Pereira registers 173 violent deaths for 2025, with a cut on September 26.
According to him Colombia Defense Minister, Pedro Sánchez, in his most recent intervention before some Congressmen in the midst of a discussion for security in the country, to the cut of September 26, 2025, The department of Risaralda already counts 311 homicides, which represents a 110 % increase in front of the same period in 2024, When they registered 148 cases.
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Within these alarming figures, further worried the violent situation that crosses the city of Pereira, where much of the scourge is concentrated, with 173 violent deaths (as of September 26) in front of 78 that had been registered At that same period of time DThe previous year, thus portraying a 121%increase.
The figures show a Structural problem that is not limited to Risaraldense capital; according to the data delivered by the Ministry of Defense and the authorities in general, municipalities such as Dosquebradas, m – Rich people and Quinchía They have also seen increases in more than 100% In cases of Homicides in front of those who had presented the previous year; And allegedly, many of those cases They would be linked to account adjustments, presence of armed groups, micro -trafficking and drug trafficking.
Recognizing Gravity of this situation, the Minister of Defense, Pedro Sánchez, warned in him Congress of the Republic that the magnitude of the increase forces to articulate actions local and national, with direct involvement of the Risaralda governorate And the mayors of each of the 14 locations, mainly in those where they have the violent facts intensified, To fight gangs, strengthen territorial control and stop the micro -trafficking
In response to this panorama, the National Government announced a shock plan focused on urban intervention, Focalized operations, police and judicial intelligence, in addition to reinforcements in Night patrols and surveillance in areas with greater incidence.
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It is expected that These measures, added to community work and Citizenship collaboration informing about the presence or location of criminal actors In the localities, allow to contain the Violence growth and that the inhabitants of the Risaralda department They recover confidence in the State operational capacity to guarantee security, as the urgency is clear In this area of Coffee axis, since every day that passes No structural responses, It means more lives at risk
Source: Integrated information system
