Violence in Central and South America

According to the United Nations Central and South America suffer from the most killings in a non-war zone.  These areas of the world are the most plagued by crime.  The United Nations plans to address this issue in a conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The article specifically pinpoints Colombia as a nation with an immense amount of violence.  Guerrillas, people in the drug business and gangs are cited as largely responsible for the high crime rates.  The article was published in LatinAmericaNews.Net.