Mexico has 9 of the 10 cities with the most homicides per 100,000 inhabitants; only one is in the United States

World of Statistics shared a list with the Cities with the most homicides per 100,000 inhabitants worldwide; 9 of the first 10 are from Mexico and the remaining one is USA.

According to the crime incidence report of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, in Mexico were recorded from January to July 2024, a total of 25 thousand 513 homicides15 thousand 40 were intentional.

While the National Survey of Urban Public Security of Inegi (National Institute of Statistics and Geography) indicates that the 59.4% of the population in Mexico feels unsafe in your city.

Mexico has 9 of the 10 cities with the most homicides per 100,000 inhabitants worldwide

Based on data from the Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice of Mexico City, World of Statistics shared the Cities with the most homicides worldwide.

According to the above, 9 out of 10 cities with the most homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022 belong to Mexicowhile the remaining one is from the United States.

These are the 10 cities with the most homicides per 100,000 inhabitants worldwide:

• Colima, Mexico
• Zamora, Michoacan
• Obregon City, Sonora
• Zacatecas
• Tijuana, Baja California
• Celaya, Guanajuato
• Uruapan, Michoacan
• New Orleans, United States
• Juarez, Chihuahua
• Acapulco, Guerrero

However, they are not the only ones Mexico present among the Cities with the most homicides worldwidesince the list also includes:

• Irapuato, Guanajuato, in 13th place
• Cuernavaca, Morelos, site 14
• Cancun, Quintana Roo in 29th place

Cities with the most homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022:

1. 🇲🇽 Colima: 181.9
2. 🇲🇽 Zamora: 177.7
3. 🇲🇽 Obregon City: 138.2
4. 🇲🇽 Zacatecas: 134.6
5. 🇲🇽 Tijuana: 105.1
6. 🇲🇽 Celaya: 99.6
7. 🇲🇽 Uruapan: 78.3
8. 🇺🇸 New Orleans: 70.6
9. 🇲🇽 Juárez: 67.7
10. 🇲🇽 Acapulco:…

— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) September 2, 2024

For its part, the 2023 Global Peace Index also showed similar data, placing Mexico has the cities with the most homicides worldwide:

1. Zamora, Michoacán: 178 homicides per 100 thousand inhabitants
2. Ciudad Obregón, Sonora: 138 homicides per 100 thousand inhabitants
3. Tijuana, Baja California: 134 homicides per 100 thousand inhabitants
4. Celaya, Guanajuato: 109 per 100 thousand inhabitants
5. Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua: 67 homicides per 100 thousand inhabitants

The rest of the list of the 10 cities with the most homicides no longer includes Mexico:

• St. Louis, United States
• Caracas, Venezuela
• Christmas, Brazil
• Santana Fair, Brazil
• Cape Town, South Africa

Violence in Mexico (Genaro Natera / Cuartoscuro)

Violence in Mexico: States with the highest incidence of high-impact crimes from January to July 2024

Although it was not possible to locate the figures on which the list of the Cities with the most homicides per 100,000 inhabitantsyes they mention the States with the highest crime rate in Mexico.

The Citizen Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice shared the states of Mexico that presented a higher incidence of crime in High-impact crimes from January to July 2024.

The organization mentions that at the national level the Incidence rate per 100 thousand inhabitants is 266but 10 states surpassed it:

1. Baja California: 694.3
2. Morelos: 527.8
3. State of Mexico: 483.9
4. Aguascalientes: 440.7
5. Quintana Roo: 433.9
6. Queretaro: 388.3
7. Puebla: 365.7
8. Colima: 359.7
9. Jalisco: 296.4
10. Mexico City: 283.5

Regarding the wilful homicideone of the 14 high-impact crimes that were considered, Guanajuato has 1,432 cases opened from January to July 2024.

Violence in Mexico (Darkroom / Margarito Perez Retana)

2024-09-07 08:33:30