Public defenders say Rio state has 60,000 unsolved murders in 10 years

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Public defenders say Rio state has 60,000 unsolved murders in 10 years

By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 42 minutes ago

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro's public defenders' department says the

Brazilian state has accumulated more than 60,000 unsolved murders in the last 10

years.

The department investigated the matter for the federal Ministry of Justice as

part of a national plan to improve public safety.

The survey shows that 24,000 of the victims haven't even been identified.

Creation of a special homicide division in the city of Rio de Janeiro did little

to improved the solution rate. It went from 11 per cent to 14 per cent.

Across Brazil, police solve about 8 per cent of murders. In the United States

and in European countries the rates are reportedly around 70 per cent to 80 per

cent.