List of cities by homicide rate explained

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 (2022)

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.^[1] This is based on 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.^[2]

	City	Country	Homicides	Population	Per 100,000
1	Colima		601	330,329	181.94
2	Zamora		552	310,575	177.73
3	Ciudad Obregón		454	328,430	138.23
4	Zacatecas		490	363,996	134.62
5	Tijuana		2,177	2,070,875	105.12
6	Celaya		740	742,662	99.64
7	Uruapan		282	360,338	78.26
8	New Orleans	United States	266	376,971	70.56
9	Ciudad Juárez		1,034	1,527,482	67.69
10	Acapulco		513	782,661	65.55
11	Mossoró		167	264,181	63.21
12	Cape Town		2,998	4,758,405	63.00
13	Irapuato		539	874,997	61.60
14	Cuernavaca		410	681,086	60.20
15	Durban		2,405	4,050,968	59.37
16	Kingston		722	1,235,013	58.46
17	Baltimore	United States	333	576,498	57.76
18			687	1,250,484	56.99
19	Salvador		2,085	3,678,414	56.68
20	Port-au-Prince		1,596	2,915,000	54.75
21	Manaus		1,041	2,054,731	50.66
22	Feira de Santana		327	652,592	50.11
23	Detroit	United States	309	632,454	48.86
24	Guayaquil		1,537	3,141,793	47.77
25	Memphis	United States	302	632,464	47.75
26	Vitória da Conquista		184	387,524	47.48
27	Cleveland	United States	168	367,991	45.65
28	Natal		569	1,262,741	45.06
29	Cancun		406	920,865	44.09
30	Chihuahua		414	944,413	43.84
31	Fortaleza		1,678	3,936,509	42.63
32	Cali		1,007	2,392,381	42.09
33	Morelia		359	853,831	42.05
34	Johannesburg		2,547	6,148,353	41.43
35	Recife		1,494	3,745,082	39.89
36	Maceió		379	960,667	39.45
37			280	712,896	39.28
38	León		782	2,077,830	37.64
39	Milwaukee	United States	214	569,330	37.59
40	Teresina		324	868,523	37.30
41	San Juan	United States	125	337,300	37.06
42	San Pedro Sula		278	771,627	36.03
43	Buenaventura		157	315,743	35.16
44	Ensenada		157	449,425	34.93
45	Distrito Central		389	1,185,662	32.81
46	Philadelphia	United States	516	1,576,251	32.74
47	Cartagena		403	1,287,829	31.29
48	Palmira		110	358,806	30.66
49	Cúcuta		296	1,004,451	29.47
50	San Luis Potosí		365	1,265,177	29.06

By country

Homicide rate top 50: Number of cities by country

Country	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
	15	18	18	18	17
	14	10	11	11	10
	4	3	5	7	7
	2	3	2	4	6
	3	3	4	4	4
	2	2	2	2	2
	1	1	1	1	1
	1	1	1	1	1
	0	0	1	1	1
	0	0	0	1	1
	6	6	6	No data	No data
	1	1	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0

