Caracas, Venezuela has been named as the world's most violent city. Twenty-one of the deadliest cities on earth are in Brazil, according to Mexico-based group, while four are in the United States. The striking statistic in disclosed in a study released by the Mexico City-based Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice and is based on the number of murders per 100,000 inhabitants during 2015 in cities with a population of more than 300,000. Top 10: 1. Caracas, Venezuela 119.87 2. San Pedro Sula, Honduras 111.03 3. San Salvador, El Salvador 108.54 4. Acapulco, México 104.73 5. Maturín, Venezuela 86.45 6. Distrito Central, Honduras 73.51 7. Valencia, Venezuela 72.31 8. Palmira, Colombia 70.88 9. Cape Town, Sudáfrica 65.53 10. Cali, Colombia 64.27
Caracas, Venezuela has been named as the world's most violent city. Twenty-one of the deadliest cities on earth are in Brazil, according to Mexico-based group, while four are in the United States. The striking statistic in disclosed in a study released by the Mexico City-based Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice and is based on the number of murders per 100,000 inhabitants during 2015 in cities with a population of more than 300,000. Top 10: 1. Caracas, Venezuela 119.87 2. San Pedro Sula, Honduras 111.03 3. San Salvador, El Salvador 108.54 4. Acapulco, México 104.73 5. Maturín, Venezuela 86.45 6. Distrito Central, Honduras 73.51 7. Valencia, Venezuela 72.31 8. Palmira, Colombia 70.88 9. Cape Town, Sudáfrica 65.53 10. Cali, Colombia 64.27
