THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN THE WORLD
According to the well-known analytical center - Institute for Economics and Peace, the most dangerous countries of the planet are located mainly on the territory of Africa and Middle East - Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, Iraq. On the territories of many large cities of these states, military confrontations continue and there is a high level of terrorist threat.
In addition, dangerous for permanent residence and even temporary visiting by tourists cities include settlements with high levels of street crime, murder rate, theft and increased crime situation in general. Based on current data from the authoritative resources Numbeo and Statista, we will select the most dangerous cities in the world in 2022.
| № | CITY |
| 1. | Caracas (Venezuela) |
| 2. | Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) |
| 3. | Pretoria (South Africa) |
| 4. | Johannesburg (South Africa) |
| 5. | San Pedro Sula (Honduras) |
| 6. | Durban (South Africa) |
| 7. | Fortaleza (Brazil) |
| 8. | Kabul (Afghanistan) |
| 9. | Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) |
| 10. | Recife (Brazil) |
| № | CITY | NUMBER OF MURDERS |
| 1. | Los Cabos (Mexico) | 111.3 |
| 2. | Caracas (Venezuela) | 111.2 |
| 3. | Acapulco (Mexico) | 107 |
| 4. | Natayal (Brazil) | 102.6 |
| 5. | Tijuana (Mexico) | 84.8 |
| 6. | La Paz (Mexico) | 84.8 |
| 7. | Fortaleza (Brazil) | 83.5 |
| 8. | Ciudad Victoria (Mexico) | 83.3 |
| 9. | Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela) | 80.3 |
| 10. | Belém (Brazil) | 71.4 |
Note. In Statista's ranking, most of the world's most dangerous cities are in Latin America.
In conclusion, according to Numbeo, the safest cities in the world in 2022 are Abu Dhabi (UAE), Doha (Qatar), San Sebastian (Spain), Sharjah (UAE), Taipei (Taiwan), Quebec (Canada), Funchal (Portugal), Dubai (UAE), Zurich (Switzerland) and Lugano (Switzerland).
