Ecuador’s Increasing Crime Scares Women

ElComercio.com reports that recent cases of violence against women in Ecuador have created increased fear for Ecuadorian women. Officials say they do not have specific statistics about homicides of women in Ecuador, however 84 murders and assassinations were reported in Quito from January to April of 2011. Officials add that most violence against women occur at the hand of their partners, called femicide. A Legal Medicine official says that crimes against women are more violent than 10 years ago, such as dismemberment. Two recent crimes against women, including one that involved dismemberment, lead police to conclude that passionate revenge is increasing as a motive for female violence.Read Article