SA_Medic Posted November 6, 2009 Share 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.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tniuqs Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I wonder if its to late to change my travel plans ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA_Medic Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedic65 Posted November 7, 2009 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA_Medic Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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