 Fatalities
According to information provided on Thursday by the authorities of the National Civil Protection Commission, the Christmas and end-of-year celebrations left over 90 people dead due to traffic accidents and drownings. Luis Amaya, director of Civil Protection, reported that four … Read more