Reuters Latin America holds the undesirable distinction of having the most cities on the Mexico Citizens Council for Public Security's annual ranking of the world's most violent cities. Overall, 41 of the 50 cities on the most violent list are in Latin America, according to the report.
– A shred of good news for the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula: It had been named the world's most violent city four straight years by the Mexico Citizens Council for Public Security, but it moves to No. 2 behind Caracas in 2015, reports NBC News. Latin America on the whole has little to celebrate, with 41 cities on the top-50 list, based on homicides per 100,000 residents. Brazil alone has 21 entrants, per Business Insider, while the US has four, with St. Louis ranking highest at 15th, followed by Baltimore (19), Detroit (28), and New Orelans (32). The top 10: Caracas, Venezuela San Pedro Sula, Honduras San Salvador, El Salvador Acapulco, Mexico Maturin, Venezuela Distrito Central, Honduras Valencia, Venezuela Palmira, Colombia Cape Town, South Africa Cali, Colombia NBC has the full list here.