“From what I’ve read, I’m not surprised that a South African city is on this list...”
Or Rio. I’ve heard a lot of bad things about Rio. Which is too bad because it’s supposed to be really a pretty place, the beaches anyway.
Back in the late ‘80s when I was a travel agent, a young couple who had bought South American airpass tickets from me, reported they had been robbed twice about 4 hours apart in the beach area of Rio. They were not injured, but were threatened with broken bottles.
I certainly couldn’t recommend Rio as a destination after that.
I would’ve loved to see Rio... in the 1950s and ‘60s.