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This thread is to make happy a young girl from Cape Verde .

The question is, what is the worst social problem of Latin America? It is not HIV, lack of education or even deep poverty. The region has developed quite a bit in the last decades, and there is a growing middle class. Education has grown as well, and today is not so strange to find masses of professional people. Going to college is starting to be the standard rather than the exception.

Yes, in Latin America with lot of effort, people can achieve decent levels of living.

But behind that there is a problem worst than poverty or lack of opportunities: violence.

Latin America is the most urbinized region in the world. But is urbanized in a strange manner. Huge cities concentrate millions and dozens of million peoples, while still there are large parts of the region where nobody lives

This huge cities have been a ferment for criminality. Pettite crime first and organized crime later. Police is not able to cope with the growing trend of crime in the region.

There are regional differences, though, and not all the countries have the same degree of criminality at all. In places like Mexico, Brazil and Colombia, there are some spots where crime run wild, and it seems narcos and other criminals have more power than the authority. The most dangerous place, though, it seems to be Venezuela. Other countries -like my own- have crime rates lower than most European countries. But that doesn't mean crime is absent.

Let's talk about this deep and corrosive problem in Latin America, and what is the long term solution to it.

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A list of the ten most dangerous cities in the world. The most dangerous is not Ciudad Juarez... It is Caracas, Venezuela

Most Dangerous Cities in the World

1) Caracas Venezuela – Latin America is by far the most dangerous place in the world. If you searched dangerous places on the internet, you would find at least 20 south American countries on the list. With drug cartells, and poverty, Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, ranks the highest for murder and crime in the world. per 100,000 people this city has the highest rate of murders, kidnappings, and rapes in 2009. 130 murders and 537 reported kinappings. They have nicknamed the city the “murder capital of the world”. Not to mention Venezula is the world leader in drug trafficing mainly cocaine. The country has increased its poverty level since the 1970’s 300%. In In the last 5 yrs Caracas has topped the list for homicides by population. You better be a mobster if you plan on visiting Caracas.


2) Cuidad Juarez, Mexico – This place has a serious problem with robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault and drug-related crimes. 120 killings per 100,000 residents. Cuidad Juarez is located just across the USA border. It has 1.5 million people and a really bad reputation. Recently drug Cartells have started a war against one another, making it very dangerous for travellers. This place is Violent. They are the number two city in the world for murders, most of them drug-related. 50% of all murders in Mexico come from Cuidad Juarez.


3) Mogadishu Somalia – Its really hard to find statistical information on this city, but I know I’ve seen it on then top of many lists. Even with no data to report on this city, the governments warning to travel here is extremely high.Mogadishu has one of the highest terrorist populations in the world. There is an ongoing civil war going on in Somalias capital, which poses a huge risk to anyone travelling there. Hundreds of people are wounded everyday in Mogadishus empty streets. No one knows how many people are actually killed there, but the numbers would be outrageous. Looting, Prowling, kidnapping, gunfire,etc.. makes Mogadishu one of the top 3 most dangerous cities.


4) Capetown South Africa – Murder and robbery stats have been very high for many years in Capetown. In one year they had 71,500 sexual offenses, 18,400 burglaries and 13,900 business robberies. There are approximatly 50 murders a day in South Africa, and more than 1/2 of those murders are in Capetown. The city is in a huge recession making robberies very common. Capetown is in a great state of poverty, making crime a part of the peoples everyday life. Going out at night is not advised.


5) Bogata – Columbia – Bogata is the main port for drugs and guns coming up from colombia to panama. People get murdered in plain daylight every day. Forget going out at night. you need to be packing heat. It beats most south american cities by far. I think that carrying a machete around on your back, is a very good way to avoid a mugging. It’s also easily explained to immigration, as long as there’s some jungle around. Speaking the local language and knowing a little about fighting is a good idea, just in case. I would avoid Bogata if traveling to South America.


6) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – If your planning on travelling to Brazil, think twice. Its not a matter of where your mugged its when. When you get off the plane in Rio, they hand you a pamphlet that tells people they should have a no jewelery no wallet policy when they walk around. Crime rates have soared over the past 2 yrs. A drug cartell, called the Pirahnas, reside in Rio, and they are responsible for many murders and abductions. There was 8000 murders in Rio last year, thats close to 20 murders a day. Most of the murders happen in the poverty stricten areas, but the city as a whole is growing in severe poverty problems.


7) Grozny, Chechnya, Russia – There is more Russian Mafia in this place than police. This city is not run by government officials, but by gangsters. A russian is murdered here every 20 minutes. Thats almost 85 murders a day. Sure there is 100’s of millions of people in Russia, but thats an astonishing stat. Prostitution and drug trafficing run by the russian crime syndicate or definitly real in this place. Kindnappings, pickpocketters, and rapes, just to name a handful of tests you will face when you visit here. Chechnya is absolutely a third world city. Foreigners should think twice before visiting here.


8) Baghdad, Iraq – It doesn’t matter who you are, you’re not safe in Iraq. It is a ruined nation that is rittled with crime and violence. A lot of despair in Baghdad. Since the war started in 2003, the US has been in Iraq which has led to a civil war. More than 650,000 civilians have died. Hussein has destroyed this countries reputation. Al-Qaeda and Kurdish rebels, and criminals are involved in violence that goes on everyday. Explosives and mines are a constant threat, as are suicide bombers who have killed thousands. Kidnappings and random killings happen everyday. Since the US got there in 2003, millions of Iraqis have fled to other countries and millions more in Iraq remain displaced. Nuclear devices to poison the people there and the inherent gunfire killing civilians everyday makes Baghdad truly hell on earth.


9) Guatemala City, Guatemala – The government is very corrupt, they get paid off everyday by the drug lords. Guatemala city is a hot spot in South America for drug smugglers, and foreign mobs. There is a high crime rate in this capital city, and many tourists are victims of armed robbery, rape and even murder. Do not walk the streets at night, and forget about your wallet and jewelry. This place is just not safe for the average Joe. Maybe Chuck Norris!


10) Bangkok Thailand- Thailand is the #1 producer of opium and heroin in the world. A major transit for those drugs is the capital Bangkok. Therefore making it unsafe. Last year they had, 20,000 assaults, 13,500 burglaries, and 5,000 murders. That ranks top in south east Asia. The violence and crime due to social unrest makes Bangkok top 10 for sure.