Which of these countries would you be reluctant to visit due to crime concerns?

[buritobr]

I have been living in Rio de Janeiro for 12 years and I was robbed "only" once, at 9pm of a saturday at downtown, when I was walking to the metro station. I should have taken a taxi instead of trying to go back home by metro.

But I understand the foreigners who are reluctant to visit Rio de Janeiro due to crime concerns. The number of foreign tourists killed in robbery attempts is not low. I believe this problem exists because foreign tourists are favorite targets of robbers. Maybe because they think these tourists are not willing to spend hours in the police station in order to register the crime. And many of these tourists are not used to robbery, so, they try to fight against the robber or to run away. This is dangerous. Don't do it. Always give what the robber require because he can have a gun or a knife. Then, you go to the police station.

It is relatively safe to walk around the beaches in Leme, Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon only during the day and during the early hours of the evening, when many people are jogging too. Some years ago, an Argentine tourist was killed at Copacabana beach at 2am.

It is better to go to the downtown only in the weekdays during the daylight, when people are working there. It is better to avoid downtown in the weekend even during the daylight.

[buritobr]

Some Latin American big cities have lower murders/100K inhabitants ratio than some American big cities