Why Crime is on the Rise in Venezuela

The World

One of the big issues in Venezuela’s presidential election campaign is rising crime.

The murder rate in Venezuela has risen sharply recently.

Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Jeremy McDermott of InSightCrime, a group that studies organized crime in the Americas.

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