Latin American Studies Question

Homicide reduction in Latin American cities 

Write an Essay, on homicide reduction in latin America Choosing Brazil city in Latin America,  analyze effort to reduce the homicide rates. 

Outline the data on lethal violence specific to that city. 

Analyze the various underlying reasons for that high murder rate. 

Analyze the attempts made by the city authorities to reduce levels of violence. 

Assess whether they have achieved their goals, and if so why? If not, why not? Choose a city( Brazil) with accessible data, and relevant secondary literature.