InSight Crime

InSight Crime is a research and media organization dedicated to enhancing the conversation around organized crime and public safety in the Americas. It offers consistent reporting, in-depth analyses, data, investigations, and policy recommendations aimed at addressing the various issues related to these topics. By combining investigative journalism with scholarly precision, InSight Crime develops its insights through thorough field research, which involves engaging with a wide range of participants, both legal and illegal. In addition to the content available on its website, the organization collaborates with a network of regional experts and partners to deliver customized risk assessments, diagnostics, and opportunities for effective intervention.

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In Rare Case, US Sanctions Jalisco Cartel Leader for Femicide

1 week ago | insightcrime.org | Parker Asmann

The US government announced new sanctions against several leaders of the Jalisco Cartel this week, in a unique case that for the first time singled out a member of an organized crime group for their alleged role in a gender-based killing. The high-profile femicide of Valeria Márquez, a TikTok influencer, occurred in May.
En caso inusual, Estados Unidos sanciona a líder del Cartel de Jalisco por feminicidio en México

1 week ago | insightcrime.org | Parker Asmann

El gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció nuevas sanciones esta semana contra varios líderes del Cartel de Jalisco en un caso que, por primera vez, señala a un miembro de un grupo criminal por su presunto papel en un asesinato por motivos de género. El feminicidio de Valeria Márquez, una influencer de TikTok, ocurrió en mayo.
More Punitive US Measures Unlikely to Curb Fentanyl Trafficking

1 week ago | insightcrime.org | Parker Asmann

Lawmakers in the United States have made permanent a federal policy that established harsher penalties for trafficking illicit fentanyl and its analogues, but the punitive measure is unlikely to advance efforts to undercut the organized crime groups trafficking the deadly synthetic opioid from Mexico.
Medidas más punitivas de Estados Unidos difícilmente frenarán el tráfico de fentanilo

1 week ago | insightcrime.org | Parker Asmann

Legisladores de Estados Unidos hicieron permanente una política federal que impone sanciones más severas por traficar con fentanilo ilícito y sus análogos, pero es poco probable que esta medida punitiva logre debilitar a los grupos del crimen organizado que trafican el letal opioide sintético desde México. El Congreso de Estados Unidos aprobó el 13 de junio la Ley HALT Fentanyl, que convierte en permanente una enmienda temporal hecha en 2018 a la Ley de Sustancias Controladas.
¿Empeorarán las elecciones judiciales en México una situación ya complicada?

4 weeks ago | insightcrime.org | Parker Asmann

Los votantes en México acudirán a las urnas para elegir a una nueva Suprema Corte y a cientos de jueces locales y federales, lo que genera preguntas sobre cómo este nuevo proceso podría impactar en un sistema judicial que ya enfrenta dificultades para combatir a los grupos del crimen organizado.
Will Judicial Elections in Mexico Make a Bad Situation Worse?

4 weeks ago | insightcrime.org | Parker Asmann

Voters in Mexico will head to the polls to select a new Supreme Court and hundreds of local and federal judges, raising questions about how this new process may impact a justice system already struggling to combat organized crime groups. After approving the major reform last year, Mexican citizens will cast their votes on June 1 for 881 federal judicial positions, including nine Supreme Court justices, and hundreds more state and local judges.
New Narco Video Scandal Spotlights Selective Justice in Honduras

4 weeks ago | insightcrime.org | Parker Asmann

Authorities in Honduras are prosecuting a former general for taking bribes from drug traffickers using similar video evidence that implicated a relative of the sitting president who was never charged, underscoring the selective nature of such prosecutions. On May 23, the Attorney General’s Office announced money laundering charges against Romeo Orlando Vásquez Velásquez, the former head of the armed forces in Honduras.
Último escándalo por video narco pone en evidencia la justicia selectiva en Honduras

4 weeks ago | insightcrime.org | Parker Asmann

Las autoridades de Honduras están procesando a un exgeneral por recibir sobornos de narcotraficantes basándose en la evidencia de un video similar al que implicó a un familiar del presidente en ejercicio, quien nunca fue acusado, lo que revela la naturaleza selectiva de estas investigaciones. El 23 de mayo, la Fiscalía General anunció cargos por lavado de dinero contra Romeo Orlando Vásquez Velásquez, exjefe de las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras.
Murders May be Dropping But the Cost of Crime is Rising in Mexico

1 month ago | insightcrime.org | Sam Woolston

Violence in Mexico cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars in 2024 despite the country becoming moderately more peaceful, according to a recent study that underscored the continued high cost of crime in one of Latin America’s biggest economies.
Bajan los homicidios, pero sube el costo del crimen en México

1 month ago | insightcrime.org | Sam Woolston

La violencia le costó a México cientos de miles de millones de dólares en 2024, pese a que el país logró volverse moderadamente más pacífico, según un estudio reciente que resalta el persistente costo del crimen en una de las principales economías de América Latina.