1 - thank u for both posts.
2 - I suggest pinning the security safety list.
3 - I'm 67 y/o with gringo looks. I visited colombia 5 times; in two of them I rented a car for a week. No problems.
3 - side issue: according to conventional criteria, colombia is not a 3rd world country.
4 - I wonder if there's data on such incidents, comparing Medellin, SP, Mexican cities, LA, Moscow, Johanesberg, Istanbul, etc......