Crime in Venezuela is higher - so do something about it

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Taken from Venezuelanalysis.com

---Between 1998-2005 murder by gun increased by 175%

---The average murder rate (measured per 100,000 people, and including death for resisting arrest) was 28 under president Perez (1989-1992), 39 under Velasquez (1993), 39 under Caldera II (1994-1998) and 57 under Chavez (1999-2006).....

---Not including murder while resisting arrest, average Venezuelan murder rates have gone from 22 in 1994, to 19 in 1998, to 45 in 2006. The graph shows a steady and quite steep increase from around 1998.

---In 2005 Venezuela's murder rate was 58, compared to 38 in Colombia, 22 in Brazil, and19 in Puerto Rico. (However comparing rates between countries is highly problematic, given different compilation methods and reliability in each country, variations in unreported murders, different definitions etc)

---Police per thousand people (year not specified): Venezuela had 4.4, compared to Italy with 5.6, Hong Kong with 4.8, Colombia with 2.1 and Chile 1.9

--- Basically, murder is higher in Venezuela than in other Latin American countries and has been growing at a serious rate over the last 10 years. Kidnapping has been growing at a similar pace.

http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/4338