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de León Wantland, Mayda. 2022 ‘Firearms Seized in Central America (2011-2016).’ IEPADES Gun Destruction in Central America and the Caribbean: A Look at the Destruction of Firearms in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. Guatemala City: Instituto de Enseñanza para el Desarrollo Sostenible (IEPADES). 1 January

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The confiscation of firearms is commonplace in the region, as security forces carry out routine weapon seizures and collect firearms at crime scenes or in raids. The chart below shows that the quantities of weapons seized vary according to each country's crime rate. As a result, Guatemala and El Salvador far outweigh the seizures in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

Table 1: Confiscated Firearms in the Region 2010-2016

Country - No. of Arms Seized - (Years)
Guatemala - 27,000 - (2011-2016)
El Salvador - 22,000 - (2011-2016)
Honduras - 13,000 - (2010-2016)
Costa Rica - 5,521 - (2011-2016)
Dominican Republic - 6,258 - (2012-2014)

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