A reported decline in Venezuela's crime rate might suggest a breakthrough in national security, but it likely results more from shifts within the country's criminal landscape than from effective state interventions, according to an analysis by InSight Crime.
In mid-May, Venezuelan security officials announced a 25.1% drop in crime indicators compared to 2023. The data is similar to that of the Venezuelan Violence Observatory (Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia – OVV), an organization analyzing violence and insecurity across the country.
