In 2022, nine of the first ten most violent cities in the world were from Mexico. According to Mexican calculations, 30,968 murders were committed there in 2022. Although this number is decreasing every year, it is still one of the most dangerous in the world. However, for several years now, one city has dominated the top spot: Colima. It also won the ranking in 2023. Importantly, these ignore countries where open war is taking place.
It is the most dangerous city in the world. It has been dominating the rankings for years
Colima was ranked first in the ranking of the 50 world cities with the highest homicide rate per 100,000 people. inhabitants. Published by the non-governmental Citizens’ Council for Public Safety and Justice, it ranked a total of six Mexican cities in the top ten. Colima took first place, recording as many as 140 murders per 100,000 in 2023. inhabitants.
Colima, the most dangerous city in the world Photo Irene Soria Guzmán / flickr.com, CC BY 2.0
There are corpses in the streets, shots can be heard overhead, but the local inhabitants do not even pay attention to the carnage and the streets soaked in blood.
– he wrote in September 2023 Although the number of murders per 100,000 inhabitants has decreased compared to 2022 (183 murders), it is still huge. Colima, located in western Mexico and the capital of one of the smallest Mexican states, is inhabited by 146,965 inhabitants (according to data from 2020). Bloody and brutal fights between drug lords and gangs have been going on there for several years, and the main cause of the conflict is fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that causes a very strong addiction and is 100 times stronger than morphine. In 2022, a total of 601 people died on the city’s streets as a result of fighting. State security services almost completely lost control over the city. they avoid Colima not only because of the danger. The city lacks tourist attractions, although it is still one of the most important sources of income for residents.
The most dangerous cities in Europe. Poland is far from the top, although it is in the ranking
Although European capitals are far from those that dominate the rankings of the most dangerous cities in South and North America, you also need to be careful here. In 2023, Numbeo published where the crime index was the highest. Although it was prepared solely on the basis of data generated by Internet users, which means that it may not be entirely reliable, it can be treated as a guide for assessing safety in European cities.
The Sicilian Catania took first place, where the biggest problem was theft, including pickpockets and cars, but also corruption. In second place was Marseille, France (drug-related crimes and gang activity). Birmingham and Coventry from England were ex aequo on the podium. The top hundred also included cities from Poland: Łódź took 61st place, Gdańsk 83rd place, and Poznań 97th place. Interestingly, if cities from all over the world were included in the rankings, Catania would only take a distant 40th place.
Source: Gazeta
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