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Apr 09Costa Rica: Safest country in Central America
According to a study presented by the World Bank Institute in Guatemala in recent days Costa Rica is the safest country in the isthmus. This very report –which counts 209 countries in research from all over the globe- ranked us number 47 while counting several factors such as Budget applied to crime fight, the preparation of local police force and detectives, the existence of local pertinent regulations and the appropriate rule of judges and investigators.
Latin America is generally hardly criticized by the study, as most of Central American nations ranked very poorly: Panama (104), El Salvador (118), Nicaragua (118), Honduras (145) and lastly Guatemala (156). Only Uruguay and Barbados managed to stay above the 50 rank marks with the 17 and 43 spots respectively.
In view of the recent increase in criminal acts and the “immigration” of specially Colombian felons during the recent years Costa Rica sees as mandatory the further improvement of its local law enforcement to prevent a dismay of the safety status which while making us proud in continental comparison raises concerns for likely future worsening of our premises.