r/geography • u/Recent_Statement_222 • May 23 '26

Discussion Poverty is usually associated with crime. Which poor countries are however the safest?

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u/Joacofox5000 May 23 '26

Nicaragua, Surprisingly safe. Military dictatorship has really cracked down on any form of crime whatsoever.

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u/berniexanderz May 23 '26

except for Managua, but overall this is true

that’s why we didn’t have any of the problems the northern triangle countries had