List of cities by homicide rate
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The following 50 cities have the highest murder rates in the world of all cities not at war, with a population of at least 300,000 people, and all relevant data available online.[1][2]
Rank | City | Country | Homicides (2017) |
Population (2017) |
Homicides per 100,000 |
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1 | Los Cabos | ![]() |
365 | 328,245 | 111.33 |
2 | Caracas | ![]() |
3,387 | 3,046,104 | 111.19 |
3 | Acapulco | ![]() |
910 | 853,646 | 106.63 |
4 | Natal | ![]() |
1,378 | 1,343,573 | 102.56 |
5 | Tijuana | ![]() |
1,897 | 1,882,492 | 100.77 |
6 | La Paz | ![]() |
259 | 305,455 | 84.79 |
7 | Fortaleza | ![]() |
3,270 | 3,917,279 | 83.48 |
8 | Ciudad Victoria | ![]() |
301 | 361,078 | 83.32 |
9 | Ciudad Guayana | ![]() |
728 | 906,879 | 80.28 |
10 | Belém | ![]() |
1,743 | 2,441,761 | 71.38 |
11 | Vitória da Conquista | ![]() |
245 | 348,718 | 70.26 |
12 | Culiacán | ![]() |
671 | 957,613 | 70.10 |
13 | St. Louis | ![]() |
205 | 311,404 | 65.83 |
14 | Maceió | ![]() |
658 | 1,029,129 | 63.94 |
15 | Cape Town | ![]() |
2,493 | 4,004,793 | 62.25 |
16 | Kingston | ![]() |
705 | 1,180,771 | 59.71 |
17 | San Salvador | ![]() |
1,057 | 1,789,588 | 59.06 |
18 | Aracaju | ![]() |
560 | 951,073 | 58.88 |
19 | Feira de Santana | ![]() |
369 | 627,477 | 58.81 |
20 | Ciudad Juárez | ![]() |
814 | 1,448,859 | 56.16 |
21 | Baltimore | ![]() |
341 | 614,664 | 55.48 |
22 | Recife | ![]() |
2,180 | 3,965,699 | 54.96 |
23 | Maturín | ![]() |
327 | 600,722 | 54.43 |
24 | Guatemala City | ![]() |
1,705 | 3,187,293 | 53.49 |
25 | Salvador | ![]() |
2,071 | 4,015,205 | 51.58 |
26 | San Pedro Sula | ![]() |
392 | 765,864 | 51.18 |
27 | Valencia | ![]() |
784 | 1,576,071 | 49.74 |
28 | Cali | ![]() |
1,261 | 2,542,876 | 49.59 |
29 | Chihuahua | ![]() |
460 | 929,884 | 49.48 |
30 | João Pessoa | ![]() |
554 | 1,126,613 | 49.17 |
31 | Obregón | ![]() |
166 | 339,000 | 48.96 |
32 | San Juan | ![]() |
169 | 347,052 | 48.70 |
33 | Barquisimeto | ![]() |
644 | 1,335,348 | 48.23 |
34 | Manaus | ![]() |
1,024 | 2,130,264 | 48.07 |
35 | Distrito Central (Tegucigalpa) | ![]() |
588 | 1,224,897 | 48.00 |
36 | Tepic | ![]() |
237 | 503,330 | 47.09 |
37 | Palmira | ![]() |
144 | 308,669 | 46.65 |
38 | Reynosa | ![]() |
294 | 701,525 | 41.95 |
39 | Porto Alegre | ![]() |
1,748 | 4,268,083 | 40.96 |
40 | Macapá | ![]() |
191 | 474,706 | 40.24 |
41 | New Orleans | ![]() |
157 | 391,495 | 40.10 |
42 | Detroit | ![]() |
267 | 672,795 | 39.69 |
43 | Mazatlán | ![]() |
192 | 488,281 | 39.32 |
44 | Durban | ![]() |
1,396 | 3,661,911 | 38.12 |
45 | Campos dos Goytacazes | ![]() |
184 | 490,288 | 37.53 |
46 | Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth) | ![]() |
474 | 1,263,051 | 37.53 |
47 | Campina Grande | ![]() |
153 | 410,332 | 37.29 |
48 | Teresina | ![]() |
315 | 850,198 | 37.05 |
49 | Vitoria | ![]() |
707 | 1,960,213 | 36.07 |
50 | Cúcuta | ![]() |
290 | 833,743 | 34.78 |
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See also
- Firearm death rates in the United States by state
- Homicide in world cities
- List of Brazilian states by murder rate
- List of countries by firearm-related death rate
- List of countries by intentional death rate - homicide plus suicide.
- List of countries by intentional homicide rate by decade
- List of countries by intentional homicide rate
- List of countries by life expectancy
- List of countries by suicide rate
- List of federal subjects of Russia by murder rate
- List of Mexican states by homicides
- List of U.S. states by homicide rate
- List of United States cities by crime rate (2014). 250,000+
- Number of guns per capita by country
- Right to keep and bear arms in the United States
- United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000)
- United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000)
Sources
- ^ "List of cities by murder rate". seguridadjusticiaypaz.org.mx. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Most Dangerous Cities in the World". WorldAtlas.