Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities in The World

10 Belem, Brazil (Homicides per 100,000: 71.38)

Demonstrators clash with police during an anti-government protest in Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil, June 20, 2013. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities in protests reflecting widespread anger at poor public services, police violence, and government corruption.

Of the entries on this list, many cities can be found in an area of the world referred to as Latin America, which normally describes nations in Central and South America, where the primary language is Spanish. The elements for the supremacy of these nations are diverse and complicated. Violence associated to drug trafficking and earnings inequality, corrupt political leaders and authorities, and residue from a history of harsh manifest destiny have all been shown as aspects that motivate violence.

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