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ECUADOR CRIME STATISTICS - February 21, 2010
The Fiscalía General Estado has recently released a report regarding crime statistics for the first half of 2009. It is important to remember that many crimes are not reported in Ecuador by victims. Therefore, real numbers may be higher then what is officially reported by authorities.
In the first half of 2009, there were 11,596 crimes reported. 371 of the 11,596 of the crimes involved assault or robberies involving transportation either in privately owned vehicles or taxis.
Guayas Province - 4,631
Pichincha 2,239
El Oro - 590
Manabí - 502
Los Ríos - 485
Chimborazo - 342
Loja - 289
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