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Life in Venezuela’s – and the World’s – Most Violent City

By AQ Online

Caracas councilman Jesús Armas talks with AQ about life and work in the world’s most violent city.

Already the most dangerous city in the world, Venezuela's capital is only getting more dangerous for people like city councilman Jesús Armas. Since the 29-year-old was first elected in December 2013, he has seen the Caracas’ murder rate rise to 120 homicides per 100,000 people – and he expects this to worsen further amid deadly confrontations such as a March ...

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