Friday, September 21, 2012

What Country/City Has The World's Highest Murder Rate?

Honduras has the world's highest murder rate (a homicide rate of 86 per 100,000 inhabitants).  Honduras has been experiencing record-high violence in recent years, most of it committed with guns.  Drugs and organized crime seem to be the main culprits.  The city with the world's highest murder rate is the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, or simply Tegus. 2  people +  are murdered every day in Tegus, mostly men aged 15-39.  Most are poor.  The city now offers free coffins and funeral services for those murdered.  People do not leave their houses after dark.

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