I was mates with a guy from Bogota, he was quite frank about the whole drugs issue and how dangerous a city it was. He said that you didn't stop at a red light after ten at night, in case you got fucking car jacked. Instead you would slow down just to make sure that you wouldn't hit anyone, but at the same time you would be able to gun the fucking thing in case someone tried to gun you. He had also been to Escobar's zoo when he was a kid.
From what I've heard, it's a lot better these days.