The 50 Most Dangerous Cities In The World

Joshua Berlinger|Oct. 9, 2012, 7:00 PM|3,079,617|

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Earlier, this year, a Mexican think tank — the Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice — released a study ranking the world's most violent cities in 2011, and the results were astonishing.
The 20 most violent cities were all in Latin America.
The USA had some alarming scores too, led by New Orleans at 21.
Other dangerous cities were located in Africa. None of the top 50 were in Europe or Asia, despite great unrest in those regions.
The ranking is based on murder rate per capita in 2011.

50. Johannesburg, South Africa

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Homicides: 1,186
Inhabitants: 3,888,180
Murder rate: 30.50
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

49. Durban, South Africa

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Homicides: 1,186
Inhabitants: 3,888,180
Murder rate: 30.54
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

48. Baltimore, United States

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Homicides: 195
Inhabitants: 620,961
Murder rate: 31.40
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

47. Cuernavaca (metropolitan area)

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Homicides: 198
Inhabitants: 630,174
Murder rate: 31.42
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

46. Panama, Panama

Police in Panama

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Homicides: 543
Inhabitants: 1,713,070
Murder rate: 31.70
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

45. Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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Homicides: 1,680
Inhabitants: 4,883,721
Murder rate: 34.40
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

44. Mosul, Iraq

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Homicides: 636
Inhabitants: 1,800,000
Murder rate: 35.33
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

43. St. Louis, United States

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Homicides: 113
Inhabitants: 319,294
Murder rate: 35.39
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

42. Barranquilla, Colombia

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Homicides: 424
Inhabitants: 1,182,493
Murder rate: 35.86
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

41. Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Homicides: 381
Inhabitants: 1,050,930
Murder rate: 36.25
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

40. Goiânia, Brazil

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Homicides: 484
Inhabitants: 1,302,001
Murder rate: 37.17
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

39. Curitiba, Brazil

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Homicides: 720
Inhabitants: 1,890,272
Murder rate: 38.09
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

38. Monterrey, Mexico

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Homicides: 1,680
Inhabitants: 4,160,339
Murder rate: 40.38
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

37. Fortaleza, Brazil

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Homicides: 1,514
Inhabitants: 3,529,138
Murder rate: 42.90
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

36. Macapá, Brazil

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Homicides: 225
Inhabitants: 499,116
Murder rate: 45.08
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

35. Pereira, Colombia

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Homicides: 177
Inhabitants: 383,623
Murder rate: 46.14
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

34. Cape Town, South Africa

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Homicides: 1,614
Inhabitants: 3,497,097
Murder rate: 46.15
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

33. Kingston (metropolitan area), Jamaica

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Homicides: 550
Inhabitants: 1,169,808
Murder rate: 47.02
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

32. Recife, Brazil

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Homicides: 1,793
Inhabitants: 3,717,640
Murder rate: 48.23
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

31. Cuiabá, Brazil

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Homicides: 1,793
Inhabitants: 3,717,640
Murder rate: 48.32
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

30. Detroit, United States

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Homicides: 346
Inhabitants: 713,777
Murder rate: 48.47
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

29. João Pessoa, Brazil

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Homicides: 583
Inhabitants: 1,198,675
Murder rate: 48.64
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

28. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

AP Photo/Gregory Bull

Homicides: 191
Inhabitants: 389,674
Murder rate: 49.02
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

27. São Luís, Brazil

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Homicides: 516
Inhabitants: 1,014,837
Murder rate: 50.85
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

26. Manaus, Brazil

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Homicides: 1,079
Inhabitants: 2,106,866
Murder rate: 51.21
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

25. San Juan, Puerto Rico

The National Guard in San Juan

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Homicides: 225
Inhabitants: 427,789
Murder rate: 52.60
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

24. Barquisimeto, Venezuela

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Homicides: 621
Inhabitants: 1,120,718
Murder rate: 55.41
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

23. Cúcuta, Colombia

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Homicides: 335
Inhabitants: 597,385
Murder rate: 56.08
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

22. Salvador (and RMS), Brazil

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Homicides: 2,037
Inhabitants: 3,574,804
Murder rate: 56.98
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

21. New Orleans, United States

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Homicides: 199
Inhabitants: 343,829
Murder rate: 57.88
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

20. San Salvador, El Salvador

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Homicides: 1,343
Inhabitants: 2,290,790
Murder rate: 58.63
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

19. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela

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Homicides: 554
Inhabitants: 940,477
Murder rate: 58.91
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

18. Veracruz, Mexico

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Homicides: 418
Inhabitants: 697,414
Murder rate: 59.94
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

17. Vitoria, Brazil

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Homicides: 1,143
Inhabitants: 1,685,384
Murder rate: 67.82
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

16. Tepic (metropolitan area), Mexico

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Homicides: 299
Inhabitants: 439,362
Murder rate: 68.05
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

15. Mazatlán, Mexico

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Homicides: 307
Inhabitants: 445,343
Murder rate: 68.94
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

14. Medellín, Colombia

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Homicides: 1,624
Inhabitants: 2,309,446
Murder rate: 70.32
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

13. Culiacán, Mexico

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Homicides: 649
Inhabitants: 871,620
Murder rate: 74.46
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

12. Guatemala, Guatemala

A member of the Mara 18 gang in Guatemala

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Homicides: 2,248
Inhabitants: 3,014,060
Murder rate: 74.58
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

11. Cali, Colombia

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Homicides: 1,720
Inhabitants: 2,207,994
Murder rate: 77.90
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

10. Belém, Brazil

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Homicides: 1,639
Inhabitants: 2,100,319
Murder rate: 78.04
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

9. Durango, Mexico

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Homicides: 474
Inhabitants: 593,389
Murder rate: 79.88
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

8. Chihuahua, Mexico

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Homicides: 690
Inhabitants: 831,693
Murder rate: 82.96
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

7. Torreón (metropolitan area), Mexico

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Homicides: 990
Inhabitants: 1,128,152
Murder rate: 87.75
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

6. Caracas Venezuela

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Homicides: 3,164
Inhabitants: 3,205,463
Murder rate: 98.71
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

5. Distrito Central, Honduras

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Homicides: 1,123
Inhabitants: 1,126,534
Murder rate: 99.69
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

4. Acapulco, Mexico

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Homicides: 1,029
Inhabitants: 804,412
Murder rate: 127.92
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

3. Maceió, Brazil

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Homicides: 1,564
Inhabitants: 1,156,278
Murder rate: 135.26
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

2. Juárez, Mexico

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Homicides: 1,974
Inhabitants: 1,335,890
Murder rate: 147.77
Source: The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice

1. San Pedro Sula, Honduras

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