Venezuela named world's most dangerous country again, poll finds

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Venezuela ranked as the most dangerous country in the world for the second straight year according to a new Gallup survey, falling below conflict-torn nations including Afghanistan and South Sudan in terms of perceptions of security.

Among the findings, the survey revealed that 42% of Venezuelans had property or money stolen in 2017, and nearly 25% of Venezuelans had been assaulted, one of the highest rates of assault in the world, according to the survey.

And while almost 70% of people interviewed across all 142 countries were confident in their local police, that number drops to 24% for Venezuelans. Only 17% of Venezuelans felt safe walking home at night compared to the world average of 68%.

Venezuela has been in a state of crisis for years, roiled by political turmoil, mass protests, food and medicine shortages, a soaring drug trade and one of the highest homicide rates in the world, according to the Venezuelan Violence Observatory.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/world/gallup-venezuela-most-dangerous-country-intl/index.html

You have to wonder just how much more worse it will get. What is rock bottom for Venezuela? It is frightful to imagine what will happen.

[Lee-Lee]

1. I suspect the next step is a long, bloody civil war

Usually when things like this go so low violence is not far behind.