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  2. Costa Rica's homicide rate rises in deadliest year ever - AOL

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    More than 656 people have been killed so far in Costa Rica's deadliest year on record, official homicide data showed on Friday, though the government expects this figure to soar past 900 by the ...

  3. Crime in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Crime in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a Central American nation that boasts of a noteworthy safety record on crime as compared to its neighbors in the region. [1] It is one of few nations that have abolished their nation's armed forces. Having had a stable past, this country has been successful in developing its economy.

  4. Once tranquil Costa Rica eyes Salvadoran-inspired ... - AOL

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    Costa Rica saw its murder rate jump to 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2023 from 11.7 in 2018. By contrast in El Salvador, the rate plunged to 2.4 after being the highest in the world less than a ...

  5. Heredia, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Heredia ( Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capital of Heredia province as well. [1] [2] It is 10 kilometers to the ...

  6. List of countries by intentional homicide rate - Wikipedia

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    UNODC calculated a rate of 6.9 in 2010. [9] UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) reported a global average intentional homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 population for 2012 (in their report titled "Global Study on Homicide 2013"). [10] [11] In the 2019 edition, the global rate was estimated at 6.1 per 100,000 for 2017.

  7. Suspected Murder of American Tourist in Costa Rica Is Latest ...

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    Recently though the murder rate in the small Central American country has been on the rise, with a record-high of 603 people killed in 2017.

  8. Costa Rican Central Valley - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rican Central Valley. /  9.917°N 84.067°W  / 9.917; -84.067. The Central Valley ( Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range.

  9. Greater Metropolitan Area (Costa Rica) - Wikipedia

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    The Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Gran Área Metropolitana, GAM) is the largest urban agglomeration in the country, comprising areas of high population density surrounding the capital, San José, which geographically corresponds to the Central Valley and extended to include the Guarco Valley, where some of the cantons of ...