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List of cities by homicide rate

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The following article is a list of cities sorted by homicide rates in the world, excluding active war zones. The homicide rate of a city is an imprecise tool for comparison, as the population within city borders may not best represent an urban or metropolitan area with varying rates in different areas.

Rankings (2022)

The following 50 cities have the highest homicide rates in the world of all cities not at war, with a population of at least 300,000 people.[1] This is based on 2022 data from El Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal (The Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice), an advocacy group from Mexico City.[2]

City Country Homicides Population Per
100,000
1 Colima   Mexico 601 330,329 181.94
2 Zamora   Mexico 552 310,575 177.73
3 Ciudad Obregón   Mexico 454 328,430 138.23
4 Zacatecas   Mexico 490 363,996 134.62
5 Tijuana   Mexico 2,177 2,070,875 105.12
6 Celaya   Mexico 740 742,662 99.64
7 Uruapan   Mexico 282 360,338 78.26
8 New Orleans   United States 266 376,971 70.56
9 Ciudad Juárez   Mexico 1,034 1,527,482 67.69
10 Acapulco   Mexico 513 782,661 65.55
11 Mossoró   Brazil 167 264,181 63.21
12 Cape Town   South Africa 2,998 4,758,405 63.00
13 Irapuato   Mexico 539 874,997 61.60
14 Cuernavaca   Mexico 410 681,086 60.20
15 Durban   South Africa 2,405 4,050,968 59.37
16 Kingston   Jamaica 722 1,235,013 58.46
17 Baltimore   United States 333 576,498 57.76
18 Nelson Mandela Bay [a]   South Africa 687 1,250,484 56.99
19 Salvador   Brazil 2,085 3,678,414 56.68
20 Port-au-Prince   Haiti 1,596 2,915,000 54.75
21 Manaus   Brazil 1,041 2,054,731 50.66
22 Feira de Santana   Brazil 327 652,592 50.11
23 Detroit   United States 309 632,454 48.86
24 Guayaquil   Ecuador 1,537 3,141,793 47.77
25 Memphis   United States 302 632,464 47.75
26 Vitória da Conquista   Brazil 184 387,524 47.48
27 Cleveland   United States 168 367,991 45.65
28 Natal   Brazil 569 1,262,741 45.06
29 Cancun   Mexico 406 920,865 44.09
30 Chihuahua   Mexico 414 944,413 43.84
31 Fortaleza   Brazil 1,678 3,936,509 42.63
32 Cali   Colombia 1,007 2,392,381 42.09
33 Morelia   Mexico 359 853,831 42.05
34 Johannesburg   South Africa 2,547 6,148,353 41.43
35 Recife   Brazil 1,494 3,745,082 39.89
36 Maceió   Brazil 379 960,667 39.45
37 Santa Marta   Colombia 280 712,896 39.28
38 León   Mexico 782 2,077,830 37.64
39 Milwaukee   United States 214 569,330 37.59
40 Teresina   Brazil 324 868,523 37.30
41 San Juan   Puerto Rico 125 337,300 37.06
42 San Pedro Sula   Honduras 278 771,627 36.03
43 Buenaventura   Colombia 157 315,743 35.16
44 Ensenada   Mexico 157 449,425 34.93
45 Distrito Central   Honduras 389 1,185,662 32.81
46 Philadelphia   United States 516 1,576,251 32.74
47 Cartagena   Colombia 403 1,287,829 31.29
48 Palmira   Colombia 110 358,806 30.66
49 Cúcuta   Colombia 296 1,004,451 29.47
50 San Luis Potosí   Mexico 365 1,265,177 29.06

By country

Homicide rate top 50: Number of cities by country
Country 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Mexico 15 18 18 18 17
  Brazil 14 10 11 11 10
  United States 4 3 5 7 7
  Colombia 2 3 2 4 6
  South Africa 3 3 4 4 4
  Honduras 2 2 2 2 2
  Jamaica 1 1 1 1 1
  Puerto Rico 1 1 1 1 1
  Haiti 0 0 1 1 1
  Ecuador 0 0 0 1 1
  Venezuela 6 6 6 No data No data
  Guatemala 1 1 0 0 0
  El Salvador 1 0 0 0 0

