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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 (2023–2024)

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. For cities without data prior to 2023 or 2024, figures are based upon 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.

|- ! Rank ! City ! Country ! Homicides ! Population ! Per 100,000 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Colima |
|601 |330,329

181.94
style"text-align:center;"
Durán

|
|453 |306,045

148.00
style"text-align:center;"
Ciudad Obregón

|
|454 |328,430

138.23
style"text-align:center;"
Zacatecas

|
|490 |363,996

134.62
style"text-align:center;"
Nelson Mandela Bay

|
| 1,247 |1,212,836

102.82
style"text-align:center;"
Cajeme

|
|432 |485,453

88.99
style"text-align:center;"
Tijuana

|
| 1,638 | 1,863,973

87.88
style"text-align:center;"
Guayaquil

|
|2,319 | 2,765,695

83.80
style"text-align:center;"
Uruapan

|
|282 |360,338

78.26
style"text-align:center;"
Machala

|
| 239 | 308,461

77.50
style"text-align:center;"
Durban

|
| 3,138 | 4,080,930

76.89
style"text-align:center;"
Portoviejo

|
| 247 | 325,193

76.00
style"text-align:center;"
Feira de Santana

|
| 459 | 614,872

74.65
style"text-align:center;"
Kingston

|
| 475 | 671,596

70.73
style"text-align:center;"
Celaya

|
| 370 | 543,570

68.07
style"text-align:center;"
Macapá

|
| 341 | 503,327

67.75
style"text-align:center;"
Port-au-Prince

|
| 827 | 1,231,788

67.20
style"text-align:center;"
Cape Town

|
| 3,231 | 4,837,094

66.80
style"text-align:center;"
uMgungundlovu

|
| 758 | 1,144,103

66.25
style"text-align:center;"
Ciudad Juárez

|
| 986 | 1,489,507

66.20
style"text-align:center;"
Acapulco

|
|513 |782,661

65.55
style"text-align:center;"
Buffalo City

|
| 521 | 794,389

65.59
style"text-align:center;"
Caucaia

|
|237 | 361,400

65.58
style"text-align:center;"
Irapuato

|
|539 |874,997

61.60
style"text-align:center;"
Cuernavaca

|
|410 |681,086

60.20
style"text-align:center;"
Salvador

|
|2,085 |3,678,414

56.68
style"text-align:center;"
Manaus

|
|1,041 |2,054,731

50.66
style"text-align:center;"
Memphis
United States
297
618,639
48.00
-
style"text-align:center;"
Vitória da Conquista

|
|184 |387,524

47.48
style"text-align:center;"
Natal

|
|569 |1,262,741

45.06
style"text-align:center;"
Cancun

|
|406 |920,865

44.09
style"text-align:center;"
Chihuahua

|
|414 |944,413

43.84
style"text-align:center;"
Fortaleza

|
|1,678 |3,936,509

42.63
style"text-align:center;"
Cali

|
|1,007 |2,392,381

42.09
style"text-align:center;"
Morelia

|
|359 |853,831

42.05
style"text-align:center;"
Johannesburg

|
|2,547 |6,148,353

41.43
style"text-align:center;"
Recife

|
|1,494 |3,745,082

39.89
style"text-align:center;"
Maceió

|
|379 |960,667

39.45
style"text-align:center;"
Santa Marta

|
|280 |712,896

39.28
style"text-align:center;"
León

|
|782 |2,077,830

37.64
style"text-align:center;"
Teresina

|
|324 |868,523

37.30
style"text-align:center;"
San Juan
Puerto Rico
125
337,300
37.06
-
style"text-align:center;"
San Pedro Sula

|
|278 |771,627

36.03
style"text-align:center;"
Baltimore
United States
201
568,271
35.30
-
style"text-align:center;"
Buenaventura

|
|157 |315,743

35.16
style"text-align:center;"
Ensenada

|
|157 |449,425

34.93
style"text-align:center;"
New Orleans
United States
124
362,701
34.18
-
style"text-align:center;"
Tegucigalpa

|
|389 |1,185,662

32.81
style"text-align:center;"
Detroit
United States
203
631,524
32.10
-
} }}

By country

Country20182019202020212022
1518181817
1410111110
43577
23246
33444
22222
11111
11111
00111
00011
666No dataNo data
11000
10000

