Safety
Homicides per 100,000 in El Salvador: 2015: 103 2016: 81.0 2017: 60.2 2018: 50.4 2019: 35.8 2020: 21.2 2021: 18.1 2022: 7.8 2023: 2.4 2024: …
El Salvador's homicide rate per 100,000 people declined dramatically from 103 in 2015 to 2.4 in 2023, representing a reduction of over 97% during that period. This sharp decline is widely attributed t
El Salvador's homicide rate per 100,000 people declined dramatically from 103 in 2015 to 2.4 in 2023, representing a reduction of over 97% during that period. This sharp decline is widely attributed to the security policies implemented under President Nayib Bukele, including a state of emergency declared in 2022 that enabled mass gang arrests. The data was shared by Elon Musk on X, amplifying statistics originally posted by the account @EndWokeness.
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Source: Elon Musk (X) | 2026-04-11