How does Guatemala's homicide rate compare with the rest of the region?

Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025: El Salvador 1.3 (an all-time low, down from 106 in 2015); Nicaragua about 6.0 (2024, a government figure with no independent verification; Latinometrics excludes it for that reason);… Dominican Republic 8.2 (−12.4% against 2024);… Costa Rica 16.3 (+43% since 2021, attributed to drug trafficking);… Guatemala 17.4 (16.1 in 2024, +8.0%; Latinometrics reports 17.3); Mexico 17.5 (−9% year on year, −41% from the 2018 peak); Honduras 21.2-23.2 depending on the source (SEPOL vs InSight Crime). The regional turn: Costa Rica has stopped being the safe haven, while El Salvador and the Dominican Republic are today the low-violence countries; Guatemala has ended up in the high group with Mexico and Honduras, on a rising 2025 trend.