Crime in Bogota, Colombia

There are 150% more African cities than Latin American ones among the world's 25 most homicidal cities. Haiti and Venezuela are the only countries in the Americas to feature in the 25.

It's interesting that Petro uses the false 50 most violent cities in the world list as a benchmark.

A to Z of countries with the world’s highest rates of criminal homicide (2021 to 2023)

Afghanistan
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
Haiti
Libya
Mali
Papua New Guinea (2021 and 2022)
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan (2023)
Venezuela

Source: The White House

Contrary to fearmongering, no mention of Colombia.

I've lived in Bogotá my entire life. While it has several positives, they are vastly overwhelmed by the negatives.

Violent crime is a very, VERY serious problem. I try not to leave my apartment at all other than to do just the absolutely necessary. Leaving at night is an immediate death sentence. During the day, it's better but still extremely dangerous. People will shoot you, stab you, or do God knows what to steal your phone. This is without mentioning terrorist attacks by different rebel groups in Colombia, but that's a whole other topic.

Overall, being in Bogotá feels more like surviving against all odds than actually living a decent, safe, and bearable life.

Just got robbed at 17:15 - one of the best neighborhoods as well. Many people on street. Couldn’t believe it. Help from nobody. People won’t even stop to ask you how are you. Police was reluctant / lazy to do police report. Had to push them. Not that this will lead to anything. Sad place. Some good people in there as well. Current mayor is very weak.

Street crime is escalating. My wife and I escaped an armed robbery by 4 men on 2 motorcycles on a "safe" residential street 4 doors down from home at 5:15 pm (still light outside). I've been to Bogota many times since 2013 and this is the first incident. It's getting worse. Remember, it's a big city with bigcity problems. There are no safe neighborhoods.

This city is a sh*thole. I'm colombian myself and have been living here for a while now, though I have also lived in Europe. And let me tell you, this place is a nightmare if you're considering on moving here. Only if you're travelling it can be an OK experience. And for those that are telling you that Bogota isn't that bad, don't trust them. They're already used to living in constant fear of getting mugged or stabbed. Just to give you an example, there's no nightlife here apart from Zona Rosa and that's it. Don't waste your time here.