The world's 50 most violent cities.
The World's 50 Most Violent Cities
Friday, 12 October 2012
 By Denis Foynes
20 of the world’s most violent cities are in Latin America according to a table released by a Mexican think tank - the Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice.
Of the world’s 50 most violent cities, 45 are in the Americas. The rest of the dangerous cities were located in Africa and the Middle East. None of the top 50 was in Europe despite its current economic and social problems. The table certainly doesn’t make good reading for Brazil, 14 of their cities have made the list. The United States received some disturbing scores with three of their cities named.
However, it is important to remember that the results are based entirely on murder rate per capita in 2011. Other crimes have not been taken into account. It is also worth noting that almost all of these cities have drug related gang problems. This inter gang violence is the source of the vast majority of the murders on the table.
Here is the top 50,
50. Johannesburg, South Africa
49. Durban, South Africa
48. Baltimore, United States
47. Cuernavaca (metropolitan area)
46. Panama, Panama
45. Belo Horizonte, Brazil
44. Mosul, Iraq
43. St. Louis, United States
42. Barranquilla, Colombia
41. Port Elizabeth, South Africa
40. Goiânia, Brazil
39. Curitiba, Brazil
38. Monterrey, Mexico
37. Fortaleza, Brazil
36. Macapá, Brazil
35. Pereira, Colombia
34. Cape Town, South Africa
33. Kingston (metropolitan area), Jamaica
32. Recife, Brazil
31. Cuiabá, Brazil
30. Detroit, United States
29. João Pessoa, Brazil
28. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
27. São Luís, Brazil
26. Manaus, Brazil
25. San Juan, Puerto Rico
24. Barquisimeto, Venezuela
23. Cúcuta, Colombia
22. Salvador (and RMS), Brazil
21. New Orleans, United States
20. San Salvador, El Salvador
19. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
18. Veracruz, Mexico
17. Vitoria, Brazil
16. Tepic (metropolitan area), Mexico
15. Mazatlán, Mexico
14. Medellín, Colombia
13. Culiacán, Mexico
12. Guatemala, Guatemala
11. Cali, Colombia
10. Belém, Brazil
9. Durango, Mexico
8. Chihuahua, Mexico
7. Torreón (metropolitan area), Mexico
6. Caracas, Venezuela
5. Distrito Central, Honduras
4. Acapulco, Mexico
3. Maceió, Brazil
2. Juárez, Mexico
1. San Pedro Sula, Honduras
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