How Has the Pandemic Impacted Crime in Belize? Belize may see a decline in its murder rate for the first time in seven years. That’s what an analysis of the numbers is showing. Technical Coordinator of the Belize Crime Observatory Adele Ramos plugged in the crime stats into GIS applications to get more insight into this year’s major crimes, zoning in on the murders committed so far this year. Ramos shines a light on the way the pandemic and states of emergency impacted the murders. But while all

Established in 2010, the RESTORE Belize Programme was created in response to a rising crime rate in Belize. Eight years later, Belize Now found out how the programme has impacted lives and achieved its goal thus far. | Government of Belize Press Office