3 . Benghazi, Libya
Since the killing of former president Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the whole country, including the second largest city of Benghazi, has been engulfed in a civil war. The city is ever at risk of radical Islamic terrorist attacks. In September of 2012, the US Embassy in Libya was attacked by violent extremists, and 4 US government employees, the US Ambassador to Libya included, died in the chaos.
According to the OSAC, crime levels across the whole country are still rising. Incidences of carjackings, robberies, burglaries, and gun attacks are now more prevalent, largely due to the looting of government artillery that ensued in a mad scramble for economic and military gains after Gaddafi’s removal.
Sexual harassment of women is also rising, as well as petty and hardcore street crimes alike. Lybia and Benghazi in particular are not likely touristic for most people especially non Islamic people. All the above ills make it the third on the countdown.
