So, I was feeling all bad about myself because we're going to Caracas, Venezuela, with the reputation of being the most dangerous city in the world. Then I started to think, well, I lived in St. Louis - right there in the ghetto of St. Louis. And I kinda liked it, so... Then I'd back up and say, of course, St. Louis is no Caracas.
Well, take a look at this...
Google this phrase: "most dangerous cities in the world 2011" and you'll find a surprising number of top ten lists. Go to the first one - http://UrbanTitan.com/10-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world-in-2011/
Here's a quick summary of their top ten list:
10 - Muzafarrabad, Kashmir, Pakistan
9 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8 - Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
7 - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
6 - Caracas, Venezuela (not even in the top 5!)
5 - Mogadishu, Somalia
4 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti
3 - St. Louis, Missouri
Wait, did you see that?
Here's some of the details that the Urban Titans provide:
Other lists name Detroit instead of St. Louis, but Caracas makes the list every time. In fact, according to some blogger named laikepo, Caracas is the most dangerous city in the world. Laikepo sourced Nacho Celebrity for this data, and Nacho Celebrity didn't provide a source, but sounds pretty credible, at least by his moniker.
MostDangerousCities.org says that "Caracas has one of the highest murder per capita rates in the world (between 130-160 per 100,000)". I was going to compare that to St. Louis' 2,070 violent crimes per 100,000, but its kind of apples to oranges, isn't it?
Anyway, the message to take away from this is that living in Caracas may compare well to living in the worst parts of St. Louis. And as that's where we choose to live, when actually given the choice, I don't think we have much room to complain.
And don't you love how I have access to all of the data in the State Department's library on living conditions in Caracas, Venezuela and instead I quote a top ten list on Nacho Celebrity's blog?
Well, take a look at this...
Google this phrase: "most dangerous cities in the world 2011" and you'll find a surprising number of top ten lists. Go to the first one - http://UrbanTitan.com/10-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world-in-2011/
Here's a quick summary of their top ten list:
10 - Muzafarrabad, Kashmir, Pakistan
9 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8 - Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
7 - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
6 - Caracas, Venezuela (not even in the top 5!)
5 - Mogadishu, Somalia
4 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti
3 - St. Louis, Missouri
Wait, did you see that?
Here's some of the details that the Urban Titans provide:
According to a latest study analyzing cities based on their FBI statistics for murder, rape, robbery, and assault, St. Louis top the list of the most dangerous city in America, beating Camden, Detroit and New Orleans, last year’s most dangerous cities. After first being pronaunced ‘America’s Most Dangerous City’ in 2006 and coming in second place in 2009, St. Louis has once again reached the top. St. Louis had 2,070.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, compared with a national average of 429.4.
Other lists name Detroit instead of St. Louis, but Caracas makes the list every time. In fact, according to some blogger named laikepo, Caracas is the most dangerous city in the world. Laikepo sourced Nacho Celebrity for this data, and Nacho Celebrity didn't provide a source, but sounds pretty credible, at least by his moniker.
MostDangerousCities.org says that "Caracas has one of the highest murder per capita rates in the world (between 130-160 per 100,000)". I was going to compare that to St. Louis' 2,070 violent crimes per 100,000, but its kind of apples to oranges, isn't it?
Anyway, the message to take away from this is that living in Caracas may compare well to living in the worst parts of St. Louis. And as that's where we choose to live, when actually given the choice, I don't think we have much room to complain.
And don't you love how I have access to all of the data in the State Department's library on living conditions in Caracas, Venezuela and instead I quote a top ten list on Nacho Celebrity's blog?
1 comment:
Congrats on Caracas! We were there from 2000-02 and absolutely loved it. Things have changed a bit, but we have friends there now (and on the way) and there are still good aspects.
I could go on and on about the food, the weather, the household help and the schools (wonderful, though our daughter only attended the Montessori at the time). Good luck with the move and hope you enjoy the tour!
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