new Boer leaders came into power who saw that their best course was to make a political settlement with the majority Black leadership that avoided a revolution and preserved the wealth and security of the White urban elite.Wealth of White urban elite is preserved, however, security is precarious due to out of control crime.
Although menacing and severe by historical standards, the rate of violent crime in South Africa is less than that of many cities in Latin America and similar to that of several cities in the US. For example, Cape Town, South Africa, had the country's highest rate of homicide at 50.94 per 100,000 residents, but nineteen major cities had higher rates, and four US cities (St. Louis, Baltimore, Detroit, and New Orleans) made a list of the 50 cities with the highest rate of homicide.
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