Seized weapons on display in Caracas, Venezuela. (AAP)
Kingston, Jamaica stands at #16 on the list of 50 most dangerous cities in the world. The top spot is occupied by Los Cabos, Mexico. The list, compiled by Mexico’s Citizens’ Council for Public Security, sees Mexico heavily featured. The organization notes that only two cities on the top 50 list are not in the Americas.
Trinidad and Tobago’s closest neighbour, Venezuela is ranked at #2 on the list of 50 countries that have most dangerous cities. Caracas, the article explains had 3387 homicides in 2017, a thousand times the rate of similarly-sized city Melbourne, Australia. Venezuela’s police force is described as ineffective, with murderers operating with impunity.
Here’s the list :
1. Los Cabos, Mexico
2. Caracas, Venezuela
3. Acapulco
4. Natal, Brazil
5. Tijuana, Mexico
6. La Paz, Mexico
7. Fortalesa, Brazil
8. Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
9. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
10. Belem, Brazil
11. Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil
12. Culican, Mexico
13. St Louis, United States
14. Maceio, Brazil
15. Cape Town, South Africa
16. Kingston, Jamaica
17. San Salvador, El Salvador
18. Aracaju, Brazil
19. Feira de Santana, Brazil
20. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
21. Baltimore, United States
22. Recife, Brazil
23. Maturin, Venezuela
24. Guatemala City, Guatemale
25. Salvador, Brazil
26. San Pedro Sula, Honduras
27. Valencia, Venezuela
28. Cali, Colombia
29. Chihuahua, Mexico
30. Joao Pessoa, Brazil
31. Obregon, Mexico
32. San Juan, Puerto Rico
33. Barquisimeto, Venezuela
34. Manaus, Brazil
35. Distrito Central, Honduras
36. Tepic, Mexico
37. Palmira, Colombia
38. Reynosa, Mexico
39. Porto Alegre, Brazil
40. Macapa, Brazil
41. New Orleans, United States
42. Detroit, United States
43. Mazatlan, Mexico
44. Durban, South Africa
45. Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
46. Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
47. Campina Grande, Brazil
48. Teresina, Brazil
49. Vitoria, Brazil
50. Cucuta, Colombia
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