People walk through a street of downtown Guayaquil, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
(Reuters) -Homicides in Ecuador rose 40.36% in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period in 2024, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
With 5,268 homicides, it was the most violent seven-month period registered during the last decade, and an increase from 3,753 homicides registered between January and July last year.
(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez, Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)
