Numbeo.com’s latest global crime index presents a stark urban landscape, showing Caracas, Venezuela at the top. The index also places three Brazilian cities—Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza, and Salvador—among the top ten, signaling major safety concerns for Brazil. This nation ranks second, just after the United States, in the number of cities on this alarming list. […]
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