People react during the homage of local congressman of the PRD party Erik Juarez Blanquet, who was gunned down by unknown assailants, at the Congress, in Morelia
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Latin America consists of the entire continent of South and Central America, Mexico, and islands of the Caribbean, where people used to speak a "romance language." It is the home of different people from different ethnic groups and national backgrounds. And because of this, people who live in Latin America do not identify themselves based on nationality as their ethnicity but consider themselves as both their nationality and their ancestral origins.

Latin America is located outside the active war zones, and it is considered as the world's most violent region in history up to the present day. Latin Americans encounter countless chaos and fights, but no one can explain as to why this is happening to the continent. No one can find a valid and explicit reason why there are too many bloodsheds happening in a single day and what causes it. All they know is that there are some factors that are common to several regions. 

The population of this place is 8% to the world's overall population, and based on the recent statistics, one-third (⅓) of its population consists of homicide cases. That means, if calculated correctly, then there will be at least four hundred (400) homicide cases happening per day or 146,000 cases a year. Of course not including petty and other heinous crimes. 

Brazil has the most significant number in terms of population in the country, and 13% of homicide cases lie on this continent in a span of just two years (2017 to 2018), 51,589 people were killed. Whereas in Mexico, the region's most populated country, 33,753 homicide cases were recorded in just two years. And in the first half of the year 2019, 17,142 victims were recorded, and it looks like it will break a new record of the most significant number of homicide cases. 

The local crime rate per year has increased by 3.7% for the past ten years. If compared to the increase in the population growth rate of the country, then it will be 1.1%. In Chile, 2.7% homicides per 100,000 people were recorded in a year compared to other regions.

Latin America is known for its chaotic environment, and it comes to the point that people living in this country are used to everyday killings. This place is rampant in terms of cartels and other drug business and is the home of many drug leaders. This crime rate reached this high because the authorities are not that enforceable because of money issues, and the cartel leaders overpower them

They are used to these killings that make them a dangerous place for visitors. This high rate of crimes is just a partial summation of overall crimes reported and recorded. Petty crimes such as theft and robbery are also widespread and are also considered as a regular activity of their daily living. Authorities find it hard to eliminate these criminals because there is personnel inside their agency that protects them.