China News Service, June 5 (Xinhuanet) reported on the 4th that the data released by the Ministry of the Interior of Guatemala recently showed that the incidence of homicides in the country decreased by 12% year-on-year in the first five months of 2020.
According to reports, between January 1 and May 31, there were 3672 homicides in Guatemala, a decrease of 531 compared with 4203 in the same period in 2019. In addition, on May 17, May 21 and May 30, the number of murders reported nationwide was one.
Regarding female murder cases that are widely concerned by society, in the first five months of 2019, a total of 236 women were killed in Guatemala. This number was 140 in the same period in 2020.
It is reported that the above data is consistent with the statistical report issued by the National Economic Research Center of Guatemala. The report stated that the current homicide rate in Guatemala has fallen to the lowest level in history.