61,955 hits on criminal structures: how they break down across armed groups
The Clan del Golfo accounts for more than half of all hits on organized armed groups, while 95% of those affected in this fight were captured or demobilized, not killed.
Behind the figure of 61,955 hits on criminal structures during this government period is a more detailed picture of who exactly is being fought. Of the 16,916 organized armed group (GAO) members affected, the Clan del Golfo (EGC) accounts for 51% (8,642), followed by dissident factions, grouped under the acronym GAOR (38%, 6,504), the ELN (10%, 1,665), and the ACSN self-defense group (83 members).
On top of those 16,916, another 5,847 hits were recorded against organized crime groups (GDO) and 39,092 against organized common-crime groups (GDCO), the latter with greater capacity for territorial fragmentation than GAOs. The distinction isn't just statistical: GAOs are the target of military operations, including airstrikes, while GDOs and GDCOs are confronted mainly through police action.
The figure we've most wanted to highlight is its composition: 95% of those affected ended up captured or demobilized, and only 5% died in a military or police operation. It's a ratio that, in our view, pushes back on the idea that the offensive against these groups is measured only in casualties.
