Honduran gang crackdown

Honduran gang crackdown (2022–present)
Honduran gang crackdown (2022–present)
Régimen de Excepción
Date	6 December 2022 – present; (1 year, 4 months and 1 week);
Location	Honduras
Status	Ongoing
Parties
Criminal gangs Mara Salvatrucha; 18th Street gang;	Honduran government Honduran Army; National Police;
Lead figures
	Uncentralized leadership Xiomara Castro; Gustavo Sánchez;
Casualties
Death(s)	100+
Arrested	652 (as of 3 February 2023)

The Honduran gang crackdown, referred to in Honduras as the Régimen de Excepción (Spanish for State of Exception), began in December 2022 after parts of the constitution were suspended to fight criminal gangs in the country.

Initially instituted for forty-five days in two municipalities, Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, the state of exception has been renewed and extended to more than half of the country's cities. The government strengthened police resources, built several high-security prisons, authorized the deployment of security forces in the streets, and authorized the deployment of military forces in the streets to support the police.

The homicide rate has fallen from 38 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022 to 31 in 2023, a drop of 17%. However, according to some specialists, the reduction in crime is not directly linked to the state of emergency.

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