A boy with a Mexican flag, stained with paint to resemble blood, lies down in a chalk outline representing the body of a crime victim during a protest in Mexico City. Reuters
Americas Overtake Africa As Region With Most Murders -- The Guardian
UN report finds nearly 40% of world's murders were committed in Americas in 2012
The Americas have overtaken Africa as the region with the most murders, thanks to a surge in organised crime, according to a UN report (pdf).
Honduras retains the world's highest murder rate, with 90.4 homicides per 100,000 people in 2012, almost double that of Venezuela, whose rate was 53.7.
According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's report, Central America fared particularly badly. Belize had a murder rate of 44.7, while El Salvador's was 41.2 per 100,000.
In a previous report in 2011, Honduras topped the list, with El Salvador in second place and Venezuela in third.
Nearly 40% of the 437,000 murders committed globally in 2012 took place in the Americas, with the majority in Central and South America, the report found.
"Overall, organised crime [or] gang-related homicide accounts for 30% of homicides in the Americas," the report said.
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More News On The UN Report On Global Murder Rates
UN global study: Murder rate very high in Americas -- AP
Honduras, Venezuela have world's highest murder rates: U.N. -- Reuters
World murders down, most serious in Africa, Americas -- Business Standard/AFP
UN report notes high murder rates in Americas -- Deutsche Welle
The odds of being murdered -- The Economist
WNU Editor: The UN report is here.
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