Latin America It is considered the most violent region in the world, according to an analysis carried out by the Latinobarómetro Corporation. The report details that, according to Latin Americans, the violence The most common is the one that occurs in streetswith 42%, followed by verbalwith 32%. These figures far exceed those associated with crime organizedwith 21%, and drug trafficking, with 19%.
Furthermore, the violence towards the womenwith 30%, and the childrenwith 23%, as well as the bullyingwith 23%, are perceived as more relevant. Instead, the violence on social networks, with 18%, and violence of State, with 14%, are in the last places of concern.
Violence in the streets and verbal
At the local level, 46% of Dominicans consider one of the frequent problems violence in the streets.
The country with the highest perception of violence in the streets is Argentina with 53%, followed by Colombia and Ecuador with 50%, another nine countries report more than 40% in this indicator. Those that report it the least are El Salvador with 17% and Venezuela with 28%. While the violence verbal It is perceived as the most frequent by an average of 32% in the region.
The study indicates 47% in Colombia, 45% in Chile and 42% in Uruguay. They are also above the regional average, Venezuela with 37%, Costa Rica with 36%, Argentina with 35%, the Dominican Republic with 34% and Paraguay and Ecuador with 33%. Those who least perceive this violence They are Guatemala and Mexico with 15%.
Against children and women
In Latin Americathe violence perceived against women reaches 30% on average, while the violence towards the children stands at 23%. Brazil is the country that registers the greatest concern about violence against the womenwith 40%, followed by the Dominican Republic and Bolivia, both with 39%.
As for the violence against the childrenBolivia is the country that perceives it the most, standing out above the rest of the region with 35%, followed by the Dominican Republic and Paraguay with 29%.
Harassment and bullying
In the Dominican Republic, harassment is perceived as one of the most frequent problems, reaching 31%.
In Costa Rica, the perception of harassment is even higher, with 35%, while Chile is the country where this problem is least perceived, with only 12%.
Crime organized
He crime organized is seen as the form of violence more frequent only in Mexico, where it reaches 44%.
The violence In its different manifestations, it varies significantly between the countries of the region, both in its size and its importance. The organization highlighted the case of El Salvador, where citizens no longer consider that the crime organized be a frequent problem. However, in the case of Ecuador, they reach high figures.
Although the violence It is not the main problem in all Latin American countries, it does occupy one of the first places on the list. Despite what is commonly believed, the crime organized and drug trafficking are not considered the worst types of violence in most countries.
