Eight Costa Rican cantons recorded fewer vehicle thefts than a decade ago, while others climbed 39 places
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- Eight Costa Rican cantons ended 2025 with fewer vehicle thefts than in 2016, despite an increase nationally.
- The article examines how the territorial distribution of vehicle theft changed over the period.
- Other cantons rose by as many as 39 positions relative to the rest of the country.
Eight cantons in Costa Rica recorded fewer vehicle thefts in 2025 than they did in 2016, even as vehicle theft increased nationwide.
The comparison shows how the geographic distribution of the crime changed over the decade. Some locations reduced their recorded thefts, while others gained as many as 39 positions compared with the rest of the country.
The article maps which cantons lost or gained weight in the national distribution of vehicle theft between 2016 and 2025.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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