Most Dangerous Cities in the World 2023

The article lists some of the deadliest places on earth, the top 10 most dangerous cities in the world that have the highest homicide rates per 100,000 inhabitants. Mexico tops the list with nine cities in the top 10 most dangerous cities in the world by 2023 and other dangerous cities beyond top ten are in Venezuela, Columbia, South Africa, Honduras, Jamaica, Brazil, Guatemala and United States. In the era of twenty-first century, Violence and peace cannot coexist together in any area, and such criminal acts are considered potential threats to humankind. Various forms of violent criminal activities make a place dangerous for both the residents, traders and the tourists that visit the place.

By 2023, Mexico continues to be most cities almost forty-percent amongst the countries with the highest homicide rates, with the most violent cities in the world, According to Mexico stats in 2021, Zamora had a homicide case rate of 193 per 100,000 people, followed by Fresnillo with 182 per 100,000 people, and Obregón with 126 per 100,000 people, By the end of the year, 96.8 percent of Zamora and Fresnillo residents reported feeling unsafe, the highest percentage of any major city in Mexico. According to Mexico daily post, Best to avoid Mexico top dangerous cities of Fresnillo, Tijuana, Ciudad Obregón, Uruapan Del Progreso, Celaya and Ciudad Juárez, avoid as much as possible since even the people who live there are not so thrilled about their situation. These are the not good places to visit or to live in Mexico due to its terrible reputation. The highly populous mexican metro cities Tijuana and Chihuahua witnessed a homicide rate of 95 for every 100,000 inhabitants in 2021 down from 134 in 2019.

Most Dangerous Cities List

The Most Dangerous Cities in the World by 2023 are as below, derived from the list from 2019 to:

Rank	City	Country	Homicides(2019)	Homicides (2021)	Homicides (2022)	Population 2020/2021(Estimates)	Homicides Per 100,000 (2020/2021)
1	Fresnillo	Mexico	392	429	486	240,532	202.05
2	Zamora	Mexico	294	391	447	227,331	196.63
3	Ciudad Obregón	Mexico	281	604	592	380,000	155.77
4	Los Cabos	Mexico	-	-	397	351,111	113.00
5	Ensenada	Mexico	275	343	374	341,000	109.67
6	Tijuana	Mexico	2,367	1,770	2,124	2,181,000	97.39
7	Irapuato	Mexico	723	483	823	866,370	94.99
8	Ciudad Juárez	Mexico	1,522	1,235	1,455	1,540,000	94.48
9	St. Louis	United States	194	82	264	300,576	87.83
10	Uruapan	Mexico	301	263	259	356,786	72.59
11	Ciudad Bolívar	Venezuela	189	203	264	382,095	69.09
12	Fortaleza	Brazil	1,365	1,869	1,808	2,687,000	67.27
13	Belém	Brazil	-	-	1,627	2,491,052	65.31
14	Cancún	Mexico	376	443	547	848,465	64.47
15	Celaya	Mexico	262	413	444	690,000	64.35
16	Kingston	Jamaica	680	593	798	1,243,000	64.17
17	Cape Town	South Africa	3,065	3,532	2,947	4,604,986	64.00
18	Natal	Brazil	645	376	569	896,708	63.45
19	Cumana	Venezuela	-	-	225	360,436	62.42
20	Mossoró	Brazil	0	189	187	300,618	62.21
21	Ciudad Guayana	Venezuela	462	645	471	758,490	62.10
22	Salvador	Brazil	1,657	1,809	1,789	2,886,698	61.97
23	Feira de Santana	Brazil	349	341	382	624,107	61.21
24	Culiacan	Mexico	472	350	511	856,000	59.70
25	León	Mexico	697	711	1,097	1,849,000	59.33
26	Zacatecas	Mexico	151	390	214	361,347	59.22
27	Baltimore	United States	348	168	338	576,498	58.60
28	Morelia	Mexico	325	408	488	849,053	57.48
29	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	-	-	137	254,200	54.00
30	Valencia	Venezuela	486	485	448	834,000	53.72
31	Acapulco	Mexico	600	445	529	992,000	53.33
32	Caracas	Venezuela	2,134	2,320	1,417	2,682,801	52.82
33	Vitória da Conquista	Brazil	205	161	179	341,128	52.47
34	New Orleans	United States	0	139	202	390,144	51.78
35	Nelson Mandela Bay	South Africa	553	614	621	1,213,060	51.19
36	Maturín	Venezuela	-	-	254	497,723	51.03
37	San Salvador	El Salvador	-	-	906	1,800,336	50.32
38	Saginaw	United States	-	-	24	44,058	50.20
39	Birmingham	United States	-	57	98	197,575	49.60
40	Aracaju	Brazil	-	-	463	949,342	48.77
41	Memphis	United States	-	-	306	628,127	48.70
42	Cuernavaca	Mexico	470	497	436	896,688	48.62
43	Coatzacoalcos	Mexico	-	-	162	335,077	48.35
44	Trenton	United States	-	-	40	90,662	48.20
45	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	-	-	3,245	6,748,000	48.09
46	Palmira	Colombia	124	87	149	310,608	47.97
47	Detroit	United States	273	347	303	632,568	47.90
48	Macapá	Brazil	-	-	233	493,634	47.20
49	Harrisburg	United States	-	-	23	50,069	46.70
50	Manaus	Brazil	878	1,072	1,072	2,302,000	46.57
51	Baton Rouge	United States	-	-	102	224,480	46.50
52	Campos dos Goytacazes	Brazil	-	-	233	503,424	46.28
53	Wilmington	United States	-	-	32	70,750	45.23
54	Tepic	Mexico	-	-	230	512,387	44.89
55	Riviera Beach	United States	-	-	16	37,600	44.70
56	Cali	Colombia	1,176	885	1,241	2,810,000	44.16
57	Cleveland	United States	-	-	162	367,991	44.02
58	Guatemala City	Guatemala	1,420	1,399	1,411	3,226,974	43.73
59	Durban	South Africa	1,577	1,923	1,727	3,981,205	43.38
60	Rio Branco	Brazil	183	173	173	413,418	41.85
61	Reynosa	Mexico	248	278	295	711,130	41.48
62	João Pessoa	Brazil	-	-	460	1,112,304	41.36
63	Alexandria	United States	-	-	19	45,229	41.30
64	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	436	624	330	801,259	41.19
65	Colima	Mexico	-	-	135	328,471	41.10
66	Monroe	United States	-	-	19	47,663	40.30
67	Maceió	Brazil	347	343	404	1,025,360	39.40
68	Port-au-Prince	Haiti	-	-	387	987,310	39.22
69	San Juan	Puerto Rico	-	-	126	326,953	38.57
70	Guadalajara	Mexico	1,932	412	529	1,385,629	38.18
71	Pretoria	South Africa	-	-	282	741,651	38.00

Most dangerous cities in South Africa

South Africa is the crime capital in Africa, In 2022, around 68 people were murdered in South Africa every day steadily increased from 32 per day in 2011. There have been numerous press reports on the manipulation of crime statistics that not to record violent crime due to its highly corrupted departments. Rape, Car hijackings, House breakings, ATM cash robberies, Cash-in-transit heists and kidnappings are a common in the cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Port Elizabeth. These were not very big gangs but most of them are organised in small teams by their own due unemployment and not for drugs. Those visiting South Africa should be cautious of frequent homicides, daylight robberies, kidnappings, and carjacking. South Africa country is experiencing political changes and unable to deal with homicides, drug trafficking, cash in transit crime, robberies and violence against women. Below list shows the most dangerous cities in mexico.

Rank	City	Homicides	Population (Estimates)	Homicides Per 100,000
1	Cape Town	2,947	4,604,986	64.00
2	Nelson Mandela Bay	621	1,213,060	51.19
3	Durban	1,727	3,981,205	43.38
4	Pretoria	282	741,651	38.00
5	Johannesburg	2,223	5,866,550	37.90

Most dangerous cities in Mexico

Mexico is located to the south of the United States, with significant geographic diversity, touching the Pacific Ocean on the west and sharing its southern boundary with Guatemala. Fresnillo is the most dangerous city in Mexico with 202 homicides per 100,000, followed by Zamora with 196.63 homicides, Ciudad Obregón with 155.77 homicides, Los Cabos with 113 homicides, Ensenada with 109.67, Tijuana with 97.39 homicides. Other cities include Irapuato, Ciudad Juárez, Uruapan, Cancún, Celaya, Culiacán, León and Zacatecas ranging from 97 homicides per 100,000 and 59 homicides per 100,000. Mexico is a popular destination for holidaying, especially for U.S. tourists, the country has many dangerous areas and cities that should be avoided. People intending to visit Mexico country for a holiday are advised to exercise vigilance and prudence. Those visiting Mexico should be cautious of homicides, robberies, kidnappings, and carjacking. Mexico country is experiencing severe political corruption with organised crime, drug traffic and violence against women. Below list shows the most dangerous cities in mexico.

