Someone from Latin America here. Your impressions are correct. While some violence is greatly exagerated to paint a picture (For instance, Chicago, St Louis, B

Someone from Latin America here. Your impressions are correct. While some violence is greatly exagerated to paint a picture (For instance, Chicago, St Louis, Baltimore, Washington are more violent than São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro), it still is MUCH safer in Europe or Sillicon Valley/New York.