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Within San Pedro Sula, statistically the most violent city in the world, ChamelecÛn is one of the most dangerous areas. Here the police and army patrol the area in an attempt to restore peace to the area. Gangs control ChamelecÛn and force people to leave their homes if they can't pay the protection racket levy. Large areas of the neighbourhood have been abandoned, and the gangs then either use the houses themselves, sometimes transferring ownership to them, or sell everything in it, including the roofing material. The alarming insecurity in the country is a major contributing factor to migration to the US.

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Within San Pedro Sula, statistically the most violent city in the world, ChamelecÛn is one of the most dangerous areas. Here the police and army patrol the area in an attempt to restore peace to the area. Gangs control ChamelecÛn and force people to leave their homes if they can't pay the protection racket levy. Large areas of the neighbourhood have been abandoned, and the gangs then either use the houses themselves, sometimes transferring ownership to them, or sell everything in it, including the roofing material. The alarming insecurity in the country is a major contributing factor to migration to the US.