Good thing old Joe is tearing the wall down between us and Mexico!
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] The murder rate of a city is an imprecise tool for comparison, as the population within city borders may not best represent an urban or metropolitan area with varying rates in different areas.
All but 4 of the top 50 cities are in the Americas, with the remainder in South Africa.
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] The murder rate of a city is an imprecise tool for comparison, as the population within city borders may not best represent an urban or metropolitan area with varying rates in different areas.
All but 4 of the top 50 cities are in the Americas, with the remainder in South Africa.
Rank | City | Country | Homicides (2019) | Population (2019) | Homicides per 100,000 per year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,367 | 1,763,197 | 134.24 | ||
2 | 1,522 | 1,455,923 | 104.54 | ||
3 | 301 | 351,823 | 85.54 | ||
4 | 723 | 895,515 | 80.74 | ||
5 | 281 | 348,154 | 80.72 | ||
6 | 2,134 | 2,858,933 | 74.65 | ||
7 | 600 | 837,914 | 71.61 | ||
8 | 3,065 | 4,488,545 | 68.28 | ||
9 | 194 | 300,576 | 64.54 | ||
10 | 205 | 341,597 | 60.01 | ||
11 | 348 | 593,490 | 58.64 | ||
12 | 462 | 799,255 | 57.80 | ||
13 | 680 | 1,180,771 | 57.59 | ||
14 | 349 | 614,872 | 56.76 | ||
15 | 436 | 789,645 | 55.21 | ||
16 | 172 | 318,441 | 54.01 | ||
17 | 275 | 527,584 | 52.12 | ||
18 | 189 | 370,627 | 51.01 | ||
19 | 470 | 923,274 | 50.91 | ||
20 | 262 | 526,166 | 49.87 | ||
21 | 472 | 955,340 | 49.41 | ||
22 | 645 | 1,334,817 | 48.32 | ||
23 | 1,657 | 3,490,792 | 47.47 | ||
24 | Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 553 | 1,207,485 | 45.80 | |
25 | 376 | 825,647 | 45.54 | ||
26 | Cali | 1,176 | 2,599,468 | 45.24 | |
27 | 183 | 407,319 | 44.93 | ||
28 | 160 | 361,118 | 44.31 | ||
29 | 1,420 | 3,265,546 | 43.48 | ||
30 | 151 | 351,397 | 42.95 | ||
31 | 489 | 1,161,709 | 42.11 | ||
32 | 391 | 937,233 | 41.70 | ||
33 | Distrito Central (Tegucigalpa) | 516 | 1,259,646 | 40.96 | |
34 | 273 | 670,031 | 40.74 | ||
35 | 1,577 | 3,890,001 | 40.54 | ||
36 | 878 | 2,182,763 | 40.22 | ||
37 | 124 | 312,507 | 39.68 | ||
38 | 325 | 819,361 | 39.65 | ||
39 | 139 | 363,577 | 38.27 | ||
40 | 1,932 | 5,073,583 | 38.07 | ||
41 | 248 | 679,229 | 36.57 | ||
42 | 2,078 | 5,738,536 | 36.21 | ||
43 | 132 | 369,213 | 35.75 | ||
44 | 303 | 852,014 | 35.56 | ||
45 | 1,422 | 3,999,817 | 35.55 | ||
46 | 486 | 1,371,267 | 35.41 | ||
47 | León | 697 | 1,987,335 | 35.07 | |
48 | 184 | 526,243 | 34.98 | ||
49 | 1,365 | 3,959,923 | 34.47 | ||
50 | 347 | 1,018,948 | 34.05 |