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The Telegraph: Mapped: Which countries have the highest murder rates?
Central and South America have the highest homicide rates in the world while European cities are least blighted by murder
Murder continues to blight countries in Central and South America, while almost half a million people lose their lives each year due to intentional homicide, figures reveal.
Central and South American countries had the highest homicide rates in the world, according to figures published by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Honduras and Venezuela are the most murderous nations on the world, with over one in 1,000 being killed each year.
WNU Editor: I am surprised by the numbers from Belize. I was there about a decade ago .... it seemed very peaceful and safe when I was there.
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I read an article a few years ago the machete was the number one murder weapon in the world.
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