# List of cities by homicide rate

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

### 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 |
| Tijuana | Mexico | 1844 | 1,922,523 | 95.92 | 2023 |
| Fresnillo | Mexico | 219 | 240,532 | 91.05 | 2023 |
| St. Louis | United States | 264 | 300,576 | 87.83 | 2021 |
| Celaya | Mexico | 432 | 521,169 | 82.89 | 2023 |
| Cancún | Mexico | 765 | 934,189 | 81.89 | 2023 |
| Jackson | United States | 118 | 149,765 | 78.79 | 2023 |
| Petersburg | United States | 24 | 33,428 | 76.90 | 2020 |
| Uruapan | Mexico | 258 | 356,786 | 72.31 | 2023 |
| Flint | United States | 57 | 80,628 | 70.70 | 2021 |
| Ciudad Bolívar | Venezuela | 264 | 382,095 | 69.09 | 2018 |
| Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,033 | 1,512,450 | 68.30 | 2023 |
| Belém | Brazil | 1,627 | 2,491,052 | 65.31 | 2018 |
| Cape Town | South Africa | 2,947 | 4,604,986 | 64.00 | 2021 |
| Irapuato | Mexico | 374 | 592,953 | 63.07 | 2023 |
| Cumaná | Venezuela | 225 | 360,436 | 62.42 | 2021 |
| Mossoró | Brazil | 187 | 300,618 | 62.21 | 2021 |
| Ciudad Guayana | Venezuela | 471 | 758,490 | 62.10 | 2021 |
| Zacatecas | Mexico | 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 | Papua New Guinea | 137 | 254,200 | 54.00 | 2022 |
| Caracas | Venezuela | 1,417 | 2,682,801 | 52.82 | 2021 |
| Vitória da Conquista | Brazil | 179 | 341,128 | 52.47 | 2021 |
| New Orleans | United States | 202 | 390,144 | 51.78 | 2021 |
| Nelson Mandela Bay | South Africa | 621 | 1,213,060 | 51.19 | 2021 |
| Maturín | Venezuela | 254 | 497,723 | 51.03 | 2021 |
| San Salvador | El 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 | Brazil | 463 | 949,342 | 48.77 | 2018 |
| Memphis | United States | 306 | 628,127 | 48.70 | 2021 |
| Cuernavaca | Mexico | 436 | 896,688 | 48.62 | 2021 |
| Coatzacoalcos | Mexico | 162 | 335,077 | 48.35 | 2018 |
| Trenton | United States | 40 | 90,662 | 48.20 | 2020 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 3,245 | 6,748,000 | 48.09 | 2022 |
| Palmira | Colombia | 149 | 310,608 | 47.97 | 2018 |
| Detroit | United States | 303 | 632,568 | 47.90 | 2021 |
| Macapá | Brazil | 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 | Brazil | 233 | 503,424 | 46.28 | 2018 |
| Wilmington | United States | 32 | 70,750 | 45.23 | 2021 |
| Tepic | Mexico | 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 | Guatemala | 1,411 | 3,226,974 | 43.73 | 2018 |
| Durban | South Africa | 1,727 | 3,981,205 | 43.38 | 2021 |
| Rio Branco | Brazil | 173 | 413,418 | 41.85 | 2021 |
| Reynosa | Mexico | 295 | 711,130 | 41.48 | 2018 |
| João Pessoa | Brazil | 460 | 1,112,304 | 41.36 | 2018 |
| Alexandria | United States | 19 | 45,229 | 41.30 | 2020 |
| San Pedro Sula | Honduras | 330 | 801,259 | 41.19 | 2021 |
| Colima | Mexico | 135 | 328,471 | 41.10 | 2021 |
| Monroe | United States | 19 | 47,663 | 40.30 | 2020 |
| Ensenada | Mexico | 175 | 443,807 | 39.43 | 2023 |
| Maceió | Brazil | 404 | 1,025,360 | 39.40 | 2021 |
| Pretoria | South Africa | 282 | 741,651 | 38.00 | 2022 |
| Johannesburg | South Africa | 2,223 | 5,866,550 | 37.90 | 2022 |
| Cúcuta | Colombia | 325 | 861,000 | 37.75 | 2021 |
| Shreveport | United States | 69 | 184,021 | 37.50 | 2021 |
| Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 402 | 1,095,161 | 36.71 | 2021 |
| Caruaru | Brazil | 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 |
| Richmond (VA) | United States | 81 | 226,604 | 35.75 | 2021 |
| Rochester | United States | 76 | 210,606 | 35.14 | 2021 |
| Teresina | Brazil | 302 | 868,075 | 34.79 | 2021 |
| Minatitlán (Colima) | Mexico | 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 |
| 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 | Mexico | 108 | 349,688 | 30.88 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Canada | 15 | 108,843 | 13.78 | 2022 |
| 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 | Mexico | 47 | 351,111 | 13.39 | 2023 |
| 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 | Canada | 17 | 226,404 | 7.50 | 2021 |
| Winnipeg | Canada | 54 | 749,607 | 7.20 | 2022 |
| 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 | Lithuania | 21 | 383,764 | 5.40 | 2017 |
| 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 | Lithuania | 7 | 172,272 | 3.90 | 2017 |
| Marseille | France | 47 | 860,000 | 5.50 | 2023 |
| San Jose | United States | 31 | 983,489 | 3.20 | 2021 |
| Virginia Beach | United States | 14 | 457,672 | 3.10 | 2021 |
| Toronto | Canada | 85 | 2,794,356 | 3.04 | 2021 |
| Debrecen | Hungary | 6 | 202,000 | 3.00 | 2017 |
| Lincoln | United States | 8 | 292,657 | 2.73 | 2021 |
| Celje | Slovenia | 1 | 38,000 | 2.60 | 2017 |
| Montreal | Canada | 41 | 1,762,949 | 2.32 | 2022 |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | 16 | 844,947 | 2.20 | 2017 |
| Tampere | Finland | 5 | 236,000 | 2.20 | 2017 |
| Chandler | United States | 6 | 279,458 | 2.15 | 2021 |
| Istanbul | Turkey | 282 | 15,460,000 | 1.81 | 2019 |
| 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 | China | 2 | 686,600 | 0.32 | 2023 |
| Hong Kong | China | 22 | 7,481,000 | 0.29 | 2020 |