Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela had the highest murder rate of all national capitals in 2016
According to the United States Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Caracas had the highest murder rate of all major cities in 2016.
I'd like to ask my Venezuelan readers whether the violence got out of hand because of the economic crisis turned into a social crisis precipitated by the crash in oil prices in 2014. Or was it a really significant problem before as well?