Editing San José, Costa Rica (section)

==Security==
San José is one of Latin America's safest cities. As of 19 June 2012, both city and nation reduced their crime indices considerably.{{clarify timeframe|date=May 2017}} Nationwide, crime was reduced from 12.5 to 9.5 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants.

In 2012, new police equipment was issued by the government, and the security budget was increased. President [[Laura Chinchilla]]'s government donated vehicles and other equipment to the police department on at least two occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prensalibre.cr/pl/nacional/59781-china-dona-200-patrullas-con-garantia-de-repuestos.html |title=CHINA DONA 200 PATRULLAS CON GARANTÍA DE REPUESTOS |publisher=Prensalibre.cr |access-date=8 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210070506/http://www.prensalibre.cr/pl/nacional/59781-china-dona-200-patrullas-con-garantia-de-repuestos.html |archive-date=10 February 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The city's greater metropolitan area (in Los Yoses, San Pedro) also serves as the headquarters of the [[Inter-American Court of Human Rights]].