Other statistics

CityCountryHomicidesPopulationPer
100,000Year
Zamora258204,860125.942023
Tijuana1,8441,922,52395.922023
Fresnillo219240,53291.052023
St. LouisUnited States264300,57687.83date=2021-12-03title=The Most Dangerous Cities In The Worldurl=https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/the-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world.htmlaccess-date=2022-12-03website=WorldAtlaslanguage=en-US}}
Celaya432521,16982.892023
Cancún765934,18981.892023
JacksonUnited States118149,76578.792023
Uruapan258356,78672.312023
Ciudad Bolívar264382,09569.09last=Woodyfirst=Christophertitle=These were the 50 most violent cities in the world in 2018url=https://www.businessinsider.com/most-violent-cities-in-the-world-in-2018-2019-3access-date=2022-11-19website=Business Insiderlanguage=en-US}}
Ciudad Juárez1,0331,512,45068.302023
Belém1,6272,491,05265.312018
Cape Town2,9474,604,98664.002021
Irapuato374592,95363.072023
Cumaná225360,43662.422021
Mossoró187300,61862.212021
Ciudad Guayana471758,49062.102021
ZacatecasMexico214361,34759.222021
BaltimoreUnited States338576,49858.602021
Caracas1,4172,682,80152.822021
Vitória da Conquista179341,12852.472021
New OrleansUnited States202390,14451.782021
Nelson Mandela Bay6211,213,06051.192021
Maturín254497,72351.032021
San SalvadorEl Salvador9061,800,33650.322018
BirminghamUnited States98197,57549.60title=YTD Murder Comparison - Dashboardsurl=https://www.ahdatalytics.com/dashboards/ytd-murder-comparison/access-date=2022-11-30website=AH Datalyticslanguage=en-US}}
Aracaju463949,34248.772018
MemphisUnited States306628,12748.70title=These Cities Reported the Highest Homicide Rates in 2021url=https://time.com/6223217/homicide-rates-us-cities-2021/access-date=2022-11-12magazine=Timedate=19 October 2022language=en}}
CuernavacaMexico436896,68848.622021
CoatzacoalcosMexico162335,07748.352018
Palmira149310,60847.972018
DetroitUnited States303632,56847.902021
Macapá233493,63447.202018
Baton RougeUnited States102224,48046.50title=Rochester, NY Reported One of the Highest Murder Rates in the US – 24/7 Wall St.date=22 November 2021url=https://247wallst.com/city/rochester-ny-reported-one-of-the-highest-murder-rates-in-the-us/access-date=2022-12-01language=en-US}}
Campos dos Goytacazes233503,42446.282018
Tepic230512,38744.892018
ClevelandUnited States162367,99144.022021
Guatemala City1,4113,226,97443.732018
Durban1,7273,981,20543.382021
Rio BrancoBrazil173413,41841.852021
Reynosa295711,13041.482018
João Pessoa4601,112,30441.362018
San Pedro Sula330801,25941.192021
ColimaMexico135328,47141.102021
Ensenada175443,80739.432023
Maceió4041,025,36039.402021
CúcutaColombia325861,00037.752021
ShreveportUnited States69184,02137.502021
Barquisimeto4021,095,16136.712021
CaruaruBrazil133365,27836.412021
PhiladelphiaUnited States5631,576,00035.70title=Are Republicans Right About America's Crime Wave? Let's Look at the Datawebsite=Bloomberg Newsdate=4 November 2022url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-11-04/midterm-elections-the-crime-wave-is-real-especially-in-big-citiesaccess-date=2022-11-13}}
Richmond (VA)United States81226,60435.752021
RochesterUnited States76210,60635.142021
Teresina302868,07534.792021
Minatitlán (Colima)Mexico109314,34834.672021
MilwaukeeUnited States195569,33034.302021
DaytonUnited States46138,06032.802020
North CharlestonUnited States38115,77132.302020
AtlantaUnited States159496,46132.002021
Washington, D.C.United States227712,81631.852021
San BernardinoUnited States68221,78431.402020
OaklandUnited States134433,82330.902021
Ciudad Victoria108349,68830.882023
Kansas CityUnited States156508,39430.702021
LouisvilleUnited States192628,59430.502021
ChicagoUnited States7982,697,00029.602021
Little RockUnited States59201,99829.212021
CincinnatiUnited States87308,93528.162021
South BendUnited States28103,52727.402020
IndianapolisUnited States239882,03927.102021
HartfordUnited States31120,57625.712021
Miami GardensUnited States26109,79223.64title=Murder map: Deadliest U.S. citiesurl=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/murder-map-deadliest-u-s-cities/access-date=2022-12-16website=www.cbsnews.comdate=23 February 2022language=en-US}}
Las VegasUnited States152646,79023.502021
