Interactive / Latin America & Caribbean 8 July 2020 Tough Law Enforcement and Violent Crime in El Salvador: A Timeline Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print The murder rate in El Salvador, once the world’s highest, is falling fast. President Nayib Bukele attributes the good news to his harsh anti-gang crackdown, but other factors are likely also salient. From 2003 to the present day, this timeline retraces major events related to tough law enforcement and violent crime in the country. Related Tags El Salvador More for you Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean All the President’s Trolls: Real and Fake Twitter Fights in El Salvador Also available in Español Video / Latin America & Caribbean Gangs and Plunging Violence in El Salvador