Murder rate soars in Venezuela, forcing population to take extreme precautions to stay alive
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6405051/Murder-rate-soars-Venezuela-forcing-population-extreme-precautions-amid-shortages.html
South American nation registered 26,000 homicides last year, 89 per 100,000
That's 15 times the global average, murderers often kill for smartphones
As if coping with constant food and medicine shortages were not enough for crisis-weary Venezuelans, many live in constant fear in a country where three people die violently every hour.
The South American nation registered 26,000 homicides last year, 89 per 100,000 inhabitants and a figure 15 times the global average, according to the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence, a non-governmental group.
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Sundown brings challenges for the citizens of Caracas. Once filled with light and bustle, economic crisis and accompanying crime means the capital now switches off at night.
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Most foreign airlines prohibit their crews from staying overnight in Venezuela.