As projected, October closed as the most violent month of the year, accumulating a total of 2,481 victims of homicide in the country, surpassing May, which was in first place.
On average, 80 murders were recorded daily in October, according to the preliminary report of the daily count of this high-impact crime. Compared to September, last month the number of victims of intentional homicide increased by 6.5%.
The last week of October was the most violent of the year, with 695 murders in the country from October 24 to 31, which represents . . .
