“Increased crime mirrors security failure in Venezuela”

The head of the Venezuelan Violence Watch (OVV), Roberto Briceño León, blamed the country’s increased crime on failed security plans implemented by the government in recent years. “Efficiency of a public policy is apparent in its results. Having in mind that murders, theft, kidnappings and violence in prisons have skyrocketed, we could state that the 22 plans implemented have failed,” he added. According to a research based on official data, Briceño León estimated 118 detentions in every 100 killings in 1998 in Venezuela, and from 2006 onwards, there have been as few as eight or nine arrests. In other words, no detentions in almost 91% of murders. More…