From the 1970s to the 1990s , the poverty rate nearly tripled , from 25 percent to 65 percent , McCoy said . Foreign Policy magazine named Caracas , Venezuela , the murder capital of the world . Venezuela to step up efforts to reduce crime in Venezuela in 2017 . Violence is gang- and drug - related , and often poor on poor . New Orleans , Louisiana , comes in third on CNN 's list of top five .
Foreign Policy magazine named Caracas , Venezuela , the murder capital of the world . Venezuela to step up efforts to reduce crime in Venezuela in 2017 . Violence is gang- and drug - related , and often poor on poor . New Orleans , Louisiana , comes in third on CNN 's list of top five .