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Top Ten Crime Cities

South Africa
South Africa

South Africa’s crime statistics for 2015/16 were released by the police on 2 September 2016. This factsheet presents a summary of crimes of public interest. South Africa’s crime statistics for 2015/16 were released by the police on 2 September 2016.

Honduras
Honduras

Crime in Honduras concerns how in recent years Honduras has experienced very high levels of violence and criminality. Homicide violence reached a peak in 2012 with an average of 20 homicides a day. Cities such as San Pedro Sula and the Tegucigalpa have registered homicide rates among the highest in the world.

Venezuela
Venezuela

Crime in Venezuela is widespread, with violent crimes such as murder and kidnapping often increasing annually. The United Nations has attributed crime to the poor political and economic environment in the country, which has the second highest murder rate in the world.

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Belize
Belize

But the I-Team has found dangers in paradise that you won't see in the travel brochures - including Belize, which has one of the highest murder rates in the world. In Central America, Belize is one of the fastest-growing destinations for Americans.

India
India

Location has a significant impact on crime in India. In 2012, Kerala reported the highest cognisable crime rate of 455.8 among States of India, while Nagaland recorded lowest rates (47.7). The rates were calculated by National Crime Records Bureau as the number of incidents per 100,000 of the population.

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Switzerland
Switzerland

Why Switzerland is the country with the lowest crime rate in the world,it is one of those few countries that has the lowest crime rate in the world

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Singapore
Singapore

Singapore is culturally an East Asian society as its population is 75 percent Chinese. There is nothing particularly remarkable about Singapore's low crime rate when you compare it to other East Asian countries.

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Iceland
Iceland

The Iceland prison service’s claim to fame is the imprisonment of numerous bankers, further to the global financial crash. But the current murder case places the Iceland police in the spotlight. Cases such as this are make or break in terms of public confidence in the police and Iceland is no different.

El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas

The cities with the highest crime are in west Texas were people like you feed on prejudice and bigotry. ... El Paso city 649,121 Arlington city 365,438. Steve Basile.

Fresno, California
Fresno, California

Within California, more than 93% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Fresno. Importantly, when you compare Fresno to other communities of similar population, then Fresno crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average.

Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Within Maryland, more than 98% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Baltimore. In fact, after researching dangerous places to live, NeighborhoodScout found Baltimore to be one of the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A.

Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Tucson’s 3rd place ranking on this list isn’t much of a surprise — it’s the 2nd biggest city in Arizona. Tucson ranked 3rd for property crime, 2016’s numbers reflect a 1 in 17.1 chance of being the victim of one.

Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee

More on Memphis: Data | Photos | Rankings The largest city in the state has the 1st highest rate of violent crime of any city in all of Tennessee. Residents faced a 1 in 54 chance of being raped, assaulted, or murdered in 2016, a 5% higher rate than in 2015.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Within Pennsylvania, more than 97% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Philadelphia. In fact, after researching dangerous places to live, NeighborhoodScout found Philadelphia to be one of the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Across the country, violent crime generally is concentrated in larger cities, so it stands to reason there is less violent crime in most parts of the country. But the figures used in the website rankings compare Milwaukee with cities such as Mount Pleasant near Racine (15 violent crimes in 2014) and Sun Prairie (32) near Madison that have a population as low as 25,000.

Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Within Michigan, more than 99% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Detroit. In fact, after researching dangerous places to live, NeighborhoodScout found Detroit to be one of the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A.

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