Other statistics

City Country Homicides Population Per
100,000 		Year
Zamora   Mexico 258 204,860 125.94 2023[3]
Tijuana   Mexico 1844 1,922,523 95.92 2023[4]
Fresnillo   Mexico 219 240,532 91.05 2023[5]
St. Louis   United States 264 300,576 87.83 2021[6]
Celaya   Mexico 432 521,169 82.89 2023[7]
Cancún   Mexico 765 934,189 81.89 2023[8]
Petersburg   United States 24 33,428 76.90 2020[9]
Uruapan   Mexico 258 356,786 72.31 2023[10]
Flint   United States 57 80,628 70.70 2021[11]
Ciudad Bolívar   Venezuela 264 382,095 69.09 2018[12]
Ciudad Juárez   Mexico 1,033 1,512,450 68.30 2023[13]
Belém   Brazil 1,627 2,491,052 65.31 2018[12]
Cape Town   South Africa 2,947 4,604,986 64.00 2021[6]
Irapuato   Mexico 374 592,953 63.07 2023[14]
Cumaná   Venezuela 225 360,436 62.42 2021[6]
Mossoró   Brazil 187 300,618 62.21 2021[6]
Ciudad Guayana   Venezuela 471 758,490 62.10 2021[6]
Zacatecas   Mexico 214 361,347 59.22 2021[6]
Baltimore   United States 338 576,498 58.60 2021[15]
Pine Bluff   United States 23 40,951 56.50 2020[9]
Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea 137 254,200 54.00 2022[16]
Caracas   Venezuela 1,417 2,682,801 52.82 2021[6]
Vitória da Conquista   Brazil 179 341,128 52.47 2021[6]
New Orleans   United States 202 390,144 51.78 2021[6]
Nelson Mandela Bay   South Africa 621 1,213,060 51.19 2021[6]
Maturín   Venezuela 254 497,723 51.03 2021[6]
San Salvador   El Salvador 906 1,800,336 50.32 2018[12]
Saginaw   United States 24 44,058 50.20 2020[9]
Birmingham   United States 98 197,575 49.60 2021[11]
Aracaju   Brazil 463 949,342 48.77 2018[12]
Memphis   United States 306 628,127 48.70 2021[17]
Cuernavaca   Mexico 436 896,688 48.62 2021[6]
Coatzacoalcos   Mexico 162 335,077 48.35 2018[12]
Trenton   United States 40 90,662 48.20 2020[9]
Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 3,245 6,748,000 48.09 2022[16]
Palmira   Colombia 149 310,608 47.97 2018[12]
Detroit   United States 303 632,568 47.90 2021[17]
Macapá   Brazil 233 493,634 47.20 2018[12]
Harrisburg   United States 23 50,069 46.70 2020[9]
Baton Rouge   United States 102 224,480 46.50 2020[9]
Campos dos Goytacazes   Brazil 233 503,424 46.28 2018[12]
Wilmington   United States 32 70,750 45.23 2021[11]
Tepic   Mexico 230 512,387 44.89 2018[12]
Riviera Beach   United States 16 37,600 44.70 2020[9]
Cleveland   United States 162 367,991 44.02 2021[11]
Guatemala City   Guatemala 1,411 3,226,974 43.73 2018[12]
Durban   South Africa 1,727 3,981,205 43.38 2021[6]
Rio Branco   Brazil 173 413,418 41.85 2021[6]
Reynosa   Mexico 295 711,130 41.48 2018[12]
João Pessoa   Brazil 460 1,112,304 41.36 2018[12]
Alexandria   United States 19 45,229 41.30 2020[9]
San Pedro Sula   Honduras 330 801,259 41.19 2021[6]
Colima   Mexico 135 328,471 41.10 2021[6]
Monroe   United States 19 47,663 40.30 2020[9]
Ensenada   Mexico 175 443,807 39.43 2023[18]
Maceió   Brazil 404 1,025,360 39.40 2021[6]
Pretoria   South Africa 282 741,651 38.00 2022[16]
Johannesburg   South Africa 2,223 5,866,550 37.90 2022[16]
Cúcuta   Colombia 325 861,000 37.75 2021[6]
Shreveport   United States 69 184,021 37.50 2021[11]
Barquisimeto   Venezuela 402 1,095,161 36.71 2021[6]
Caruaru   Brazil 133 365,278 36.41 2021[6]
Portsmouth   United States 34 98,015 36.10 2020[9]
Philadelphia   United States 563 1,576,000 35.70 2021[15]
Richmond (VA)   United States 81 226,604 35.75 2021[11]
Rochester   United States 76 210,606 35.14 2021[11]
Teresina   Brazil 302 868,075 34.79 2021[6]
Minatitlán (Colima)   Mexico 109 314,348 34.67 2021[6]
