In 2015, El Salvador had the highest murder rate in the entire world. 100 people killed per hundred thousand. Tragically, this was the murder capital of the world. Last year, that dropped from 100 people per 100,000 to 1.9 people per 100,000. That is a 98% decrease in the murder rate. Those results are indisputable. And I will tell you, as I have been here today and I have been speaking with … (07:33–07:43)
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Asserts a 98% decrease in El Salvador's murder rate from 2015 to the previous year.
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