Fortunately for you, Australia’s nowhere near the top of the list…
The most macabre map ever invented – the “murder map” – is shining a bloody bright light onto the world’s most dangerous places.
And lucky for us Australians, we have a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 inhabitants; in 2012, 254 people were killed in Australia, predominantly men.
Sure, zero is preferable. But when you compare our murder rate to that of Honduras, which has a rate of 85.5 per 100,000 residents, there’s a reason we’re dubbed the “Lucky Country”.
In fact, Latin American and Caribbean countries largely round out the top 10 countries for homicides, despite the idyllic images plastered all over their tourism guides.
Check out the world’s 10 deadliest countries:
Australia is among the safest nations, though not quite as safe as Liechtenstein, Singapore and Monaco (which had zero recorded homicides in 2008).
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom has a murder rate of 1 person per 100,000, while the US has a murder rate of 4.7 per 100,000 inhabitants. (Also, in the US, 60 per cent of victims were killed with a firearm, compared to only 17% of victims in Australia.)
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Venezuela, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize & El Salvador, not only have traveled there, I lead tours through three of these countries for 9 months & experienced some of the most incredible culture, welcoming people & mind blowing landscapes. Please don't let some list shy you away from these stunning places. Like everywhere in the world there is danger, be smart, travel with a tour if your unsure, but don't miss the incredible blue waters of Caye Calker in Belize, the beaches of Roatan Island in Honduras, stunning Angel falls in Venezuela, and Los Rocqes Islands are there too, possibly the most idyllic place I've seen in the 60+ countries that I've visited & yes, it's in Venezuela!
It only shows accurate results if the country's police see the crime as homicide. In some countries it may be honour killings or classed as something else.