The very definition of the law is that if you are unable or unwilling to return to your home country because you have been persecuted there in the past or have a well-founded fear that you will be persecuted if you go back.Um, no. Fear of drug gangs is not recognized for refugee status. In fact, fear has nothing to do with it. If it was, why wouldn't we include fear of the devil? Fear of spiders or snakes? Fear of freezing to death in the winter?
It's a silly metric to attempt to apply here.