Medellin, Antioquia
So far this year, the department of Antioquia has registered a 5.9% overall reduction in the number of homicides, with 41 fewer cases than in the same period of 2023, which, although it is a positive figure, It continues to worry because there are already 41 women and 615 men murdered in 2024.
There are six of the nine subregions that have seen a decrease in this crime:
- Magdalena Medium (- 40.6%)
- North (- 17.5%)
- East (- 21.5%)
- Southwest (- 6.2%)
- Urabá (- 28.8%)
- Aburrá Valley (- 14.9%)
“The southwest, the Uraba of Antioquia, including the Magdalena Medio, present an important reduction in such a way that the Antioquians can be sure that the Government of Antioquia, hand in hand with the Police and the Army, is doing a very important job to guarantee security and tranquility,” said the Secretary of Security, retired general Luis Eduardo Martínez.
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Increase in homicides in three areas
The three subregions in which homicides have increased are Bajo Cauca (64%), the Northeast (52%) and the West (3.1%). In these areas, strong fighting between armed groups has been recorded, especially in municipalities such as Remedios where the most recent confrontation between the ELN and the Gulf Clan left 13 illegals dead.
“We have some very critical subregions in homicide, especially the Northeast and Bajo Cauca, but that must be understood from the point of view of illegal economies, illegal mining, drug trafficking, and the criminal income for which these criminal organizations fight. ”, explained the Secretary of Security.
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Precisely the northeast is one of the areas where the Government has activated its anti-crime management, after reports of confinement in at least five villages and unschooling of their minors to avoid being caught in the middle of the conflict.
Violence against women
There are already 41 women murdered in the department. Although not all cases have been classified as femicides, in a large percentage the investigation does go in that direction.
Given the alert that violence against women has generated, the Government, in coordination with the Police, the Prosecutor’s Office and the Army, continues to track down the men most wanted for femicides and sexual violence, which were cartelized so that the community could provide information that would allow them to be captured.
In addition, they reiterate the call for women to report any type of aggression through the 123 woman line. and going to the different entities that have service routes, such as Mayor’s Offices and Personerías.
Reduction in Medellín
In the capital of Antioquia, the authorities confirmed that Homicides have decreased by 20% compared to the same period in 2023, That is, 30 fewer incidents than in the first 5 months of the previous year, according to Police data.
April and May had the lowest reports of murders in the city in the last four decades, with drops of up to 38% in the number of cases, as reported by the Mayor’s Office of Medellín.
