Law enforcement casualties in 1990
In 1990, Peruvian law enforcement recorded 138 fatalities (93 Armed Forces and 45 police) in the fight against armed subversion. This year is part of the period of increased casualties among the forces of law and order that would reach its peak in 1992.
During 1990, Peruvian law enforcement forces suffered 138 fatal casualties in the fight against armed subversion, which represents 8.2% of the total number of casualties of law enforcement forces during the entire conflict. Of these casualties, 93 corresponded to the Armed Forces (mainly the Army) and 45 to the Police Forces. These casualties occurred in acts of service in emergency zones or in combat against subversive elements of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and the MRTA. 1990 was a period of gradual increase in the number of law enforcement casualties, prior to the maximum peak that would be registered in 1992 during the so-called 'jump to strategic balance' of Sendero Luminoso.