Projections of intentional homicides, based on figures for the first two months, are alarming. It would reach 6,000 crimes in the year 2023.

Data from the National Police show that from January 1 to February 27, 945 murders were registered throughout the country, which gives an average of 16.2 cases per day. Guayaquil appears on the list of cities with the most violence on the continent.

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There has been so much talk about actions and responsibilities that it is not logical for the public to feel abandoned on this issue, that there is mistrust and even disappointment.

However, it is positive and hopeful that the elected authorities, at least in Guayas, are making progress in meetings with the representative of the national government and that insecurity is on their agenda as one of the problems to be solved.

Competences are defined, but joint work always bears fruit. Surrendering to organized crime is not the way to go.

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Data on intentional homicides in the first two months of this year suggest that 2023 will break the record for the number of violent deaths set in 2022, when there were 4,614, which was already a sad milestone in the country’s history. The authorities cannot and must not stand back and allow this to be the future.

The government has a reserved plan that is expected to be effective.

The police complain that criminals are caught and then released; The prosecutor’s office, which is reviewing precautionary measures for those convicted of various crimes, and the relatives of the victims who are afraid to denounce them, are news that should not exist, just like murders, robberies and other crimes. Unfortunately, they are there and it is our task to inform them.

From this space, the slowness of action that the citizens continue to demand is questioned, today with a strong desire that the change of government come with plans to combat crime. (OR)