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What it's like in the world's most violent city

Apr 21, 2016, 18:56 IST

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A macaw flies over buildings with the Avila mountain behind in CaracasThomson Reuters

The latest edition of the most violent cities in the world index from the Mexican nongovernmental organization Citizen's Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, ranking the world's cities with populations over 300,000 people by their homicide rates, was released in January.

Caracas, Venezuela, earned the regrettable distinction of No. 1, replacing San Pedro Sula, which fell to No. 2 after four years in the top spot.

Caracas has never been far from the top of the list. It has been in the top ten every year since 2008. In 2012, its 118.89 homicides per 100,000 people placed it at No. 3. Rates of 134.36 and 115.98 per 100,000 earned it No. 2 in 2013 and 2014, respectively. 

Venezuela's capital and largest city closed 2015 with a homicide rate of 119.87 per 100,000, and while the exact number of killings has been debated, the shocking level of violence the country has experienced is directly related to its social, economic, and political dysfunction.  

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