Other statistics

City	Country	Homicides	Population	Per 100,000	Year
Zamora		258	204,860	125.94	2023[3]
Tijuana		1844	1,922,523	95.92	2023[4]
Fresnillo		219	240,532	91.05	2023[5]
St. Louis	United States	264	300,576	87.83	2021[6]
Celaya		432	521,169	82.89	2023[7]
Cancún		765	934,189	81.89	2023[8]
Jackson	United States	118	149,765	78.79	2023[9]
Petersburg	United States	24	33,428	76.90	2020[10]
Uruapan		258	356,786	72.31	2023[11]
Flint	United States	57	80,628	70.70	2021[12]
Ciudad Bolívar		264	382,095	69.09	2018[13]
Ciudad Juárez		1,033	1,512,450	68.30	2023[14]
Belém		1,627	2,491,052	65.31	2018
Cape Town		2,947	4,604,986	64.00	2021
Irapuato		374	592,953	63.07	2023[15]
Cumaná		225	360,436	62.42	2021
Mossoró		187	300,618	62.21	2021
Ciudad Guayana		471	758,490	62.10	2021
Zacatecas		214	361,347	59.22	2021
Baltimore	United States	338	576,498	58.60	2021
Pine Bluff	United States	23	40,951	56.50	2020
Port Moresby		137	254,200	54.00	2022[16]
Caracas		1,417	2,682,801	52.82	2021
Vitória da Conquista		179	341,128	52.47	2021
New Orleans	United States	202	390,144	51.78	2021
Nelson Mandela Bay		621	1,213,060	51.19	2021
Maturín		254	497,723	51.03	2021
San Salvador		906	1,800,336	50.32	2018
Saginaw	United States	24	44,058	50.20	2020
Birmingham	United States	98	197,575	49.60	2021
Aracaju		463	949,342	48.77	2018
Memphis	United States	306	628,127	48.70	2021[17]
Cuernavaca		436	896,688	48.62	2021
Coatzacoalcos		162	335,077	48.35	2018
Trenton	United States	40	90,662	48.20	2020
Rio de Janeiro		3,245	6,748,000	48.09	2022
Palmira		149	310,608	47.97	2018
Detroit	United States	303	632,568	47.90	2021
Macapá		233	493,634	47.20	2018
Harrisburg	United States	23	50,069	46.70	2020
Baton Rouge	United States	102	224,480	46.50	2020
Campos dos Goytacazes		233	503,424	46.28	2018
Wilmington	United States	32	70,750	45.23	2021
Tepic		230	512,387	44.89	2018
Riviera Beach	United States	16	37,600	44.70	2020
Cleveland	United States	162	367,991	44.02	2021
Guatemala City		1,411	3,226,974	43.73	2018
Durban		1,727	3,981,205	43.38	2021
Rio Branco		173	413,418	41.85	2021
Reynosa		295	711,130	41.48	2018
João Pessoa		460	1,112,304	41.36	2018
Alexandria	United States	19	45,229	41.30	2020
San Pedro Sula		330	801,259	41.19	2021
Colima		135	328,471	41.10	2021
Monroe	United States	19	47,663	40.30	2020
Ensenada		175	443,807	39.43	2023[18]
Maceió		404	1,025,360	39.40	2021
Pretoria		282	741,651	38.00	2022
Johannesburg		2,223	5,866,550	37.90	2022
Cúcuta		325	861,000	37.75	2021
Shreveport	United States	69	184,021	37.50	2021
Barquisimeto		402	1,095,161	36.71	2021
Caruaru		133	365,278	36.41	2021
Portsmouth	United States	34	98,015	36.10	2020
Philadelphia	United States	563	1,576,000	35.70	2021[19]
Richmond (VA)	United States	81	226,604	35.75	2021
Rochester	United States	76	210,606	35.14	2021
Teresina		302	868,075	34.79	2021
Minatitlán (Colima)		109	314,348	34.67	2021
Milwaukee	United States	195	569,330	34.30	2021
Dayton	United States	46	138,060	32.80	2020
North Charleston	United States	38	115,771	32.30	2020
Atlanta	United States	159	496,461	32.00	2021
Washington, D.C.	United States	227	712,816	31.85	2021[20]
San Bernardino	United States	68	221,784	31.40	2020
Florence	United States	12	39,919	31.10	2020
Oakland	United States	134	433,823	30.90	2021
Kankakee	United States	8	24,127	30.90	2020
Ciudad Victoria		108	349,688	30.88	2023[21]
Kansas City	United States	156	508,394	30.70	2021
Louisville	United States	192	628,594	30.50	2021
North Little Rock	United States	20	64,665	30.20	2020
Chicago	United States	798	2,697,000	29.60	2021
Little Rock	United States	59	201,998	29.21	2021
Cincinnati	United States	87	308,935	28.16	2021
South Bend	United States	28	103,527	27.40	2020
Indianapolis	United States	239	882,039	27.10	2021
Danville	United States	8	29,097	26.50	2020
Douglasville	United States	9	34,807	26.20	2020
Warren	United States	10	39,097	26.00	2020
Hartford	United States	31	120,576	25.71	2021
Sumter	United States	10	43,342	25.30	2020
Hallandale Beach	United States	10	41,091	24.90	2020
Dania Beach	United States	8	31,701	24.60	2020
Rocky Mount	United States	13	54,248	24.30	2020
Atlantic City	United States	9	38,430	24.00	2020
Hazelwood	United States	6	25,455	24.00	2020
Miami Gardens	United States	26	109,792	23.64	2019[22]
Las Vegas	United States	152	646,790	23.50	2021
Dover	United States	9	39,554	23.40	2020
Peoria	United States	25	110,507	22.53	2019
Columbus (OH)	United States	203	906,528	22.40	2021
