Costa Rica's homicide rate rises in deadliest year ever

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - More than 656 people have been killed so far in Costa Rica's deadliest year on record, official homicide data showed on Friday, though the government expects this figure to soar past 900 by the end of this year. Costa Rica's homicides hit a record 654 last year according to the historically peaceful Central American country's Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ). "The number continues to grow and this puts us at a turning point," OIJ head Randall Zuniga told a local radio station, calling for more investments on public security. Costa Rica, which has for decades been recogn...