Top twenty most violent cities in the world as of 2015 (homicides per 100,000 residents). Nineteen of the 20 are located in the Americas (two in the U.S., none in Canada... those wimps ;-). Most are found in Central and South America.
Caracas, Venezuela is ultraviolent and the country hosts four other garden spots where you're likely to lose your life along with your wallet. Only one country in the Eastern Hemisphere cracked the Top 20; Cape Town, South Africa.
Latin America seems to be plagued with with widespread poverty, drug violence, rightwing and leftwing death squads and "revolutionary cells" as well as a lot of soccer-driven factionalism (okay, that last one is just a guess on my part ;-).
Baltimore, MD and St. Louis, MO in the US? See the above for Latin America (with the exception of that soccer thing).
Most violent cites in the world - Vivid Maps
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Caracas, Venezuela is ultraviolent and the country hosts four other garden spots where you're likely to lose your life along with your wallet. Only one country in the Eastern Hemisphere cracked the Top 20; Cape Town, South Africa.
Latin America seems to be plagued with with widespread poverty, drug violence, rightwing and leftwing death squads and "revolutionary cells" as well as a lot of soccer-driven factionalism (okay, that last one is just a guess on my part ;-).
Baltimore, MD and St. Louis, MO in the US? See the above for Latin America (with the exception of that soccer thing).
Most violent cites in the world - Vivid Maps
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."