Policemen prepare for an anti-gang patrol following a year-long state of emergency against gangs, in Soyapango, El Salvador March 24, 2023. It shows police believe 42,826 people, or 36% of those they say are tied to gangs, remain free. Of those, more than 20,000 are considered to be active gang members. Security forces have since arrested more than 72,000 suspected gang members and associates, giving the country the highest incarceration rate in the world. Authorities put alleged gang members into three categories: active members, aspiring members and collaborators, defined as people who assist the gang but are not members.

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Persons: Jose Cabezas, Noah Bullock, they've, Nayib Bukele, Marvin Reyes, Reyes, Bullock, Sarah Kinosian, Nelson Renteria, Stephen Eisenhammer, Tom Hogue Organizations: REUTERS, SALVADOR, National Civil Police, Reuters, Gangs, Security, Police Workers Movement, Thomson Locations: Soyapango, El Salvador, El, Mexico City, San Salvador