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50 most violent cities in the world
The Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, a Mexico City advocacy group, has compiled a list of the most violent cities in the world by murder rate per capita. Caracas in Venezuela took the top spot from last year's most violent city, San Pedro Sula in Honduras. Click through to see the full list.
50. Obregon, Mexico
Homicides 90
Population: 318,184
Murder Rate: 28.29 per 100,00 residents
Pictured: Police secure the area where the body of a Mexican police reporter was found near the city of Empalme, south of Obregon.
32. New Orleans, U.S.A.
Homicides: 164
Population: 395,710
Murder Rate: 41.44 per 100,000 residents
Pictured: A Louisiana state trooper advises passers-by around the scene of a fatal stabbing on Toulouse Street near Bourbon Street.
28. Detroit, USA
Homicides: 295
Population: 672,193
Murder Rate: 43.89 per 100,000 residents
Pictured: Crime scene tape stretched across the location where 10 people were shot at a barber's shop in Detroit.
19. Baltimore, USA
Homicides: 343
Population: 623,911
Murder Rate: 54.98 per 100,000 residents
Pictured: Baltimore police stand near the scene where an early-morning shooting occurred in Baltimore.
15. St. Louis, USA
Homicides 188
Population: 317,416
Murder Rate: 59.23 per 100,000 residents
Pictured: Police investigate the scene of a shooting outside a funeral home chapel in St. Louis.
Most of them are in Brazil,Mexico and other south American cities though....
50 most violent cities in the world
The Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, a Mexico City advocacy group, has compiled a list of the most violent cities in the world by murder rate per capita. Caracas in Venezuela took the top spot from last year's most violent city, San Pedro Sula in Honduras. Click through to see the full list.
50. Obregon, Mexico
Homicides 90
Population: 318,184
Murder Rate: 28.29 per 100,00 residents
Pictured: Police secure the area where the body of a Mexican police reporter was found near the city of Empalme, south of Obregon.
32. New Orleans, U.S.A.
Homicides: 164
Population: 395,710
Murder Rate: 41.44 per 100,000 residents
Pictured: A Louisiana state trooper advises passers-by around the scene of a fatal stabbing on Toulouse Street near Bourbon Street.
28. Detroit, USA
Homicides: 295
Population: 672,193
Murder Rate: 43.89 per 100,000 residents
Pictured: Crime scene tape stretched across the location where 10 people were shot at a barber's shop in Detroit.
19. Baltimore, USA
Homicides: 343
Population: 623,911
Murder Rate: 54.98 per 100,000 residents
Pictured: Baltimore police stand near the scene where an early-morning shooting occurred in Baltimore.
15. St. Louis, USA
Homicides 188
Population: 317,416
Murder Rate: 59.23 per 100,000 residents
Pictured: Police investigate the scene of a shooting outside a funeral home chapel in St. Louis.
Most of them are in Brazil,Mexico and other south American cities though....
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