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IS IT SAFE?

Many have reacted with concern for our safety upon hearing that we are moving to Nicaragua. We take this reaction with a grain of salt given the prevalence of fearfulness in America today. Nevertheless, we decided to have a look at the facts.

Measured in rates per 100,000 people, we looked to the World Health Organization and Interpol for statistics. Here is what we found:

____Nicaragua__United States__Costa Rica

MURDER………….3.4…………………..7.1……………………….7.2……

(Washington DC has 41.8 murders per 100,000 people)

CRIME…………….1,750…………….4,161…………………1,234

INCARCERATED….57………………..682……………………no data

SUICIDE…………….6.9……………….21.7…………………..11.8

Peace keepers at work outside the World Trade Organization in Seattle, Washington November, 1999

By Camille Armantrout

Camille lives with her soul mate Bob in the back woods of central North Carolina where she hikes, gardens, cooks, and writes.

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