SA_Medic Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 In September last year, a website called Foreign Policy posted the 5 murder capitols of the world. I am not sure whether anything has changed in the last year and some odd months, but this is what the website says: Number 5: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Population: 254,200 (2000 census) Murder rate: 54 per 100,000 (2004 official figure) Number 4: Moscow, Russia Population: 10.4 million Murder rate: 9.6 per 100,000 (estimate) Number 3: New Orleans, United States Population: 220,614 to 312,000 (2007); estimates vary due to displacement of people after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Murder rate: Estimates range from 67 (New Orleans Police Department) to 95 (Federal Bureau of Investigation) per 100,000 Number 2: Cape Town, South Africa Population: 3.5 million Murder rate: 62 per 100,000 inhabitants (with a whopping rise of 12.7% between 2006 and 2007) Ladies and gentleman, presenting the 2008 murder capitol of the world *Drum roll* Caracas, Venezuela Population: 3.2 million Murder rate: 130 per 100,000 residents (official) - (some speculate that its murder rate is closer to 160 per 100,000.)
tniuqs Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 I wonder if its to late to change my travel plans ?
SA_Medic Posted November 7, 2009 Author Posted November 7, 2009 I am still trying to find an updated list. It seems this year they are slow in releasing the stats and lists.
FireMedic65 Posted November 7, 2009 Posted November 7, 2009 I know such lists exist for within the United States. From everything from murder, to rape, to petty theft. Never seen one on a world wide scale though. The San Francisco Bay Area, has a website dedicated to this as well. It will even give locations of the crime on a map on a day to day basis. I will look for the sites later on and post them if anyone cares. I was always under the impression that Johannesburg was a much worse place in SA. I know a guy who lives in Cape Town and he claims it is great. So, I don't know.
SA_Medic Posted November 7, 2009 Author Posted November 7, 2009 I was always under the impression that Johannesburg was a much worse place in SA. I know a guy who lives in Cape Town and he claims it is great. So, I don't know. Same here, being South African and having grown up and studied in Johannesburg, I moved to Cape Town because I got tired of all the crime and crap in Johannesburg. I never thought that Cape Town would out rank Johannesburg on the world scale. I suppose if you look at the gang related killings it should make sense
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