PeoriaUnited States25110,50722.532019
Columbus (OH)United States203906,52822.402021
ToledoUnited States60268,50822.352021
MinneapolisUnited States94425,33622.102021
ColumbiaUnited States29132,16521.682019
AkronUnited States41189,34721.652021
AlbuquerqueUnited States120562,59921.302021
SavannahUnited States31147,08821.082021
Columbus (GA)United States41196,07420.942019
TuscaloosaUnited States21101,89720.772019
HoustonUnited States4642,288,00020.302021
MontgomeryUnited States37197,97718.542019
NewarkUnited States56307,22018.232021
ChattanoogaUnited States33182,82818.152019
New HavenUnited States24135,08117.772021
BuffaloUnited States49276,80717.702021
AugustaUnited States35198,01417.692019
TucsonUnited States93543,24217.102021
High PointUnited States19113,06316.772019
DallasUnited States2121,288,00016.502021
ShreveportUnited States17103,35316.452021
GreensboroUnited States49298,26316.432021
BeaumontUnited States19116,42116.032019
Richmond (CA)United States17110,15015.382019
West Palm BeachUnited States17112,02815.072019
NorfolkUnited States36243,58114.832019
BakersfieldUnited States60407,61514.702021
NashvilleUnited States99692,58714.602021
PittsburghUnited States43300,43114.312021
TulsaUnited States59411,40114.302021
DenverUnited States100711,46314.102021
Thunder BayCanada15108,84313.782022
DurhamUnited States39285,52713.662021
Newport NewsUnited States24179,73613.532019
JacksonvilleUnited States128954,61413.402021
Los Cabos47351,11113.392023
PatersonUnited States19145,23413.082019
FresnoUnited States71544,51013.002021
SpringfieldUnited States20153,40412.962019
PortlandUnited States83641,16212.902021
FayettevilleUnited States27212,09312.762019
Fort WorthUnited States118935,50812.602021
SyracuseUnited States18146,10312.322021
PhoenixUnited States1981,625,00012.202021
Oklahoma CityUnited States82687,72511.902021
BridgeportUnited States17144,55611.732019
KnoxvilleUnited States22187,53211.662019
San AntonioUnited States1681,452,00011.602021
Fort LauderdaleUnited States21182,93711.372019
HamptonUnited States15135,04811.262019
CharlotteUnited States98879,70911.102021
ProvidenceUnited States21189,69211.072021
SacramentoUnited States57525,04110.902021
Fort WayneUnited States29265,97410.902021
MiamiUnited States47439,89010.702021
Los AngelesUnited States3963,849,00010.302021
LexingtonUnited States33321,79310.262021
AuroraUnited States39389,34710.022021
StocktonUnited States32322,1209.932021
TampaUnited States36387,0509.302021
CharlestonUnited States14151,6129.232021
Winston-SalemUnited States23250,3209.192021
AustinUnited States79964,1778.202021
Long BeachUnited States37456,0628.102021
Salt Lake CityUnited States16200,4787.982021
Colorado SpringsUnited States38483,9567.902021
ReginaCanada17226,4047.502021
WinnipegCanada54749,6077.202022
OrlandoUnited States22309,1547.122021
San FranciscoUnited States56815,2016.902021
OmahaUnited States32487,3006.602021
HonoluluUnited States21345,5106.082021
New York CityUnited States4918,468,0005.802021
WichitaUnited States23395,6995.802021
SeattleUnited States41733,9195.602021
BostonUnited States36654,7765.502021
RaleighUnited States26469,1245.502021
KaunasLithuania21383,7645.40last=Phillipsfirst=Morgandate=2020-02-04title=Top 10 deadliest European citiesurl=https://www.foxnews.com/world/top-10-deadliest-european-citiesaccess-date=2022-11-19website=Fox Newslanguage=en-US}}
SpokaneUnited States12229,0715.242021
MesaUnited States25509,4754.902021
ArlingtonUnited States19392,7864.802021
San DiegoUnited States631,382,0004.602021
El PasoUnited States30678,4154.402021
KlaipėdaLithuania7172,2723.902017
MarseilleFrance51860,0005.932023
San JoseUnited States31983,4893.202021
Virginia BeachUnited States14457,6723.102021
TorontoCanada852,794,3563.042021
DebrecenHungary6202,0003.002017
LincolnUnited States8292,6572.732021
MontrealCanada411,762,9492.322022
AmsterdamNetherlands16844,9472.202017
TampereFinland5236,0002.202017
ChandlerUnited States6279,4582.152021
Istanbul28215,460,0001.812019
PlanoUnited States5288,2531.732021
McKinneyUnited States3202,6901.482021
Chula VistaUnited States4277,2201.442021
GlendaleUnited States1192,3660.522021
Macao2686,6000.322023
Hong Kong227,481,0000.292020

Notes

Sources

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