Most Dangerous Cities In South and Central America
Santiago de Cali, or Cali, is the capital city of the Valle de Cauca department in southwest Colombia. The city is the third largest in Colombia, with a population of just under 2.5 million. According to a 2016 World Population Review report. Cali’s economic is sustained by rubber, tourism, chemicals, paper, furniture, sugar, and biofuel and agribusiness industries. It has also been dubbed as "Colombia’s Salsa Capital". Regardless of its booming economy, it ranks as among the world's most dangerous cities. In 2012, the city saw 1861 homicides, resulting in a rate of 81.1 per 100,000 people. Drug trafficking and gang-related violence have both been cited as causes of Cali's high crime rate, although the city is nonetheless gaining popularity as a tourist destination.
I guess when you have a cartel named after the city (Cali Cartel) there is going to be some gang violence. I have found when traveling you can usually avoid trouble with common sense. Out of the 1861 homicides I bet most were gang members killing each other. You can avoid the gang violence in Mexico I'm sure you can avoid it in Columbia. I wouldn't let crime stop me from visiting anywhere.
Gangs and gangs killing one another in the name of revenge and power.
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