Interactive / Latin America & Caribbean 08 July 2020 1 minute 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 More for you Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean Latin America Likes Bukele’s ‘War on Gangs.’ That’s a Problem Originally published in World Politics Review Event Recording / Latin America & Caribbean El Salvador’s #WarOnGangs: Risks and results (Online event, 6 October 2022)