Rank	City	Homicides	Population (Estimates)	Homicides Per 100,000
1	Fresnillo	486	240,532	202.05
2	Zamora	447	227,331	196.63
3	Ciudad Obregón	592	380,000	155.77
4	Los Cabos	397	351,111	113.00
5	Ensenada	374	341,000	109.67
6	Tijuana	2,124	2,181,000	97.39
7	Irapuato	823	866,370	94.99
8	Ciudad Juárez	1,455	1,540,000	94.48
9	Uruapan	259	356,786	72.59
10	Cancún	547	848,465	64.47
11	Celaya	444	690,000	64.35
12	Culiacán	511	856,000	59.70
13	León	1,097	1,849,000	59.33
14	Zacatecas	214	361,347	59.22
15	Morelia	488	849,053	57.48
16	Acapulco	529	992,000	53.33
17	Cuernavaca	436	896,688	48.62
18	Coatzacoalcos	162	335,077	48.35
19	Tepic	230	512,387	44.89
20	Reynosa	295	711,130	41.48
21	Colima	135	328,471	41.10
22	Guadalajara	529	1,385,629	38.18
23	Chihuahua	408	1,076,000	37.92
24	Mexicali	415	1,140,000	36.40
25	Ciudad Victoria	124	349,688	35.46
26	Minatitlán (Colima)	109	314,348	34.67
27	Mexico City	917	9,209,944	9.96

Most dangerous cities in Venezuela

Crime in Venezuela is widespread, with violent crimes such as murder and kidnapping are most common, the country recorded 3,112 murders in 2021, Caracas remained the epicenter of violence in the country had a homicide case rate saw a decrease from 92 to 80 per 100,000 people from from 2016 to 2021, Ciudad Guayana, Ciudad Bolívar, Barquisimeto are the other top Venezuela crime cities.

Most dangerous cities in Caribbean Islands

Caribbean island nation of Jamaica had the highest murder rate in the region. Kingston, Montego Bay and Spanish Town experience high levels of crime and violence, especially Capital Kingston which is Kingston & St. Andrew Parish had the highest homicide rate.

Most dangerous cities in Brazil

Brazil is popular for Pristine beaches, historical monuments, and thrilling parties. Fortaleza is the most dangerous city in Brazil, and sixteenth most dangerous city in the world. Fortaleza homicide rate is 69.15 per 100,000 inhabitants and is the capital city of the Ceará state in Northeastern Brazil and is destination to its white beaches. Mossoró is the second biggest city in the Rio Grande do Norte state. Mossoró homicide rate is 62 per 100,000 inhabitants. Feira de Santana is located in the state of Bahia, and has high drug trafficking activity in the region. Feira de Santana homicide rate is 61.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, and common crimes are assault, armed robbery, muggings and drug dealing and abuse.

Most dangerous city in the world

Fresnillo is the most dangerous city in the world with 202 homicides per 100,000, followed by Zamora with second most dangerous city in the world with 196.63 homicides, Ciudad Obregón with with third most dangerous city in the world with 155.77 homicides. Fresnillo is being named the least safe place in the world. Fresnillo a mining city in central Mexico of Zacatecas state, is the Mexico’s Most Terrified City, often called "Land of no return". Fresnillo residents are overrun by violence and totally paralyzed by fear of crime, Residents feel its failure of Mexico’s government to tackle organized crime. According to recent study, the population of Fresnillo, a fearful existence is the only one they know. 96 percent of residents say they feel unsafe and living in fear, the highest percentage of any city in Mexico. Fresnillo residents are too terrified to leave the house in the night. The types of crime in Fresnillo are kidnappings, disappearing without a trace, powerful drug cartels, shootings, assaults and armed groups.

Top 10 most dangerous cities in the world

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