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Evolution of extortion complaints, 2012-2023

Dossier
Operational and cargo security22-seguridad-operativa.md
Domain
Cargo theft, extortion and private securityseguridad-operativa
Room
Security/seguridad
Audited
Audited

Extortion complaints (PNC, compiled by CIEN) and the rate per 100,000 inhabitants: 2012: 5,216 (35.3); 2015: 5,036 (32.3); 2018: 8,678 (53.1); 2019: 14,714 (88.6); 2020: 13,031 (77.3); 2021: 13,288 (77.7); 2022: 14,725 (84.8); 2023: 18,096 (102.8), some 50 complaints a day. The full series was cross-checked against CIEN's PDF in audit; 2019 matches the PNC figure cited by OSAC 2020, and 2022 matches OSAC 2025.

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Figures

Denuncias de extorsiónCIEN/PNC
5,216 (tasa 35.3)2012
Denuncias de extorsiónCIEN/PNC
14,714 (88.6)2019
Denuncias de extorsiónCIEN/PNC
18,096 (102.8)2023

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