These Are The Countries With The Highest Homicide Rates In The World
Breathtaking landscapes... and yet homicide rates are high. These are the countries which have the most murders. You definitely will not want to visit them anymore…
When we plan our holidays, we usually think about how to get there, the landscapes we will see and the routes we will take! In short, we think about positive things, and less about checking the crime rates of our ‘dream’ destinations. And yet, this can be important, as you will see with these 15 countries with the highest homicide rates.
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15 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in the Southern Caribbean: 25.6 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
14 - Democratic Republic of Congo: 28.3 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
13 - Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean: 28.3 homicides per 100,000 population per year
12 - Bahamas: 29.8 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
11 - Colombia: 30.8 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
10 - South Africa: 31 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
9 - Saint Kitts and Nevis, in the West Indies: 33.6 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
8 - Swaziland, South Africa: 33.8 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
7 - Lesotho, South Africa: 38 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
6 - Jamaica: 39.3 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
5 - Guatemala: 39.9 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
4 - El Salvador: 41.2 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
3 - Belize: 44.7 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
2 - Venezuela: 53.7 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
1 - Honduras: 90.4 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants per year
We’ll let you adjust your vacation plans based on this info…