In 2023, the Mexican city of Colima was the most deadly city in the world, with a murder rate of 140.32 per 100,000 inhabitants. 7 out of the top 10 cities with over 250,000 habitants and the highest homicide rates were located in Mexico.
Cities with the highest homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
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Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. (March 7, 2024). Cities with the highest homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/971162/homicide-rates-latin-america-caribbean-city/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. "Cities with the highest homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. March 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971162/homicide-rates-latin-america-caribbean-city/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. (2024). Cities with the highest homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971162/homicide-rates-latin-america-caribbean-city/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. "Cities with The Highest Homicide Rates in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2023 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971162/homicide-rates-latin-america-caribbean-city/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, Cities with the highest homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971162/homicide-rates-latin-america-caribbean-city/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Cities with the highest homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/971162/homicide-rates-latin-america-caribbean-city/