Milwaukee   United States 195 569,330 34.30 2021[17]
Dayton   United States 46 138,060 32.80 2020[9]
North Charleston   United States 38 115,771 32.30 2020[9]
Atlanta   United States 159 496,461 32.00 2021[17]
Washington, D.C.   United States 227 712,816 31.85 2021[19]
San Bernardino   United States 68 221,784 31.40 2020[9]
Florence   United States 12 39,919 31.10 2020[9]
Oakland   United States 134 433,823 30.90 2021[15]
Kankakee   United States 8 24,127 30.90 2020[9]
Ciudad Victoria   Mexico 108 349,688 30.88 2023[20]
Kansas City   United States 156 508,394 30.70 2021[17]
Louisville   United States 192 628,594 30.50 2021[17]
North Little Rock   United States 20 64,665 30.20 2020[9]
Chicago   United States 798 2,697,000 29.60 2021[15]
Little Rock   United States 59 201,998 29.21 2021[11]
Cincinnati   United States 87 308,935 28.16 2021[11]
South Bend   United States 28 103,527 27.40 2020[9]
Indianapolis   United States 239 882,039 27.10 2021[17]
Danville   United States 8 29,097 26.50 2020[9]
Douglasville   United States 9 34,807 26.20 2020[9]
Warren   United States 10 39,097 26.00 2020[9]
Hartford   United States 31 120,576 25.71 2021[11]
Sumter   United States 10 43,342 25.30 2020[9]
Hallandale Beach   United States 10 41,091 24.90 2020[9]
Dania Beach   United States 8 31,701 24.60 2020[9]
Rocky Mount   United States 13 54,248 24.30 2020[9]
Atlantic City   United States 9 38,430 24.00 2020[9]
Hazelwood   United States 6 25,455 24.00 2020[9]
Miami Gardens   United States 26 109,792 23.64 2019[21]
Las Vegas   United States 152 646,790 23.50 2021[17]
Dover   United States 9 39,554 23.40 2020[9]
Peoria   United States 25 110,507 22.53 2019[21]
Columbus (OH)   United States 203 906,528 22.40 2021[17]
Toledo   United States 60 268,508 22.35 2021[11]
Minneapolis   United States 94 425,336 22.10 2021[17]
Columbia   United States 29 132,165 21.68 2019[21]
Akron   United States 41 189,347 21.65 2021[11]
Albuquerque   United States 120 562,599 21.30 2021[17]
Savannah   United States 31 147,088 21.08 2021[11]
Columbus (GA)   United States 41 196,074 20.94 2019[21]
Tuscaloosa   United States 21 101,897 20.77 2019[21]
Houston   United States 464 2,288,000 20.30 2021[17]
Montgomery   United States 37 197,977 18.54 2019[21]
Newark   United States 56 307,220 18.23 2021[11]
Chattanooga   United States 33 182,828 18.15 2019[21]
New Haven   United States 24 135,081 17.77 2021[11]
Buffalo   United States 49 276,807 17.70 2021[11]
Augusta   United States 35 198,014 17.69 2019[21]
Tucson   United States 93 543,242 17.10 2021[15]
High Point   United States 19 113,063 16.77 2019[21]
Dallas   United States 212 1,288,000 16.50 2021[17]
Shreveport   United States 17 103,353 16.45 2021[11]
Greensboro   United States 49 298,263 16.43 2021[11]
Beaumont   United States 19 116,421 16.03 2019[21]
Richmond (CA)   United States 17 110,150 15.38 2019[21]
West Palm Beach   United States 17 112,028 15.07 2019[21]
Norfolk   United States 36 243,581 14.83 2019[21]
Bakersfield   United States 60 407,615 14.70 2021[15]
Nashville   United States 99 692,587 14.60 2021[17]
Pittsburgh   United States 43 300,431 14.31 2021[11]
Tulsa   United States 59 411,401 14.30 2021[17]
Albany   United States 14 98,617 14.20 2021[11]
Denver   United States 100 711,463 14.10 2021[17]
Thunder Bay   Canada 15 108,843 13.78 2022[22]
Durham   United States 39 285,527 13.66 2021[11]
Newport News   United States 24 179,736 13.53 2019[21]
Jacksonville   United States 128 954,614 13.40 2021[15]
