Ranking of the world's most dangerous cities
Drug trafficking, gang war, political instability, corruption and poverty. So many motives that transform some cities of the world into a real stern!
Unsurprisingly, Latin America is the world’s most deadly region. However, it focuses only 9% of the world's population. It is unfortunately the theatre of 28% of the world’s murders according to the United Nations.
The most dangerous city in the world is in San Pedro Sula in Honduras with approximately 169 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. This ranking is based on 2012 figures and, for some cities where data are missing, 2011.
Obviously, the study does not count the deaths identified in war zones and ethnic conflicts.
In this " Top 50" of the world's most dangerous cities, 41 are located in Latin America. A little more surprising, 5 American cities are also on the list. Indeed, the United States is a very contradictory nation from this point of view in relation to their standards of life. Asia is only little represented because given population density, even with a very large number of homicides, the percentages remain low. The most dangerous cities are in Latin America!
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Here is the list of the most dangerous cities in the world, in descending order:
- Barranquilla, Colombia has 29.41 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 49) Brasilia, Brazil has 29.73 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 48) Belo Horizonte, Brazil counts 29.74 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 47) Monterrey, Mexico has 30.85 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 46) Durban, South Africa has 30.94 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 45) Macapá, Brazil counts 32.06 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 44) San Salvador, El Salvador has 32.48 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 43) Oakland, USA has 33.10 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 42) Curitiba, Brazil counts 34.08 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 41) Baltimore, United States counts 35.03 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 40) St. Louis, United States counts 35.39 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 39) Maracaibo, Venezuela has 35.44 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 38) Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa has 36.02 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 37) Pereira, Colombia has 36.13 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 36) Victoria, Mexico counts 37.78 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 35) Port-au-Prince, Haiti has 40.10 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 34) Goiânia, Brazil has 42.01 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 33) San Juan, Puerto Rico has 43.25 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 32) Chihuahua, Mexico counts 43.49 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 31) Valencia, Venezuela has 43.87 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 30) Recife, Brazil has 44.54 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 29) Santa Marta, Colombia has 45.26 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 28) Cuiabá, Brazil has 45.28 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 27) Cape Town, South Africa has 46.04 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 26) Belém, Brazil has 48.23 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 25) Kingston, Jamaica has 48.48 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 24) Medellin, Colombia has 49.10 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 23) São Luís, Brazil has 50.16 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 22) Cúcuta, Colombia has 54.29 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 21) Detroit, United States counts 54.63 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 20) Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela has 55.03 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 19) Juárez, Mexico counts 55.91 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 18) Cuernavaca, Mexico counts 56.08 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 17) New Orleans, United States counts 56.13 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 16) Vitoria, Brazil has 60.40 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 15) Culiacán, Mexico counts 62.06 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. (14) Salvador (and RMS), Brazil has 65.64 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 13) Fortaleza, Brazil has 66.39 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 12) Guatemala, Guatemala has 67.36 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 11) Manaus, Brazil has 70.37 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 10) João Pessoa, Brazil has 71.59 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 9) Barquisimeto, Venezuela has 71.74 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 8) Nuevo Laredo, Mexico counts 72.85 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 7) Cali, Colombia has 79.27 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 6) Maceió, Brazil has 85.88 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 5) Torreón, Mexico counts 94.72 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 4) Distrito Central, Honduras has 101.99 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 3) Caracas, Venezuela has 118.89 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. 2) Acapulco, Mexico counts 142.88 murders for 100,000 inhabitants. (1) San Pedro Sula, Honduras has 169.30 murders for 100,000 inhabitants.
Have you ever gone to a dangerous city from this list? What was your impression?
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