Crime in Costa Rica is an ever-evolving issue. In general, this is a very safe country. The most common crime is petty theft.

Undocumented Costa Rican man sentenced for illegal firearm possession in Louisiana, reflecting Project Safe Neighborhoods' ...

I had committed the ultimate sin in Costa Rica of being overconfident with petty crime. If you leave it outside, and it can be easily picked up and carried away, better chain it up or nail it down.

Their first night in town, the family paid to sleep in someone’s garage. The next three nights they spent in a hotel room, thanks to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Cybercrime continues to increase in Costa Rica, and the figures are concerning to Costa Rican authorities. Randall Zúñiga, Director of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), stated that the ...

Costa Rica in Central America intends to declare ... in a bid to flee poverty, violence and extreme political situations in their home countries. Mexico has tightened controls to stop migrants ...

In 2020, Costa Rica hosted 121,983 people of concern ... We further support the government’s initiatives for child protection and sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response. In 2020, ...

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