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Security & Strategic Review November 2008 (ISSN 1741-4202)
VENEZUELA: Caracas bucks slowdown in region's highest murder rate
Though Venezuela's overall murder rate appears to have fallen
considerably since last year, in Caracas it is continuing to rise. Venezuela has
the highest homicide rate in South America — the rate there has more
than doubled since 1997. An alarming feature of Venezuelan statistics is that
homicide has become the leading cause of death for young people aged
15-24.
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