Every country has crime, but some countries experience more than others. If you’re trying to find an exotic destination to travel to, you might want to take extra precautions if you’re thinking about heading to any of these areas. There are plenty of safe destinations in every country, but you need to be aware of some of the risks each country poses to travelers. Today, we take a look at the 10 countries riddled with the most crime.
Top 10 Crime-Ridden Countries
Each country was evaluated on a few different factors to determine their rank. The four factors were:
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime statistical reports
- National Crime Index Reports
- Reports on National Corruption
- Reports of non-government paramilitary actions
After looking at these factors, here’s how the countries stack up, with a “fun fact” about each country.
10. Kenya – An average of 10 carjackings occur in the capital city every day, and thieves will sometimes dress up as police officers and set up fake checkpoints to steal from unsuspecting tourists.
9. Brazil – Brazil has one of the highest murder rates in the world, at about 30 in every 100,000 inhabitants.
8. El Salvador – El Salvador makes Brazil look like paradise. Due to rampant gang violence, the murder rate in El Salvador is roughly 90 out of 100,000 inhabitants.
7. Trinidad and Tobago – Although the murder rate isn’t as high as El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago are plagued with rampant drug trading.
6. Nigeria – If you’ve gotten an email from a long lost uncle trying to give you a fortune, it probably came from a Nigerian scammer. These emails cast a very wide net, but they only need to catch a few fish to make it profitable. Nigeria is plagued by bank scammers and kidnappings.
5. Honduras – This country has the highest murder rate in the world, at 91 out of every 100,000 people.
4. Papua New Guinea – In some rural districts the rates of rapes or domestic abuse have come in at a staggering 65% and 92%.
3. South Africa – The report suggests that South Africa deals with an average of nearly 50 murders per day, child kidnappings at a rate of around one every five hours, and a record of rape that has affected nearly one in three women.
2. South Sudan – There are multiple armed paramilitary groups in 90 percent of the countries provinces.
1. Venezuela – According to the Gazette Review, “Venezuela is on track to having a murder rate of nearly 100 per 100,000, a reported kidnapping once every 6 hours, and violence against foreign tourists and visitors being so prevalent that the US, Canada and Australia authorities heavily advise tourists against visiting these countries.” They also have a prosecution rate around two percent.
