A third of the world's murders happen in Latin America where 2.5 MILLION have been killed since 2000

[rangerrebew]

A third of the world's murders happen in Latin America where 2.5 MILLION have been killed since 2000 in a 'breathtaking' wave of homicidal violence, study finds

    Region has 8% of global population but accounts for a third of world's murders
    Study found 2.5 million Latin Americans have 'been killed violently since 2000'
    Brazilian think-tank says the scale of scale of homicidal violence is 'breathtaking'
    Of the 20 nations with highest homicide rates, 17 are in Latin America, study says

By Julian Robinson for MailOnline

Published: 08:29 EDT, 26 April 2018 | Updated: 15:43 EDT, 26 April 2018

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5660333/A-worlds-murders-happen-Latin-America-2-5-MILLION-killed-2000.html#ixzz5DocvmQjR

[WingNot]

That is one way to curb the excess population. 

[the_doc]

Can anyone on TBR develop a spreadsheet of estimated private ownership of firearms per capita in these 20 countries?

I believe that firearms are illegal in some of the countries, but....

[thackney]

@the_doc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country

[the_doc]

@the_doc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country

Thanks.  I'll check it out when I get a chance.