The Americas has the highest homicide rate of all regions in the world at 14.4 per 100k, which is over 7x higher than Europe (2 per 100k) and Asia (2.1 per 100k). Countries in the middle of the continent tend to have the highest homicide rates while those in the northernmost or southernmost parts of the continent have the lowest homicide rates.
**Countries with the highest homicide rates (sovereign nations):**
1. Jamaica (49.3 per 100k)
2. Ecuador (45.7 per 100k)
3. Haiti (41.2 per 100k)
4. Venezuela (40.9 per 100k)
5. St. Vincent & Grenadines (40.4 per 100k)
**Countries with the lowest homicide rates (sovereign nations):**
1. Canada (1.7 per 100k)
2. El Salvador (1.9 per 100k)
3. Argentina (4.3 per 100k)
4. Bolivia (4.4 per 100k)
5. Cuba (4.5 per 100k)
crazy how el salvador went from the top of the list to the bottom
Your map is incorrect. Greenland is not part of North or South America. It is, in fact, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark (Europe).
If you’re giving facts, make sure they’re factual. 🤷🏻♂️
This doesn’t seem right, Amerikkka is the most dangerous country here.
Did not expect Ecuador and Jamaica to rate so poorly.
Wtf is Greenland included
I thought Colombia had improved a lot by now
Uruguay is now worse than the United States? When did that happen?
Why is Trinidad and Tobago lumped in with Venezuela
The US would be much lower without urban gang activity.
I’m all which one is light blue, totally forgetting that Canada is there lol
What color would they use for 25 per 100k?
It’s hard to shoot when you’re shivering.
The latest stat for DR, from yesterday, is 8.2. it’s been under 10 for most of the year. Still high but it’s improving.
It’s like the USA exports it’s homicide problem to central and south America
How TF is Greenland that (relatively) high?
Costa Rica is worse than I expected
I cannot fathom how the economy in Argentina can be so bad and yet the murder rates so low.
A heatmap would be more fun.
I waku up -> there is another coronación de gloria
So your likelihood of being murdered in Washington DC or Chicago is the same likelihood of being murdered in Greenland? Sure. What are the odds of even encountering another human in central Greenland?
What a wonderful data display!
I had no idea Belize was so bad. Granted I’ve only been to the small towns on the coast, but I’ve never felt I was in danger.
As a citizen from one of the countries that I’m going to mention this map absolutely call how bad things are for Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.
I dream a day that we will see investments in education, less corruption, less violence and see respected scientists on the front of innovation, altruism and real compassion.
This is like saying the U.S. had a high homicide rate during the civil war.
Ok, wth is going on in Gran Colombia?
What’s going on in Uruguay?
Greenland is really interesting example of how low populations distort per capita statistics. Greenland would at a minimum need 3 murders to get it’s per capita statistic in contrast the US needs 17,000. Conceptually the Greenland entire statistic could come from one psycho.
For someone from the United States it would be interesting if every state was colored.
I’m gonna need the story on why St. Pierre and Miquelon is dark red…
Isn’t that like, a tiny island with 100 people on it?
So Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Paraguay for possible travel destinations still works
Respectfully, in terms of data visualization, I feel your colors are too extremely different. Rather than feeling like a continuous color ramp, they feel like discrete categories that make comparisons more difficult. If you are looking for data visualization feedback, I would recommend a color ramp that transitions more smoothly from red to green rather than one that has such disparate colors.
Greenland counts as USA already?
Seems like Canada wins again
Bolivia is the one that I find interesting. Isn’t it the second poorest country in Latin America? I travelled there in the early 90s and I remember it being safe and relaxed compared to Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela which could be scary.
It’s only because of so much land compared to too few people, we live so far apart from each other. So I’m told
It’s interesting how the rate seems to be lower, generally speaking, as you get further away from the equator. Climate perhaps implicated as a contributing factor to humans being more prone to murder each other in generally hot areas?
