Caracas, Venezuela: Some here joke that they might be safer if they lived in Baghdad. The numbers bear them out.
In Iraq, a country with about the same population as Venezuela, there were 4,644 civilian deaths from violence in 2009, according to Iraq Body Count; in Venezuela that year, the number of murders climbed above 16,000.
Even Mexico's infamous drug war has claimed fewer lives.
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Grisly Photo Stirs Venezuela Voters -- Wall Street Journal
Venezuela Court Revokes Ban On Violent Photos In Newspapers -- Wall Street Journal
Venezuela quashes press photo ban amid outcry -- AFP
Colombia arrests drug lord sought by US and Venezuela -- AFP
Key Venezuelan drug suspect arrested in Colombia -- AP
Even Mexico's infamous drug war has claimed fewer lives.
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More News On Venezuela's Crime Rate
Grisly Photo Stirs Venezuela Voters -- Wall Street Journal
Venezuela Court Revokes Ban On Violent Photos In Newspapers -- Wall Street Journal
Venezuela quashes press photo ban amid outcry -- AFP
Colombia arrests drug lord sought by US and Venezuela -- AFP
Key Venezuelan drug suspect arrested in Colombia -- AP
Grisly Photo Stirs Venezuela Voters -- Wall Street Journal
Venezuela Court Revokes Ban On Violent Photos In Newspapers -- Wall Street Journal
Venezuela quashes press photo ban amid outcry -- AFP
Colombia arrests drug lord sought by US and Venezuela -- AFP
Key Venezuelan drug suspect arrested in Colombia -- AP
Venezuelan soldier kills two officers following argument -- The Telegraph
Venezuela’s Climate of Crime -- New York Times (Photos)
Chávez's Next Big Problem: Crime -- Wall Street Journal opinion
Venezuela Court Revokes Ban On Violent Photos In Newspapers -- Wall Street Journal
Venezuela quashes press photo ban amid outcry -- AFP
Colombia arrests drug lord sought by US and Venezuela -- AFP
Key Venezuelan drug suspect arrested in Colombia -- AP
Venezuelan soldier kills two officers following argument -- The Telegraph
Venezuela’s Climate of Crime -- New York Times (Photos)
Chávez's Next Big Problem: Crime -- Wall Street Journal opinion