Why Is It That Even The "Safest" States In Brazil Are Still Dangerous By American Standards ?

Question

Deemed 2 of Brazil's "safest" states which is Santa Catarina and Piaui yet they still have a per capita homicide rate that is higher than that of the United States national average. Santa Catarina and Piaui have have 10.9 murders per 100,000 people compared to the U.S's 5.5 per 100,000 people. So basically not a single state in the entire country of Brazil would be considered safe by American stnadards since even the so-called "safest" places in Brazil are still alot more violent than the majority of places in the U.S.

http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/7106/53/

Answer 1

Brazil is a great country, but it does have a big crime problem due to the millions of people who live in poverty and have to resort to crime to survive.

Rio has two Farvelha (slums ) that have 600,000 people each. That is why crime is so high there.

I have been to Brazil on business about 20 times and have many brazilian friends. Every one of them talks about their fear of crime.

Answer 2

And... If you´re in United States, you should be worried with China and terrorists, and not with the violence in Brazil.

Answer 3

Good point sergio , American men are rapists , they have no right to talk about Brazil like that .

Answer 4

You again man!?

Maybe the problem is that you don't do nothing to solve it and are complaining about a thing  that doesn't affect you!

Let we Brazilians solve this problem and go take care about yours,but i still thinking you're a revolted Brazilian who thinks is been "SMART" criticizing your own country!  

Answer 5

I think you are worrying too much. It is simple: the americans just choose another country to go. It is unfair to compair the richest and powerful country of the world with a third world country (although in great development).

I like Brazil any way, for other many great things and beauties I've heard Japan is one the safest country and I don't want to go there, just doesn't attract me. But if you are looking for safety there is where you should go.

Answer 6

Yeah, Brazil is violent, but America has all this countries with less homicide rates, so, US has to get way down the list to become a reference in homicide rates..  