Toledo	United States	60	268,508	22.35	2021
Minneapolis	United States	94	425,336	22.10	2021
Columbia	United States	29	132,165	21.68	2019
Akron	United States	41	189,347	21.65	2021
Albuquerque	United States	120	562,599	21.30	2021
Savannah	United States	31	147,088	21.08	2021
Columbus (GA)	United States	41	196,074	20.94	2019
Tuscaloosa	United States	21	101,897	20.77	2019
Houston	United States	464	2,288,000	20.30	2021
Montgomery	United States	37	197,977	18.54	2019
Newark	United States	56	307,220	18.23	2021
Chattanooga	United States	33	182,828	18.15	2019
New Haven	United States	24	135,081	17.77	2021
Buffalo	United States	49	276,807	17.70	2021
Augusta	United States	35	198,014	17.69	2019
Tucson	United States	93	543,242	17.10	2021
High Point	United States	19	113,063	16.77	2019
Dallas	United States	212	1,288,000	16.50	2021
Shreveport	United States	17	103,353	16.45	2021
Greensboro	United States	49	298,263	16.43	2021
Beaumont	United States	19	116,421	16.03	2019
Richmond (CA)	United States	17	110,150	15.38	2019
West Palm Beach	United States	17	112,028	15.07	2019
Norfolk	United States	36	243,581	14.83	2019
Bakersfield	United States	60	407,615	14.70	2021
Nashville	United States	99	692,587	14.60	2021
Pittsburgh	United States	43	300,431	14.31	2021
Tulsa	United States	59	411,401	14.30	2021
Albany	United States	14	98,617	14.20	2021
Denver	United States	100	711,463	14.10	2021
Thunder Bay		15	108,843	13.78	2022[23]
Durham	United States	39	285,527	13.66	2021
Newport News	United States	24	179,736	13.53	2019
Jacksonville	United States	128	954,614	13.40	2021
Los Cabos		47	351,111	13.39	2023[24]
Paterson	United States	19	145,234	13.08	2019
Fresno	United States	71	544,510	13.00	2021
Springfield	United States	20	153,404	12.96	2019
Portland	United States	83	641,162	12.90	2021
Fayetteville	United States	27	212,093	12.76	2019
Fort Worth	United States	118	935,508	12.60	2021
Syracuse	United States	18	146,103	12.32	2021
Phoenix	United States	198	1,625,000	12.20	2021
Oklahoma City	United States	82	687,725	11.90	2021
Bridgeport	United States	17	144,556	11.73	2019
Knoxville	United States	22	187,532	11.66	2019
San Antonio	United States	168	1,452,000	11.60	2021
Fort Lauderdale	United States	21	182,937	11.37	2019
Hampton	United States	15	135,048	11.26	2019
Charlotte	United States	98	879,709	11.10	2021
Providence	United States	21	189,692	11.07	2021
Sacramento	United States	57	525,041	10.90	2021
Fort Wayne	United States	29	265,974	10.90	2021
Miami	United States	47	439,890	10.70	2021
Los Angeles	United States	396	3,849,000	10.30	2021
Lexington	United States	33	321,793	10.26	2021
Aurora	United States	39	389,347	10.02	2021
Stockton	United States	32	322,120	9.93	2021
Tampa	United States	36	387,050	9.30	2021
Charleston	United States	14	151,612	9.23	2021
Winston-Salem	United States	23	250,320	9.19	2021
Austin	United States	79	964,177	8.20	2021
Long Beach	United States	37	456,062	8.10	2021
Salt Lake City	United States	16	200,478	7.98	2021
Colorado Springs	United States	38	483,956	7.90	2021
Regina		17	226,404	7.50	2021[25]
Winnipeg		54	749,607	7.20	2022[26]
Orlando	United States	22	309,154	7.12	2021
San Francisco	United States	56	815,201	6.90	2021
Omaha	United States	32	487,300	6.60	2021
Honolulu	United States	21	345,510	6.08	2021
New York City	United States	491	8,468,000	5.80	2021
Wichita	United States	23	395,699	5.80	2021
Seattle	United States	41	733,919	5.60	2021
Boston	United States	36	654,776	5.50	2021
Raleigh	United States	26	469,124	5.50	2021
Kaunas		21	383,764	5.40	2017[27]
Spokane	United States	12	229,071	5.24	2021
Mesa	United States	25	509,475	4.90	2021
Arlington	United States	19	392,786	4.80	2021
San Diego	United States	63	1,382,000	4.60	2021
El Paso	United States	30	678,415	4.40	2021
Klaipėda		7	172,272	3.90	2017
Marseille		47	860,000	5.50	2023[28]
San Jose	United States	31	983,489	3.20	2021
Virginia Beach	United States	14	457,672	3.10	2021
Toronto		85	2,794,356	3.04	2021[29]
Debrecen		6	202,000	3.00	2017
Lincoln	United States	8	292,657	2.73	2021
Celje		1	38,000	2.60	2017
Montreal		41	1,762,949	2.32	2022[30]
Amsterdam		16	844,947	2.20	2017
Tampere		5	236,000	2.20	2017
Chandler	United States	6	279,458	2.15	2021
Istanbul		282	15,460,000	1.81	2019[31]
Plano	United States	5	288,253	1.73	2021
McKinney	United States	3	202,690	1.48	2021
Chula Vista	United States	4	277,220	1.44	2021
Glendale	United States	1	192,366	0.52	2021
Macao		2	686,600	0.32	2023[32]
Hong Kong		22	7,481,000	0.29	2020[33]

