| Latin America's Homicide Epidemic: Murders per 100,000 Citizens, 1990s |
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|---|---|
| City | Number of Murders |
| Escuintia, Guatemala | 165 |
| San Salvador | 150 |
| Diadema, Brazil | 140 |
| Izablál, Guatemala | 127 |
| Medellin, Colombia | 124 |
| Cali, Colombia | 114 |
| Sãao Paulo, Brazil | 103 |
| Santa Rosa, Brazil | 103 |
| Guatemala City | 101 |
| Embù, Brazil | 93 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | 76 |
| Vitória, Brazil | 64 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 63 |
| Oaxaca, Mexico | 54 |
| Detroit Michigan | 43 |
| Washington, D.C. | 36 |
| New York, N.Y. | 9 |
| Paris, France | 7 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 2 |
| Sources: InternAmerican Development Bank, United Nations. | |