A new report by the Igarapé Institute, a Brazil-based think tank focused on security and development issues says that “The sheer dimensions of homicidal violence are breathtaking.”
The publication, released on Thursday, paints a bleak portrait of what it calls the world’s most homicidal continent.
Latin America suffers 33% of the world’s homicides despite having only 8% of its population. One-quarter of all global homicides are concentrated in four countries – Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.
www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/latin-america-murder-crisis-violence-homicide-report
Of the 50 deadliest cities in the world in 2017, 42 were in Latin America, 25 in South America specifically. The breakdown is:
Brazil 17
Mexico 12
Venezuela 5
Columbia 3
Honduras 2
Guatemala 1
El Salvador 1
Puerto Rico 1
South Africa had 3 entries and Jamaica had 1.
The US had 4: St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans and Detroit (I wonder what they have in common?)
This is based on murders per 100,000 and only includes cities with populations of 300,000+.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5481483/amp/42-worlds-50-violent-cities-South-America.html
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