List of cities by homicide rate

"Murder capital" redirects here. For the Irish post-punk band, see The Murder Capital.

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 (2023–2024)

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] [2] [3] [4] [5]} For cities without data prior to 2023 or 2024, figures are based upon 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. ^[6]

Rank	City	Country	Homicides	Population	Per 100,000
1	Colima	Mexico	601	330,329	181.94
2	Durán	Ecuador	453	306,045	148.00
3	Ciudad Obregón	Mexico	454	328,430	138.23
4	Zacatecas	Mexico	490	363,996	134.62
5	Nelson Mandela Bay	South Africa	1,247	1,212,836	102.82
6	Cajeme	Mexico	432	485,453	88.99
7	Tijuana	Mexico	1,638	1,863,973	87.88
8	Guayaquil	Ecuador	2,319	2,765,695	83.80
9	Uruapan	Mexico	282	360,338	78.26
10	Machala	Ecuador	239	308,461	77.50
11	Durban	South Africa	3,138	4,080,930	76.89
12	Portoviejo	Ecuador	247	325,193	76.00
13	Feira de Santana	Brazil	459	614,872	74.65
14	Kingston	Jamaica	475	671,596	70.73
15	Celaya	Mexico	370	543,570	68.07
16	Macapá	Brazil	341	503,327	67.75
17	Port-au-Prince	Haiti	827	1,231,788	67.20
18	Cape Town	South Africa	3,231	4,837,094	66.80
19	uMgungundlovu	South Africa	758	1,144,103	66.25
20	Ciudad Juárez	Mexico	986	1,489,507	66.20
21	Acapulco	Mexico	513	782,661	65.55
22	Buffalo City	South Africa	521	794,389	65.59
23	Caucaia	Brazil	237	361,400	65.58
24	Mossoró	Brazil	167	264,181	63.21
25	Irapuato	Mexico	539	874,997	61.60
26	Cuernavaca	Mexico	410	681,086	60.20
27	Salvador	Brazil	2,085	3,678,414	56.68
28	New Orleans	United States	150	275,506	54.40
29	Manaus	Brazil	1,041	2,054,731	50.66
30	Memphis	United States	297	618,639	48.00
31	Vitória da Conquista	Brazil	184	387,524	47.48
32	Natal	Brazil	569	1,262,741	45.06
33	Cancun	Mexico	406	920,865	44.09
34	Chihuahua	Mexico	414	944,413	43.84
35	Fortaleza	Brazil	1,678	3,936,509	42.63
36	Cali	Colombia	1,007	2,392,381	42.09
37	Morelia	Mexico	359	853,831	42.05
38	Johannesburg	South Africa	2,547	6,148,353	41.43
39	Recife	Brazil	1,494	3,745,082	39.89
40	Maceió	Brazil	379	960,667	39.45
41	Santa Marta	Colombia	280	712,896	39.28
42	León	Mexico	782	2,077,830	37.64
43	Teresina	Brazil	324	868,523	37.30
44	San Juan	United States	125	337,300	37.06
45	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	278	771,627	36.03
46	Baltimore	United States	201	568,271	35.30
47	Buenaventura	Colombia	157	315,743	35.16
48	Ensenada	Mexico	157	449,425	34.93
49	Distrito Central	Honduras	389	1,185,662	32.81
50	Detroit	United States	203	631,524	32.10

By country

Homicide rate top 50: Number of cities by country

Country	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Mexico	15	18	18	18	17
Brazil	14	10	11	11	10
United States	4	3	5	7	7
Colombia	2	3	2	4	6
South Africa	3	3	4	4	4
Honduras	2	2	2	2	2
Jamaica	1	1	1	1	1
Puerto Rico	1	1	1	1	1
Haiti	0	0	1	1	1
Ecuador	0	0	0	1	1
Venezuela	6	6	6	No data	No data
Guatemala	1	1	0	0	0
El Salvador	1	0	0	0	0

Other statistics

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

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)

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