Crime costs Latam and Caribbean almost what region spends in education, IDB says

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Violence and crime absorb almost 3.5% of Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) economic output, depleting funds that could be used in education and assisting the vulnerable, a report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) showed.

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