Murder rate soars in Venezuela, forcing population to take extreme precautions to stay alive

[Bacchus4.0]

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.

[GatoGordo]

1. "Most foreign airlines prohibit their crews from staying overnight in Venezuela."

The airlines that DO fly into Maiquetía/Simón Bolívar International Airport are loaded up with enough fuel that they don't have to concern themselves with refueling. They just need enough to get to Oranjestad (Aruba), Willemstad (Curacao) or Kralendijk (Bonaire). Nobody overnights their jet there. You might come back to find the wings missing.

Unfortunately, very few fly into Maiquetía. It's a ghost town. The few that do are regional airlines owned/affiliated with Chavismo.

Sadly, the criminals are the least of your worries. The last time I flew into Caracas, I got the "Maiquetía Shake Down", where the fine officers at the customs area took me aside, rummaged through my belongings and accused me of smuggling. Naturally, they had to confiscate all of the new with tags items I was bringing into Venezuela for the extended family. (Levi's, Victorias Secret, Adidas, UnderArmour, etc.) They also took the liberty of exchanging my US dollars for worthless Bolivar Fuertes at the official exchange rate. As a convenience to me!

And yes. When the sun goes down, so do the santamarias.