THE VIOLENCE IN VENEZUELA EXCEEDS THAT OF COUNTRIES IN WAR

in #venezuela6 years ago

A report by Amnesty International (AI) distributed on thursday show the danger to live in Venezuela, where the violence exceed that of countries in war.

Maria Elena Delgado, resident of Caracas poor zone, said: "I don't understand where so many bullet come from."

"A neighbor lost three children by the violence, another lost her two daughter by a lost bullet.", Delgado has lossed some families by the armed violence.

Caracas is cataloged that more violent city in the world.

According AI report, the capital and other Venezuela cities are between the most dangerous in the world, with an average more that 100 homicides for every 100.000 citizens.

This level is significantly superior that the promedy of the Americas of 16.3 homicides per hundred thousand inhabitants, as the mundial rate.

The capital district have a register of 113 homicides per hundred thousand inhabitants, while the Miranda State the registre is 120 homicides per hundred thousand inhabitants.

Another dangerous zones is in the Amazonas State(105), Aragua State(104), Bolivar State(92), Monagas State(92) and Carabobo State(84).

The official data showed the national promedy in 70 for the 2016 and that level in those moment was the most higher to the history of the country, with a registrer of 21.752 homicides those year.

The experts calculate that the actual situation is worst, 4 of every 5 vitims are man, between 14 to 44 years ago.

Most of the victims was killed with firearms and these weapons were used again in every 10 murders.

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