The real violent crime is the colour scheme of the map
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate)
The Americas has the highest homicide rate of all regions in the world at 14.4 per 100k, which is over 7x higher than Europe (2 per 100k) and Asia (2.1 per 100k). Countries in the middle of the continent tend to have the highest homicide rates while those in the northernmost or southernmost parts of the continent have the lowest homicide rates.
**Countries with the highest homicide rates (sovereign nations):**
1. Jamaica (49.3 per 100k)
2. Ecuador (45.7 per 100k)
3. Haiti (41.2 per 100k)
4. Venezuela (40.9 per 100k)
5. St. Vincent & Grenadines (40.4 per 100k)
**Countries with the lowest homicide rates (sovereign nations):**
1. Canada (1.7 per 100k)
2. El Salvador (1.9 per 100k)
3. Argentina (4.3 per 100k)
4. Bolivia (4.4 per 100k)
5. Cuba (4.5 per 100k)
crazy how el salvador went from the top of the list to the bottom
Your map is incorrect. Greenland is not part of North or South America. It is, in fact, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark (Europe).
If you’re giving facts, make sure they’re factual. 🤷🏻♂️
This doesn’t seem right, Amerikkka is the most dangerous country here.
Did not expect Ecuador and Jamaica to rate so poorly.
Wtf is Greenland included
I thought Colombia had improved a lot by now
Uruguay is now worse than the United States? When did that happen?
Why is Trinidad and Tobago lumped in with Venezuela
The US would be much lower without urban gang activity.
I’m all which one is light blue, totally forgetting that Canada is there lol
What color would they use for 25 per 100k?
It’s hard to shoot when you’re shivering.
The latest stat for DR, from yesterday, is 8.2. it’s been under 10 for most of the year. Still high but it’s improving.
It’s like the USA exports it’s homicide problem to central and south America
How TF is Greenland that (relatively) high?
Costa Rica is worse than I expected
I cannot fathom how the economy in Argentina can be so bad and yet the murder rates so low.
A heatmap would be more fun.
I waku up -> there is another coronación de gloria
So your likelihood of being murdered in Washington DC or Chicago is the same likelihood of being murdered in Greenland? Sure. What are the odds of even encountering another human in central Greenland?
What a wonderful data display!
I had no idea Belize was so bad. Granted I’ve only been to the small towns on the coast, but I’ve never felt I was in danger.
As a citizen from one of the countries that I’m going to mention this map absolutely call how bad things are for Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.
I dream a day that we will see investments in education, less corruption, less violence and see respected scientists on the front of innovation, altruism and real compassion.
This is like saying the U.S. had a high homicide rate during the civil war.
Ok, wth is going on in Gran Colombia?
What’s going on in Uruguay?
Greenland is really interesting example of how low populations distort per capita statistics. Greenland would at a minimum need 3 murders to get it’s per capita statistic in contrast the US needs 17,000. Conceptually the Greenland entire statistic could come from one psycho.
For someone from the United States it would be interesting if every state was colored.
I’m gonna need the story on why St. Pierre and Miquelon is dark red…
Isn’t that like, a tiny island with 100 people on it?
So Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Paraguay for possible travel destinations still works
Respectfully, in terms of data visualization, I feel your colors are too extremely different. Rather than feeling like a continuous color ramp, they feel like discrete categories that make comparisons more difficult. If you are looking for data visualization feedback, I would recommend a color ramp that transitions more smoothly from red to green rather than one that has such disparate colors.
Greenland counts as USA already?
Seems like Canada wins again
Bolivia is the one that I find interesting. Isn’t it the second poorest country in Latin America? I travelled there in the early 90s and I remember it being safe and relaxed compared to Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela which could be scary.
It’s only because of so much land compared to too few people, we live so far apart from each other. So I’m told
It’s interesting how the rate seems to be lower, generally speaking, as you get further away from the equator. Climate perhaps implicated as a contributing factor to humans being more prone to murder each other in generally hot areas?
The real violent crime is the colour scheme of the map
Argentina is probably the whitest country
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