The homicides of women in Argentina have decreased by 23.5% since Javier Milei took office.

The Ministry of National Security, under the leadership of Minister Alejandra Monteoliva, presented this Monday the consolidated results of the National Criminal Information System (SNIC) for the year 2025. The official data reveals an unprecedented transformation in public safety since the assumption of President Javier Milei at the end of 2023. One of the most significant achievements of the current administration is the drastic drop in homicides against female victims. Following the elimination of the useless Ministry of Women —created by the now accused of violence Alberto Fernández—, crimes against women recorded a year-on-year decrease of 10.8% in 2025.

If we analyze the entire period since Milei took office, the accumulated reduction reaches an impressive 23.5%. These figures demonstrate that the safety of women does not depend on ideologized bureaucracies, but on a firm security policy that pursues criminals.

Currently, Argentina boasts a homicide rate of just 3.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, establishing itself as the country with the lowest homicide rate in Latin America and the Caribbean. This figure places our nation well below neighbors like Chile (5.4), Paraguay (6.1), or Uruguay, and at an abyssal distance from countries mired in chaos like Brazil (19.2), Colombia (25.8), or the uncontrolled Ecuador (50.9).

The success of the libertarian criminal policy is manifested in a 7.3% reduction in homicides over the last year, accumulating an 18.4% drop since the beginning of the administration. This statistical professionalism has been internationally recognized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which awarded the country an “A” rating in Statistical Quality, the highest possible category, highlighting the transparency and reliability of the Argentine system under the standards of the United Nations.

Despite the widespread improvement, isolated incidents in territories outside the national security doctrine continue to shock the country. This is the case of Agostina Madeleine Vega, the 14-year-old girl who disappeared on May 23 in Córdoba and was found dead this Saturday in an open field of 200 hectares in the Ampliación Ferreyra neighborhood. The investigation, led by prosecutor Garzón, located the body about 12 kilometers from the city center.

Behind this horror emerges the figure of the main suspect and only detainee: Claudio Gabriel Barrelier, a 32-year-old man with criminal records for theft and unlawful deprivation of liberty. What is scandalous is the political protection of the accused: Barrelier is a public employee and an active militant of the current mayor of Córdoba, the Peronist Daniel Passerini, with whom he has photographs demonstrating their closeness.

Furthermore, his legal defense is in the hands of lawyer Jorge Sánchez del Bianco, a member of the firm of Ricardo Moreno, who is a Peronist councilor for the party Hacemos Unidos por Córdoba and head of “Las 62 Peronist Organizations of Córdoba”.

The judicial hypothesis maintains that Agostina was deceived by the suspect under the false promise of “looking for a gift for her mother” at his home on Juan del Campillo street at 800, in the Cofico neighborhood. Security cameras captured both entering on Saturday night; it was the last image of Agostina alive.

After the crime, Barrelier showed absolute coldness: he asked for money and a borrowed car, managing to have a lover provide him with a black Ford Ka to transport the body, a maneuver captured by phone antennas in the area of the discovery. Given the overwhelming evidence, the accused eventually admitted to the minor entering his home.

In this regard, Minister Alejandra Monteoliva was blunt in demanding justice: “The best thing is to have the complete truth, even if it is painful, even if it challenges us as authorities... What I asked Minister Quinteros was for the whole truth to be known”.

The SNIC report also details a historic setback in property crimes. Thefts, both simple and aggravated, recorded a 21.6% drop in 2025, marking the lowest level since the pandemic in 2020. From a rate close to 1,015 in 2024, the indicator fell to 796 in 2025. Meanwhile, burglaries showed a reduction of 17.4%, going from 372,840 cases in 2024 to 308,523 in 2025.

Additionally, the frontal fight against mafias is yielding its first fruits with a 4.3% decrease in drug-related crimes and a 5.1% drop in smuggling-related incidents. Preliminary data from the first quarter of 2026 confirms that this downward trend continues, consolidating a process of sustained decline in crime rates thanks to the firmness of the national government.