A macabre interactive map exposes the nations where people are most likely to be murdered

Are homicide statistics just another number crunching exercise or a helpful indicator for humanitarian intervention?

Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela and Brazil earn unwanted distinction but homicides are concentrated among young male poor and policing can slash rates

Ilona Szabó shares four lessons to change the world based on her experience in two transforming social movements

Security researcher Robert Muggah turns our attention toward “fragile cities”. He shows us the four big risks we face, and offers a way to change course.

Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro have joined hands in trying out a new policing system. The famous cities are employing the use of mobile cameras to strengthen policing in various districts while improving police accountability and enhancing police relations with society. The initiative is…

México se ha convertido en el paraíso del tráfico de armas para los grupos criminales, según denuncian los expertos. De los casi 15 millones de armas que circulan en el país, alrededor de 13 millones tienen procedencia ilegal. El principal proveedor es Estados Unidos Según…

Normally, Rio is numb to violence. Each year, the number of homicides in the city of 12 million people is about one-third that of the entire United States with its 320 million people.

Vishva Samani reports on how smart policing in Brazil keeps a check on the police

This concept note parses out emerging “southern-effect” and some of its wider implications for engagement with fragile states in the twenty first century.