The National Institute of Forensic Science (INACIF) has released March statistics on violent deaths (murders, suicides, and other killings) in Guatemala. I haven't come across the PNC's March homicide statistics yet.
INACIF recorded 487 autopsies during the month of March. Following 507 January and 446 February autopsies, INACIF is on pace to record 5,760 violent deaths in 2012.
That would be another sharp decline in violent deaths year over year. According to INACIF, there were 6,187 violent deaths in 2011, a 7.4% decline from 2010 when they counted 6,673. 2011's numbers were nearly 1,000 fewer than the 7,036 reported in 2009, the most violent year in recent memory.
If the pace continues (okay, we're only three months into the year), over 400 fewer Guatemalans will die under violent circumstances compared to 2011. That would be approximately another 7% decline.
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