10 Most Dangerous Cities in the World

Jun 06, 2023, 17:01 IST

Moohita Kaur Garg

Celaya, Mexico

The most dangerous city in the world, Celaya has a murder rate of 109.39 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Tijuana, Mexico

It has a murder rate of 105.15 per 100,000 people.

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Another Mexico city on the list, with almost 103.61 per 100,000 people, Ciudad Juarez is the third-most dangerous city in the world.

Ciudad Obregon, Mexico

This Mexican city reports 101.13 murders per 100,000 people.

Irapuato, Mexico

Here the murder rate is 94.99/100,000.

Ensenada, Mexico

Here almost 90.58 people per 100,000 population die of homicide.

St. Louis, United States

This city in the United States is next on the list with a rate of 87.83, the highest homicide rate in the world outside Mexico. The city is struggling with high poverty rates and drug-related crimes.

Uruapan, Mexico

Most of the cities on this list are found in Latin America, a region that also happens to dominate the world's most dangerous countries. In this particular city, the murder rate is 72.59.

Fiera De Santana, Brazil

In 2018, Brazil had a murder rate of 24.7 per 100,000 people. Now, the Brazilian city of Fiera De Santana has a murder rate of more than double: 67.46.

Cape Town, South Africa

Recent statistics show that the crime rate in South Africa is on the rise. In Cape Town, the murder rate stands at 64 per 100,000.

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