(http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/maduro_caracas.jpg)(http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/maduro_caracas-300x220.jpg) (http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/maduro_caracas.jpg)In a bid to end the disturbing rate of crime in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the deployment of 3,000 troops into the streets of the capital of Caracas to crack down on crime in the country. According to reports, the OPEC nation has been tagged one of the most dangerous in the world due to the high rate of crime in the country. Tagged "Secure Fatherland" it is a new plan by President Maduro to lower crimes. Mr. Maduro addressed the military police and troops to show much more commitment, not just patrolling but work with the people and the community as a whole. The plan will create around 500 checkpoints in the coming months around the city. Some 9,000 new police officers currently in training and some 1,600 National Guard officers will later join the programme. Meanwhile, opposition has called it yet another half-baked attempt to crack down on crime, which has become the top concern for Venezuelans of all walks of life. Official figures show that more than 16,000 people were killed in Venezuela in 2012, an increase of 14 percent from the year before and a murder rate of 55.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the highest in the world. Close to 3,4000 have been killed this year alone. Non-governmental organisations that track violence report that the 2012 figure was actually above 21,000. The government accuses the media and the opposition of magnifying the problem and creating a "sensation of insecurity" for political gain.
Via: ChannelsTV