Living in El Salvador
El Salvador Homicide Rate from 2010 to 2022
El Salvador’s homicide rate in 2021 was 3.1 per day or 18 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants; it is a substantial decline from the previous year. The Murder rate in El Salvador has steadily dropped since its worst year in 2015, which had 103 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants or 18.2 murders … Read more
President Nayib Bukele Security Plan. “El Salvador Territorial Control Plan”
El Salvador Territorial Control Plan or Nayib Bukele’s security plan has seven phases. Phase one focuses on gaining control of the territory, and two focuses on the social reconstruction of communities. Three and four are the modernizing of the police and the incursion of police and army personnel into gang-controlled … Read more
The 10 Most Dangerous Places In El Salvador in 2021
The most dangerous places in El Salvador in 2021 were Ciudad Delgado, Apopa, San Salvador, Colon, Ilopango, Mejicanos, Ahuachapan, San Miguel, Santa Ana, and Tonacatepeque. The estimation is based on rate of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants and of places with a population of over 100,000 people. Each of these places … Read more
Cost of Living in El Salvador in 2022. How Expensive is it to live here?
The cost of living in El Salvador for a family of four, without rent, ranges from $1,000 to $2000. However, these ranges can go as low as $600 or higher than $2000. Circumstances such as living location and individual needs have a significant impact on determining the total cost. El … Read more
San Salvador is no longer one of the Most Dangerous Cities in the World
According to the organization Citizen Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice, San Salvador has not been one of the top 50 most dangerous cities in the world since 2019. The cities of ElSalvador (in particular the capital city, San Salvador) disappeared from the map of the 50 most violent … Read more
