Government celebrates drop in homicide rates amid shock over femicide cases |
The security ministry celebrated that Argentina is “the least violent country in Latin America and the Caribbean” after it registered its “lowest homicide rate in history.”
The announcement came amid public outrage over the murder of 14-year-old Agostina Vega, which is being investigated as a femicide — a term the government has refused to use.
On Monday, Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva stated that the homicide rate dropped from 4.4 every 100,000 residents in 2023 to 3.6 in 2025, the lowest figure in the country’s history.
According to her, this adds to a “sustained reduction” in overall crimes during the past year.
A security ministry statement added that there was also an 11% decrease in “homicides with female victims” in 2025, a category that does........