But Honduras does win the title of highest per-capita homicide rates ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
Take care...
On 8 April 2013 15:48, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When the people I take to Honduras and Guatemala express concern over
> safety issues, I tell them to read the State Department cautions for travel
> in many places in the USA. It's eye-opening.
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Bob Benson <bob.benson91@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > It is interesting to hear folks' perspective about "safe" in places like
> > Gary.
> >
> >
> >
> > I work very often in Mexico City and Monterrey, and my friends and
> family
> > always ask "do I feel safe" and "isn't that dangerous?" They're amazed
> > that I actually go there happily (it is, after all, work.)
> >
> > My response is always, well, there are places in the USA (and my own
> city)
> > that I won't go either, and that's certainly true in Mexico as well.
> Being
> > careful is important.
> >
> > And then I say: on a per-capita basis, the murder rate in Mexico City is
> > one-fourth of the murder rate in Washington DC.
> >
> >
> >
> > And then I report on an Economist article I read some time ago ... I
> think
> > I have it right (old fart memory) . ranking three countries in terms of
> > crime rates.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rate per capita of murder: USA, UK, Netherlands
> >
> > Rate per capita of violent crimes other than murder: UK, Netherlands,
> > USA
> >
> > Rate per capita of non-violent property crimes: Netherlands, UK, USA.
> >
> >
> >
> > What brought this home to me is the Netherlands. I go to Tilburg
> (mostly)
> > and Eindhoven routinely, and am always cautioned by the folks there to be
> > very careful where I walk.
> >
> >
> >
> > So the bottom line is that being careful is good, pretty much
> everywhere.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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