Posted on 11/28/2013 12:10:25 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Drug trafficking, gang wars, political instability, corruption, and poverty have combined to make Latin America by far the most homicidal region of the world. The region has 40% of the world's murders, despite having only 8 percent of the population, according to the U.N.
The highest murder rate of all is in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, with 169 homicides per 100,000 people, according to a study published earlier this year by Mexico's Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice. The ranking is based on 2012 data, except for San Pedro Sula and Distrito Central in Honduras, where authorities would not cooperate and 2011 data was used.
The study does not count deaths in a war zone or cities where data was not available.
Forty-one of the top 50 dangerous cities are located in Latin America. U.S. cities also made the list, lead by New Orleans at 17th, along with Detroit, St. Louis, Baltimore, and Oakland.
50) Barranquilla, Colombia had 29.41 homicides per 100,000 residents.
49) Brasilia, Brazil had 29.73 homicides per 100,000 residents.
48) Belo Horizonte, Brazil had 29.74 homicides per 100,000 residents.
47) Monterrey, Mexico had 30.85 homicides per 100,000 residents.
46) Durban, South Africa had 30.94 homicides per 100,000 residents.
45) Macapá, Brazil had 32.06 homicides per 100,000 residents.
44) San Salvador, El Salvador had 32.48 homicides per 100,000 residents.
43) Oakland, United States had 33.10 homicides per 100,000 residents.
42) Curitiba, Brazil had 34.08 homicides per 100,000 residents.
41) Baltimore, United States had 35.03 homicides per 100,000 residents.
40) St. Louis, United States had 35.39 homicides per 100,000 residents.
39) Maracaibo, Venezuela had 35.44 homicides per 100,000 residents.
38) Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa had 36.02 homicides per 100,000 residents.
37) Pereira, Colombia had 36.13 homicides per 100,000 residents.
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Wow.
The United States has 6 of the 50, right here.
(counting one in Puerto Rico)
planned parenthood recorded 333,964 homicides in 2012.
Hmmmm I detect a common thread in most of these cities.
“The study does not count deaths in a war zone”
Really? Oakland and NOLA are war zones at night.
Every American city on that list is controlled by Democrats.
Shameful to have any American cities on the list.
Cities of baptized Christians?
How many cities (say, 1 million+ population) aren't?
What are the concealed carry laws in those cities?
Yeah but unfortunately Republican governors who are not doing their job at all obviously.
C’mon Detroit you can do better than #21. Go Detroit!
How many of those six in the US have “tough” gun control laws? Yeah, how’s that working out.... I would say liberals are stupid and slow learners, ask how many more have to die... But really, isn’t it obvious people. So called gun control isn’t really about public safety. No one is that slow. Gun control is all about power, control, and tyranny. If they were really concerned about safety they would be advocating for more private firearms ownership and training.
New Orleans, Detroit, Baltimore, St. Louis, Oakland. While others like D.C. and Miami are no longer in the top 50 they are hovering just out of reach. These cities have been bad for 30 years at least.
Chocolate?
Very interesting, informative. Thanks for posting.
New Orleans is #17 — right up there with Mexico and S American countries...
If only they had sensible gun control laws... /sarc
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