
Criminals create rival gangs and their conflicts concern the public. Due to the magnitude of the problem, city authorities have put in place a special police service: Metropolitan Police.

Gang wars and bloody struggles have made Acapulco less attractive for foreign tourists; members of special anti-criminal unit risk their lives every day to maintain security.

Rio de Janeiro is famous for its sea-coasts and beaches loved by tourists from all over the world. Behind this postcard image, 20 percent of the population lives in shanty towns called favelas. In these zones drug dealers make their own rules.

In order to limit violence and criminality in Madagascar and Reunion Island, special police units are created to monitor the island streets.

In Buenos Aires and Haiti, the government establishes a special police department aimed to work in the marginal neighborhoods and reassure the public.