Venezuela’s authoritarian government has arrested dozens of people, including a former finance minister, in a crackdown on ...

President Trump’s policy towards Venezuela defies critics who insist that America First must mean principles last. Mackenzie ...

A burst of gunfire shattered the stillness along the Cuyuní River when soldiers from the Guyana Defense Force came under attack while navigating a remote jungle waterway near the settlement of ...

“The crime rate among immigrants is far lower than the ... And many countries, such as Venezuela, won’t provide information on the criminal backgrounds of their citizens.

According to World Population Review, Venezuela has the highest crime index at 81.2. Photo Credit: Pexels Papua New Guinea ranks second with a crime index of 79.7.

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The fall in homicide rates has coincided with Maduro successfully consolidating his authoritarian rule in Venezuela. And explanations of the drop in crime tend to imply that it is the result of ...

Venezuela’s government, it continues, “also has no known policy of selecting particular migrants to send them to any specific country, including the United States.” As to the crime rate in ...

The former president says Venezuela’s crime rate has plunged because it is expelling criminals. But there is little evidence supporting the claim. By Jorge Valencia Reporting from Bogotá ...

And again, Nieto and other experts say they have seen no evidence of it. Reliable crime statistics in Venezuela are notoriously difficult to obtain. The government hasn’t provided dependable ...