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The SALW Dashboard is a geospatial database that tracks the usage, seizure, and trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons ( SALW ) in Latin America and the Caribbean .
Eight of the 10 countries with the highest homicide rates in the world were in the region in 2021 .
UNODC notes these groups can acquire weapons from sources including private dealers, black markets, legal and illegal North American and Western European channels, and even via the diversion of law enforcement and military stockpiles.
The SALW Dashboard can be used to identify patterns in the presence of firearms in Latin America .
One notable trend is the flow of firearms from the U.S. civilian market into Latin America , particularly AR-15 and AR-10 pattern rifles.
Brazil ’s illicit market has been subject to a noticeable influx of Turkish -manufactured small arms, something the database sheds light on.
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