United States[42][41] 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7

 Albania[26] 6.64 5.68 5.68

 Peru[26][36] 4.91 4.25 4.85 5.54 5.54

 Argentina[25][26] 7.17 8.43 9.47 7.9 6.3 5.8 5.27 5.27

 Philippines[25][26][36] 7.59 7.47 8.20 4.97 4.31 4.31

 Uruguay[25][26][36] 4.61 6.31 6.46 5.30 5.64 4.3 4.3

 Côte d'Ivoire[25] 4.07 4.07

 Palestine[36] 2.70 4.04 4.04

 Yemen[25] 3.98 3.98

 Turkey[36] 3.83 3.83 3.83

 Nepal[26] 2.56 3.42 3.42

 Spain[25][43] 1.25 3.65 3.35 3.35

 Bulgaria[25][36] 4.07 3.15 3.08 3.08

 Switzerland[25][26][36] 0.96 2.42 2.92 2.59 2.94 2.94

 Iran[36] 2.64 2.93 2.93

 Bolivia[26] 3.74 2.82 2.82

 Finland[25][26][36] 2.86 3.01 2.54 1.97 2.75 2.75

 Dominica[25] 2.74 2.74

 Israel[36] 3.01 2.62 2.62

 Scotland[26][36] 1.95 2.20 1.84 2.56 2.56

 Mauritius[25][36] 2.19 2.95 2.51 2.51

 Armenia[25][36] 3.34 2.50 2.48 2.48

 Northern Ireland[26] 2.90 2.48 2.48

 Azerbaijan[25][26][36] 2.81 2.69 2.59 2.20 2.41 2.41

 Sweden[26][36] 1.88 2.45 2.13 2.39 2.39

 Romania[25][26][36] 2.50 2.66 2.52 2.52 2.37 2.37

 Malaysia[25] 2.36 2.36

 Republic of Macedonia[25] 2.31 2.31

 Slovakia[25][26][36] 2.65 2.40 2.57 2.70 2.26 2.26

 Czech Republic[25][26][36] 1.69 2.29 2.29 2.27 2.22 2.22

 South Korea[25][36] 2.02 2.19 2.18 2.18

 Hungary[25][26][36] 2.05 2.49 2.00 2.33 2.09 2.09

 United Kingdom[26] 1.76 2.03 2.03

 Chile[25][36] 1.55 1.75 1.9 1.9

 Canada[25][26][36][citation needed] 1.59 1.67 1.67 1.74 1.95 2.01 1.85 1.85

 Croatia[26][36] 1.86 1.79 1.53 1.83 1.83

 Portugal[25][36] 2.47 2.61 1.79 1.79

 Malta[26] 1.52 1.51 1.75 1.75

 Cyprus[26][36] 0.92 0.26 1.71 1.70 1.70

 Poland[25][26][36] 5.61 2.01 1.87 1.72 1.64 1.64

 France[25][36] 1.78 1.64 1.64 1.64

 Bermuda[36] 3.14 1.56 1.56

 Belgium[26] 1.80 1.50 1.50

 Slovenia[25][26][36] 1.81 1.42 1.83 1.07 1.47 1.47

 Algeria[36] 2.04 1.39 1.39

 England,

 Wales[25][26][36][44] 1.61 1.52 1.62 1.62 1.37 1.37

 Brunei[36] 0.56 1.37 1.37

 New Zealand[25][26] 1.17 1.16 1.29 1.29

 Australia[25][36] 1.57 1.53 1.28 1.28

 Maldives[26][36] 2.50 2.79 1.28 1.28

 Italy[25][26][36] 1.29 1.23 1.12 1.24 1.23 1.23

 Tunisia[25][26] 1.18 1.26 1.22 1.22

 Syria[36] 1.04 1.14 1.14

 Japan[41][25] 1.10

0.50 1.10

0.5

 Indonesia[25] 1.05 1.05

 Iceland[25][26] 1.78 0.35 1.41 1.03 1.03

 Kuwait[26] 1.71 0.99 0.99

 Germany[25][26][36] 1.17 1.05 1.11 0.99 0.98 0.98

 Bahrain[36] 0.43 0.98 0.98

 Netherlands[45] 1.42 1.23 0.97 0.97

 Saudi Arabia[25][26] 0.51 0.87 0.92 0.92

 Ireland[36] 1.12 0.91 0.91

 Luxembourg[26] 1.36 0.90 0.90

 Austria[26] 0.87 0.81 0.81

 Denmark[25][26][36] 1.09 0.97 1.04 1.20 0.79 0.79

 Norway[25][36] 1.09 1.11 0.78 0.78

 Qatar[25][36] 0.17 0.55 0.77 0.77

 Greece[25] 0.76 0.76

 United Arab Emirates[36] 1.12 0.63 0.63

 Hong Kong[25][36] 0.56 0.73 0.63 0.63

 Oman[26] 0.52 0.59 0.59

 Japan[25][41] 0.50

1.10 0.50

1.1

 Singapore[25][36] 0.92 0.57 0.49 0.49

 Morocco[26][36] 0.44 0.48 0.50 0.47 0.47

 Burma[26] 0.25 0.19 0.19

 Pakistan[25][41] 0.05

and a good thing is to go down the list in rape rates, its outrageous high:

#1   South Africa: 1.19538 per 1,000 people

#2   Seychelles: 0.788294 per 1,000 people

#3   Australia: 0.777999 per 1,000 people

#4   Montserrat: 0.749384 per 1,000 people

#5   Canada: 0.733089 per 1,000 people

#6   Jamaica: 0.476608 per 1,000 people

#7   Zimbabwe: 0.457775 per 1,000 people

#8   Dominica: 0.34768 per 1,000 people

#9   United States: 0.301318 per 1,000 people

#10   Iceland: 0.246009 per 1,000 people

#11   Papua New Guinea: 0.233544 per 1,000 people

#12   New Zealand: 0.213383 per 1,000 people

#13   United Kingdom: 0.142172 per 1,000 people