HomeArchivePolice Data Reveals Peak Crime Hours

Police Data Reveals Peak Crime Hours

MANAGUA – Reported crimes between January and November of last year were down 2,400 compared to the same period in 2004, according to National Police statistics reported last week in the daily La Prensa.

Police tabulations for the first 11 months of last year register a total of 38,057 crimes against people were committed throughout the country, with 17,000 of those occurring between the hours of 4 p.m. and midnight – a lapse considered to be the “most dangerous time of day.”

Trending Now

Flash Floods Trap People in Heredia and Escazú as Storms Dump Up to 80 mm

Heavy afternoon storms flooded streets across Heredia and western San José on Sunday, trapping people behind fast-rising water and forcing rescues in at least...

Costa Rica Hands Four Suspects to US in Three Days as US Embassy Praises New Prison

Costa Rica extradited four suspects to the US in three days as the US Embassy praised its new maximum-security prison.

Snoop Dogg’s Costa Rica Promoter Says He Once Turned Down a Suitcase of Cash

Don Stockwell, the promoter of Snoop Dogg's now-canceled Costa Rica concert, told prosecutors he once rejected a suitcase full of cash and never suspected drug money.

National Team Defender Among Four Held in Costa Rica Loan-Shark Extortion Probe

Cartaginés right-back Carlos Barahona, 24, was detained in pre-dawn raids in Cartago as a suspect in extortion tied to gota a gota loans.

Toys “R” Us Weighs Going It Alone in Costa Rica

The Panamanian company that holds the regional Toys "R" Us rights puts a Costa Rica store at about $300,000 and is weighing whether to franchise or run stores itself.

Costa Rica Owls: Camera Traps Reveal Their Hidden Live

Costa Rica is home to an array of owl species. They come in a variety of patterns, shapes, and sizes, but they have a...

Costa Rica Through A Canadian’s Eyes: More Than Just Pura Vida

It has been nine years since I made the move from Canada to Costa Rica, and I often find myself asking a simple question:...

Snoop Dogg’s Costa Rica Concert Is Canceled and Ticket Refunds Will Be Automatic

Snoop Dogg's December 3 concert in Costa Rica is canceled. Ticket refunds will be automatic, but a judicial employees' association's $2.32 million stake is unresolved.

Costa Rica President Tours CECOT Mega-Prison in El Salvador

Costa Rican President Laura Fernández toured El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) today, two days after opening a maximum-security prison in Alajuela modeled on...
Loading…

Latest News from Costa Rica

Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Car Rentals
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Travel