Significant
Decrease
in
Violent
Deaths
In
The
First
Half
of
2012
In
the
first
half
of
this
year
there
was
a
considerable
decrease
in
the
number
of
violent
deaths
in
the
country.
According
to
Costa
Rica's
Cruz
Roja
(Red
Cross),
a
total
of
494
deaths
were
recorded
in
the
first
six
months
of
the
year,
down
from
537
for
the
same
period
last
year.
Assaults
and
traffic
accidents
(collisions
and
running
over
of
pedestrians)
lead
the
number
of
violent
deaths,
and
the
provinces
of
San
José
(26%)
and
Limón
(17%)
the
leading
provinces,
followed
by
Alajuela
(15%)
and
Puntarenas
(15%).
The
province
of
Cartago
had
the
lower
incident
of
violent
deaths.
The
busiest
months
for
the
Cruz
Rojas
was
January
and
March,
moving
the
largest
number
of
patients
in
the
six
months.
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