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The 50 most violent cities in the world

Jul 26, 2021, 12:46 IST

50. Cuernavaca, Mexico, had 25.45 homicides per 100,000 residents.

49. Medellín, Colombia, had 26.91 homicides per 100,000 residents.

48. Torreón, Mexico, had 27.81 homicides per 100,000 residents.

47. Cúcuta, Colombia, had 28.43 homicides per 100,000 residents.

46. Macapá, Brazil, had 28.87 homicides per 100,000 residents.

45. Tijuana, Mexico had 29.90 homicides per 100,000 residents.

44. Curitiba, Brazil had 31.48 homicides per 100,000 residents.

43. Chihuahua, Mexico had 33.29 homicides per 100,000 residents.

42. Belo Horizonte, Brazil had 33.39 homicides per 100,000 residents.

41. Victoria, Mexico had 33.91 homicides per 100,000 residents.

40. Baltimore, Maryland had 33.92 homicides per 100,000 residents.

39. Aracaju, Brazil had 34.19 homicides per 100,000 residents.

38. Durban, South Africa had 34.48 homicides per 100,000 residents.

37. Porto Alegre, Brazil had 34.65 homicides per 100,000 residents.

36. Pereira, Colombia had 34.68 homicides per 100,000 residents.

35. Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa had 34.89 homicides per 100,000 residents.

34. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico had 34.92 homicides per 100,000 residents.

33. Manaus, Brazil had 37.07 homicides per 100,000 residents.

32. Palmira, Colombia had 37.66 homicides per 100,000 residents.

31. Obregón, Mexico had 37.71 homicides per 100,000 residents.

30. Campina Grande, Brazil had 37.97 homicides per 100,000 residents.

29. Recife, Brazil had 39.05 homicides per 100,000 residents.

28. New Orleans, Louisiana had 39.61 homicides per 100,000 residents.

27. Juárez, Mexico had 39.94 homicides per 100,000 residents.

26. Kingston, Jamaica had 40.59 homicides per 100,000 residents.

25. Guatemala, Guatemala had 41.90 homicides per 100,000 residents.

24. Culiacán, Mexico had 42.17 homicides per 100,000 residents.

23. Goiânia, Brazil had 44.82 homicides per 100,000 residents.

22. Detroit, Michigan had 44.87 homicides per 100,000 residents.

21. Barquisimeto, Venezuela had 46.46 homicides per 100,000 residents.

20. Teresina, Brazil had 49.49 homicides per 100,000 residents.

19. St. Louis, Missouri had 49.93 homicides per 100,000 residents.

18. Belém, Brazil had 53.06 homicides per 100,000 residents.

17. Salvador (and RMS), Brazil had 54.31 homicides per 100,000 residents.

16. Cuiabá, Brazil had 56.46 homicides per 100,000 residents.

15. Vitoria, Brazil had 57 homicides per 100,000 residents.

14. Cape Town, South Africa had 60 homicides per 100,000 residents.

13. San Salvador, El Salvador had 61.21 homicides per 100,000 residents.

12. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela had 62.13 homicides per 100,000 residents.

11. Natal, Brazil had 63.68 homicides per 100,000 residents.

10. São Luís, Brazil had 64.71 homicides per 100,000 residents.

9. Cali, Colombia had 65.25 homicides per 100,000 residents.

8. Fortaleza, Brazil had 66.55 homicides per 100,000 residents.

7. Valencia, Venezuela had 71.08 homicides per 100,000 residents.

6. Maceió, Brazil had 72.91 homicides per 100,000 residents.

5. Distrito Central, Honduras had 77.65 homicides per 100,000 residents.

4. João Pessoa, Brazil had 79.41 homicides per 100,000 residents.

3. Acapulco, Mexico had 104.16 homicides per 100,000 residents.

2. Caracas, Venezuela had 115.98 homicides per 100,000 residents.

1. San Pedro Sula, Honduras had 171.20 homicides per 100,000 residents.

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