See also

• Firearm death rates in the United States by state
• Homicide in world cities
• List of Brazilian states by murder rate
• List of countries by firearm-related death rate
• List of countries by intentional death rate – homicide plus suicide
• List of countries by intentional homicide rate
• List of countries by life expectancy
• List of countries by suicide rate
• List of federal subjects of Russia by murder rate
• List of Mexican states by homicides
• List of U.S. states by homicide rate
• List of United States cities by crime rate (2014)
• Number of guns per capita by country
• Right to keep and bear arms in the United States
• United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000)
• United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000)

Notes and References

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3. Web site: Zamora . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
4. Web site: Tijuana . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
5. Web site: Fresnillo . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
6. Web site: 2021-12-03 . The Most Dangerous Cities In The World . 2022-12-03 . WorldAtlas . en-US.
7. Web site: Celaya . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
8. Web site: Cancún . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
9. Web site: Homicides drop by double digits for second year straight in Jackson, but rate of killings still ranks highest in nation . www.wlbt.com . . January 8, 2024 . November 11, 2024 .
10. Web site: Rochester, NY Reported One of the Highest Murder Rates in the US – 24/7 Wall St. . 2022-12-01 . en-US.
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14. Web site: Juárez . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
15. Web site: Irapuato . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
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17. These Cities Reported the Highest Homicide Rates in 2021 . 2022-11-12 . Time . 19 October 2022 . en.
18. Web site: Ensenada . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
19. News: Are Republicans Right About America's Crime Wave? Let's Look at the Data . . 4 November 2022 . 2022-11-13.
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21. Web site: Ciudad Victoria . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
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24. Web site: Los Cabos . DataMéxico . . July 31, 2024 .
25. Web site: admin . 2021-01-01 . Regina, Saskatchewan 2021 Homicide Victim List - Homicide Canada . 2023-10-03 . homicidecanada.com . en-US.
26. Web site: Winnipeg Homicide - 2022 . 2023-09-17 . www.winnipeghomicide.org.
27. Web site: Phillips . Morgan . 2020-02-04 . Top 10 deadliest European cities . 2022-11-19 . Fox News . en-US.
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30. https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/2022-in-review-these-are-the-40-homicides-recorded-in-montreal-this-year
31. Web site: Over 280 people murdered in Istanbul this year. 2022-12-13 . Hurriyet News. 26 December 2019 . en.
32. Web site: Murder Rate by Country 2023 . 2023-06-04 . Wisevoter . en.
33. Web site: Hong Kong Murder/Homicide Rate 1990-2023 . 2022-11-19 . Macrotrends . en.