Crime in Bolivia is investigated by the Bolivian police.

Crime by type

Murder

Bolivia has a homicide rate of 6.3 murders per 100,000 people. There were 686 reported homicides in 2016. In 2012, Bolivia had a murder rate of 12.1 per 100,000 population.''Global Study on Homicide''. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2013.
/ref> There were a total of 1,270 murders in Bolivia in 2012.

Illegal drug trade

The Bolivian government has since 2004 implemented a policy of voluntary participation of farmers from all coca-growing regions in Bolivia. For instance, farmers in Chapare are allowed to grow one cato of coca per year. Any coca grown beyond that limit, or any cultivation outside of approved coca-cultivation regions such as Chapare, is subject to elimination. The strategy relies on coca growers federations’ ability to enforce the agreement. Such federations are influential, and penalties for violations by farmers or lax enforcement by federations can be stern (including seizure of lands). As a result, coca cultivation in Bolivia fell to 27,200 hectares in 2011 from 31,000 hectares in 2010 - a 12 per cent decrease.

Domestic violence

Domestic violence Domestic violence is violence that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes r ...

is a serious and underreported problem. According to the Center for the Women’s Information and Development (CIDEM) and Emancipation Fund study, the number of reported domestic violence cases increased by 37% between 2007 and 2011. A study by the

Pan American Health Organization The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) in charge of international health cooperation in the Americas. It fosters technical cooperation among member countries to fight communicable and non ...

conducted in 12 Latin American countries found the highest prevalence of domestic violence against women to be in Bolivia.

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