List of cities by murder rate

The following 50 cities have the highest murder rates in the world of all cities not at war, with a population of at least 300,000 people, and all relevant data available online.[1][2] The murder 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.

Tijuana, Mexico, the most murderous city in the world per capita.

Cape Town, South Africa, the most murderous city in the world by death toll.

Caracas, Venezuela, the most murderous city in South America.

All but 4 of the top 50 cities are in the Americas, with the remainder in South Africa.

Rank	City	Country	Homicides (2019)	Population (2019)	Homicides per 100,000 per year
1	Tijuana	Mexico	2,367	1,763,197	134.24
2	Juárez	Mexico	1,522	1,455,923	104.54
3	Uruapan	Mexico	301	351,823	85.54
4	Irapuato	Mexico	723	895,515	80.74
5	Obregón	Mexico	281	348,154	80.72
6	Caracas	Venezuela	2,134	2,858,933	74.65
7	Acapulco	Mexico	600	837,914	71.61
8	Cape Town	South Africa	3,065	4,488,545	68.28
9	St. Louis	United States	194	300,576	64.54
10	Vitória da Conquista	Brazil	205	341,597	60.01
11	Baltimore	United States	348	593,490	58.64
12	Ciudad Guayana	Venezuela	462	799,255	57.80
13	Kingston	Jamaica	680	1,180,771	57.59
14	Feira de Santana	Brazil	349	614,872	56.76
15	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	436	789,645	55.21
16	San Juan	United States	172	318,441	54.01
17	Ensenada	Mexico	275	527,584	52.12
18	Ciudad Bolívar	Venezuela	189	370,627	51.01
19	Cuernavaca	Mexico	470	923,274	50.91
20	Celaya	Mexico	262	526,166	49.87
21	Culiacan	Mexico	472	955,340	49.41
22	Natal	Brazil	645	1,334,817	48.32
23	Salvador, Bahia	Brazil	1,657	3,490,792	47.47
24	Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth)	South Africa	553	1,207,485	45.80
25	Cancún	Mexico	376	825,647	45.54
26	Cali	Colombia	1,176	2,599,468	45.24
27	Rio Branco	Brazil	183	407,319	44.93
28	Caruaru	Brazil	160	361,118	44.31
29	Guatemala City	Guatemala	1,420	3,265,546	43.48
30	Zacatecas	Mexico	151	351,397	42.95
31	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	489	1,161,709	42.11
32	Chihuahua	Mexico	391	937,233	41.70
33	Distrito Central (Tegucigalpa)	Honduras	516	1,259,646	40.96
34	Detroit	United States	273	670,031	40.74
35	Durban	South Africa	1,577	3,890,001	40.54
36	Manaus	Brazil	878	2,182,763	40.22
37	Palmira	Colombia	124	312,507	39.68
38	Morelia	Mexico	325	819,361	39.65
39	Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	139	363,577	38.27
40	Guadalajara	Mexico	1,932	5,073,583	38.07
41	Reynosa	Mexico	248	679,229	36.57
42	Johannesburg	South Africa	2,078	5,738,536	36.21
43	Minatitlán	Mexico	132	369,213	35.75
44	Cúcuta	Colombia	303	852,014	35.56
45	Recife	Brazil	1,422	3,999,817	35.55
46	Valencia	Venezuela	486	1,371,267	35.41
47	León	Mexico	697	1,987,335	35.07
48	Maturin	Venezuela	184	526,243	34.98
49	Fortaleza	Brazil	1,365	3,959,923	34.47
50	Maceió	Brazil	347	1,018,948	34.05