Approximately 20,000 rallied on Thursday Saturday, August 27, 2016 Santa Fe Socialists vow action on crime after mass mobilizationThe Socialist government of Santa Fe province said it “had heard the message” yesterday sent by a massive march in Rosario on Thursday night calling for greater security and appealed for greater cooperation with the national government. An estimated 20,000 people marched in Rosario last night in response to a wave of violence that has included 24 murders in the last month. Rosario’s homicide rate has been well above the national average for years but the recent surge was met with a non-partisan mobilization demanding a halt to the violence. Buenos Aires province had a homicide rate of 7.4 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015 and the City of Buenos Aires clocked in at 5.4 murders per 100,000 inhabitants. The provinces of Santa Fe, Mendoza, Formosa and Neuquén all suffer from notably high murder rates, while in terms of robberies, Mendoza, Neuquén, Salta, Río Negro and Buenos Aires City are the worst-hit.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 27, 2016 03:45 UTC