This new study of murder rates around the world shows an alarming trend south of the border.
Of the 50 most murderous cities in the world, 38 are in Latin America.
From ZeroHedge:
Out of the world's 50 most violent cities, 38 are in Latin America including 17 in Mexico.
The Mexico Citizens Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice releases its findings on the homicide rate in cities with populations over 300,000 around the world every year.
Statista's Katharina Buchholz shows in the following infographic, the world's top 10 most violent cities, with Mexican city Colima in first place and New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana ranking eighth.
My level of shock that New Orleans is the one US city to make the top ten is pretty low. But that it's the only non-Mexico city is a little more surprising.
New Orleans has not had a Republican mayor since the 1800s.
From Statista:
This infographic shows the world's top 10 most violent cities, with Mexican city Colima in first place and New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana ranking eighths. Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, had ranked first in previous editions, but due to the situation in the country, data is no longer available. The majority of the violence in Latin America can be attributed to drug trafficking, gang warfare and political instability.
Yeah, I seriously doubt that Caracas has suddenly gotten less violent as the country spirals into more turmoil.
So it's entirely possible that Mexico and the United States are getting a bad shake thanks to Venezuelan chaos.
Another country that appears among the top 50 is Brazil at ten cities, the highest ranked being Mossoró in the country's North in the 11th spot. Also featured on the list frequently are Colombia (six cities starting from Cali in rank 32) and South Africa (four cities, including Cape Town and two more ranked in the top 20). The continental United States racks up seven mentions in total. Other than New Orleans, Baltimore (rank 17), Detroit (rank 23), Memphis (rank 25), Cleveland (rank 27), Milwaukee (rank 39) and Philadelphia (rank 46) make the list. San Juan in Puerto Rico can be found in rank 41.
As the United States continues in turmoil year after year under Democrat leadership, I would only expect US cities to continue to climb in the rankings.
None of the 7 US cities on the list has had a Republican mayor in the last 40+ years, including some that haven't seen Republican leadership since before the 20th century.
