Post by livinginmedellin on Aug 14, 2016 8:00:49 GMT -5
Although there was a reduction in the last four years in the numbers of homicides across Bogota, the trend is in the opposite direction in the comunas of Los Mártires and Santa Fe, in El Centro; and Ciudad Bolivar, in the southwest of the capital.
According to figures of Medicina Legaland the analysis in the “Bogotá how we go” program, the murder rate in Ciudad Bolivar had an increase of three points, from 36 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012, to 39 in 2015.
While in Santa Fe it rose nearly 20 points between 2012 and 2014, when it reached 63 murders per 100,000 inhabitants; however, it had a 10-point reduction last year, with a rate of 53 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
In Los Mártires there was also a critical 21-point increase in the homicide rate, from 54 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012 to 75 in 2015.
The rates of these locations is nearly triple of the Comuna Suba, which had a rate of 8 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015; and Kennedy, which had a rate of 14 murders.
The trend of homicides continues to rise this year in the town of Ciudad Bolivar, since, according to figures of Legal Medicine, in the first five months of this year there were 104 homicides, three more than in the same period in 2015 .
And in Santa Fe the same is true, since it went from 25 homicides between January and May 2015 to 29 during the same months, but 2016.
"Illegal activities in these localities, especially those of micro-trafficking, have a negative effect on security," said Omar Orostegui, director of the “Bogotá how we go” program.
According to Orostegui, these locations require an emergency plan by the District to reduce these numbers, something the administration of Enrique Penalosa has already done this in the city center with the intervention in the ‘Bronx’ and the ‘Cinco huecos’, which would explain the drop in murders in Los Mártires, happened to record 31 homicides in the first five months of 2015, to 23 in the same period of 2016.
"There was an immediate effect on reducing crime in general, but if security actions are not sustained over time and the social architecture is not transformed in these sectors, the problems will return with greater force," said Hugo Acero, who was Security undersecretary at the first mayor of Peñalosa.
Precisely the failure of the District for nearly a decade in the center would have to do with the increase in homicides in Mártires and Santa Fe.
"This situation is associated with urban and social deterioration center that recorded in recent years, lack of control by the authorities and the strong actions of criminal groups, particularly related to micro," said Steel.
And Ciudad Bolivar?
Community leaders and residents of Ciudad Bolivar El Tiempo consulted agree on the same: the negligence of the authorities does not allow the killings to be reduced.
As explained, the main security problems are the extortions, from our structures 5,000 weekly criminal charge to residents pesos to maintain security, and occurs in neighborhoods such as Tres Reyes or Paraíso. "A man was killed 15 days ago, they say that because they paid, as it was a mistake" said a resident of Paraíso.
There are also illegal invasions, in which criminal structures, as 'Los Tierreros’ ', are responsible for selling lots in areas at risk of landslides, where they build houses where armed men collect fees.
In addition, there is the micro-trafficking, that although no centers as the 'Bronx', have homes outlets. "In Bella Flor, they undercounted crime. There buy their dose and go, "said another community leader.
According to these people, structures that manages these illegal business comes from groups outside the law that had presence in the town in times of conflict.
Intolerance triggers squabbles in areas of rumba. "In Lucero after-hours there are people killed because they take too much," said another leader.
Leaders ensure that the authorities are aware of these problems, but do not act. "They know who the bosses are, what businesses they have, but do not act. They need to force them to give results, "said a leader.
See (in Spanish): www.eltiempo.com/bogota/localidades-de-bogota-con-altas-tasas-de-homicidios-y-asesinatos/16672965
Similar to in Medellín, the majority of homicides in Bogotá tend to be in the poorer neighborhoods like Ciudad Bolivar.
According to figures of Medicina Legaland the analysis in the “Bogotá how we go” program, the murder rate in Ciudad Bolivar had an increase of three points, from 36 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012, to 39 in 2015.
While in Santa Fe it rose nearly 20 points between 2012 and 2014, when it reached 63 murders per 100,000 inhabitants; however, it had a 10-point reduction last year, with a rate of 53 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
In Los Mártires there was also a critical 21-point increase in the homicide rate, from 54 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012 to 75 in 2015.
The rates of these locations is nearly triple of the Comuna Suba, which had a rate of 8 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015; and Kennedy, which had a rate of 14 murders.
The trend of homicides continues to rise this year in the town of Ciudad Bolivar, since, according to figures of Legal Medicine, in the first five months of this year there were 104 homicides, three more than in the same period in 2015 .
And in Santa Fe the same is true, since it went from 25 homicides between January and May 2015 to 29 during the same months, but 2016.
"Illegal activities in these localities, especially those of micro-trafficking, have a negative effect on security," said Omar Orostegui, director of the “Bogotá how we go” program.
According to Orostegui, these locations require an emergency plan by the District to reduce these numbers, something the administration of Enrique Penalosa has already done this in the city center with the intervention in the ‘Bronx’ and the ‘Cinco huecos’, which would explain the drop in murders in Los Mártires, happened to record 31 homicides in the first five months of 2015, to 23 in the same period of 2016.
"There was an immediate effect on reducing crime in general, but if security actions are not sustained over time and the social architecture is not transformed in these sectors, the problems will return with greater force," said Hugo Acero, who was Security undersecretary at the first mayor of Peñalosa.
Precisely the failure of the District for nearly a decade in the center would have to do with the increase in homicides in Mártires and Santa Fe.
"This situation is associated with urban and social deterioration center that recorded in recent years, lack of control by the authorities and the strong actions of criminal groups, particularly related to micro," said Steel.
And Ciudad Bolivar?
Community leaders and residents of Ciudad Bolivar El Tiempo consulted agree on the same: the negligence of the authorities does not allow the killings to be reduced.
As explained, the main security problems are the extortions, from our structures 5,000 weekly criminal charge to residents pesos to maintain security, and occurs in neighborhoods such as Tres Reyes or Paraíso. "A man was killed 15 days ago, they say that because they paid, as it was a mistake" said a resident of Paraíso.
There are also illegal invasions, in which criminal structures, as 'Los Tierreros’ ', are responsible for selling lots in areas at risk of landslides, where they build houses where armed men collect fees.
In addition, there is the micro-trafficking, that although no centers as the 'Bronx', have homes outlets. "In Bella Flor, they undercounted crime. There buy their dose and go, "said another community leader.
According to these people, structures that manages these illegal business comes from groups outside the law that had presence in the town in times of conflict.
Intolerance triggers squabbles in areas of rumba. "In Lucero after-hours there are people killed because they take too much," said another leader.
Leaders ensure that the authorities are aware of these problems, but do not act. "They know who the bosses are, what businesses they have, but do not act. They need to force them to give results, "said a leader.
See (in Spanish): www.eltiempo.com/bogota/localidades-de-bogota-con-altas-tasas-de-homicidios-y-asesinatos/16672965
Similar to in Medellín, the majority of homicides in Bogotá tend to be in the poorer neighborhoods like Ciudad Bolivar.