Juarez drops on 2024 list of world’s most-violent cities
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- Ciudad Juárez no longer ranks in the top ten of the list of most-violent cities in the world.
The list, put together by a Mexican public safety think tank and various civic groups, is released yearly.
A year ago, Juarez ranked tenth on the list. Now, the city ranks thirteenth.
Also, five U.S. cities made an appearance on the think tank's list: Memphis, Baltimore, New Orleans, Detroit, and Cleveland.
Read through the complete list below:
2024 Most-Violent Cities Worldwide
- 1. Port-au-Prince metro area, Haiti
- 2. Colima metro area, Mexico
- 3. Acapulco, Mexico
- 4. Manzanillo metro area, Mexico
- 5. Tijuana metro area, Mexico
- 6. Ciudad Obregon, Mexico
- 7. Machala metro area, Ecuador
- 8. Celaya metro area, Mexico
- 9. Zamora metro area, Mexico
- 10. Port of Spain metro, Trinidad and Tobago
- 11. Cuernavaca metro area, Mexico
- 12. Guayaquil metro area, Ecuador
- 13. Juárez, Mexico
- 14. Mandela Bay, South Africa
- 15. Manabi Center metro area, Ecuador
- 16. Cape Town, South Africa
- 17. Culiacan, Mexico
- 18. Buffalo, South Africa
- 19. Uruapan, Mexico
- 20. Durban, South Africa
- 21. Irapuato metro area, Mexico
- 22. Feira de Santana, Brazil
- 23. Johannesburg, South Africa
- 24. Kingston metro area, Jamaica
- 25. Memphis, United States
- 26. Santa Marta metro area, Colombia
- 27. Chihuahua City, Mexico
- 28. Chilpancingo metro area, Mexico
- 29. Cali metro area, Colombia
- 30. Zacatecas metro area, Mexico
- 31. Recife metro area, Brazil
- 32. León metro area, Mexico
- 33. Palmira, Colombia
- 34. Fotaleza metro area, Brazil
- 35. Salvador metro area, Brazil
- 36. Baranquilla metro area, Colombia
- 37. Tapachula metro area, Mexico
- 38. Benito Juarez, Mexico
- 39. Cucuta metro area, Colombia
- 40. Baltimore, United States
- 41. Maceio, Brazil
- 42. Villa Hermosa, Tabasco center metro area, Mexico
- 43. Cartagena metro area, Colombia
- 44. Porto Velho metro area, Brazil
- 45. New Orleans, United States
- 46. Detroit, United States
- 47. Manaus, Brazil
- 48. Cleveland, United States
- 49. Morelia, Mexico
- 50. Caruaru, Brazil
