Venezuelan Homicides Reach Record High In 2013

[Bacchus4.0]

http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/venezuelan-homicides-reach-record-high-in-2013

Murders in Venezuela reached a record high of 58 per day during the first four months of the year, according to police figures contested by the government, highlighting a dire security situation amid political instability.

National police agency the CICPC registered 6,675 murders between January 1 and April 25, with 1,265 in the Caracas metropolitan area, reported El Universal.

Then-Interior and Justice Minister Nestor Reverol presented conflicting figures at a press conference April 1, claiming 3,473 murders had taken place in the first three months of the year, an average of 38 a day.

In reference to the police figures, Interior and Justice Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres acknowledged the country had grave levels of violence, according to El Universal. "We all have a common enemy which is the underworld," said the minister.

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I believe these numbers are prior to the military patrols implemented recently.

[joshcryer]

1. Unsurprising.

Here's hoping the military presence saves some lives. Even if it makes them a police state.