Los Cabos   Mexico 47 351,111 13.39 2023[23]
Paterson   United States 19 145,234 13.08 2019[21]
Fresno   United States 71 544,510 13.00 2021[15]
Springfield   United States 20 153,404 12.96 2019[21]
Portland   United States 83 641,162 12.90 2021[17]
Fayetteville   United States 27 212,093 12.76 2019[21]
Fort Worth   United States 118 935,508 12.60 2021[17]
Syracuse   United States 18 146,103 12.32 2021[11]
Phoenix   United States 198 1,625,000 12.20 2021[15]
Oklahoma City   United States 82 687,725 11.90 2021[17]
Bridgeport   United States 17 144,556 11.73 2019[21]
Knoxville   United States 22 187,532 11.66 2019[21]
San Antonio   United States 168 1,452,000 11.60 2021[17]
Fort Lauderdale   United States 21 182,937 11.37 2019[21]
Hampton   United States 15 135,048 11.26 2019[21]
Charlotte   United States 98 879,709 11.10 2021[17]
Providence   United States 21 189,692 11.07 2021[11]
Sacramento   United States 57 525,041 10.90 2021[15]
Fort Wayne   United States 29 265,974 10.90 2021[11]
Miami   United States 47 439,890 10.70 2021[15]
Los Angeles   United States 396 3,849,000 10.30 2021[15]
Lexington   United States 33 321,793 10.26 2021[11]
Aurora   United States 39 389,347 10.02 2021[11]
Stockton   United States 32 322,120 9.93 2021[11]
Tampa   United States 36 387,050 9.30 2021[11]
Charleston   United States 14 151,612 9.23 2021[11]
Winston-Salem   United States 23 250,320 9.19 2021[11]
Austin   United States 79 964,177 8.20 2021[17]
Long Beach   United States 37 456,062 8.10 2021[15]
Salt Lake City   United States 16 200,478 7.98 2021[11]
Colorado Springs   United States 38 483,956 7.90 2021[17]
Regina   Canada 17 226,404 7.50 2021[24]
Winnipeg   Canada 54 749,607 7.20 2022[25]
Orlando   United States 22 309,154 7.12 2021[11]
San Francisco   United States 56 815,201 6.90 2021[15]
Omaha   United States 32 487,300 6.60 2021[15]
Honolulu   United States 21 345,510 6.08 2021[11]
New York City   United States 491 8,468,000 5.80 2021[15]
Wichita   United States 23 395,699 5.80 2021[17]
Seattle   United States 41 733,919 5.60 2021[17]
Boston   United States 36 654,776 5.50 2021[17]
Raleigh   United States 26 469,124 5.50 2021[17]
Kaunas   Lithuania 21 383,764 5.40 2017[26]
Spokane   United States 12 229,071 5.24 2021[11]
Mesa   United States 25 509,475 4.90 2021[17]
Arlington   United States 19 392,786 4.80 2021[17]
San Diego   United States 63 1,382,000 4.60 2021[17]
El Paso   United States 30 678,415 4.40 2021[17]
Klaipėda   Lithuania 7 172,272 3.90 2017[26]
Marseille   France 47 860,000 5.50 2023[27]
San Jose   United States 31 983,489 3.20 2021[15]
Virginia Beach   United States 14 457,672 3.10 2021[17]
Toronto   Canada 85 2,794,356 3.04 2021[28]
Debrecen   Hungary 6 202,000 3.00 2017[26]
Lincoln   United States 8 292,657 2.73 2021[11]
Celje   Slovenia 1 38,000 2.60 2017[26]
Montreal   Canada 41 1,762,949 2.32 2022[29]
Amsterdam   Netherlands 16 844,947 2.20 2017[26]
Tampere   Finland 5 236,000 2.20 2017[26]
Chandler   United States 6 279,458 2.15 2021[11]
Istanbul   Turkey 282 15,460,000 1.81 2019[30]
Plano   United States 5 288,253 1.73 2021[11]
McKinney   United States 3 202,690 1.48 2021[11]
Chula Vista   United States 4 277,220 1.44 2021[11]
Glendale   United States 1 192,366 0.52 2021[11]
Macao   China 2 686,600 0.32 2023[31]
Hong Kong   China 22 7,481,000 0.29 2020[32]


See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Port Elizabeth.

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