Caracas in Venezuela is the most dangerous city in the world, according to Numbeo’s international crime index.
Analysis of the world’s largest database, which estimates the overall level of crime in a given city or a country based on user contributed data, shows that cities with crime levels lower than 20 are considered to have very low crime. Between 20 and 40 is low, between 40 and 60 is moderate, between 60 and 80 is high, and higher than 80 is considered very high.
The Venezuelan capital district Caracas has a crime level of 83.6, while Pretoria in South Africa has one of 82.
Cities throughout Brazil and South Africa fill out the top 10, and one Australian spot ranked in the top 20, Alice Springs came in at 17th.
Canberra (23.2) is Australia’s safest city, followed by Adelaide (31.1), Hobart (32.3) and Sydney (33.9).
Australia’s most dangerous towns and cities in order are:
1. Alice Springs (74.8)
2. Rockhampton (67.7)
3. Cairns (61.7)
4. Darwin (60.4)
5. Townsville (57.4)
6. Toowoomba (56.4)
7. Geelong (55.6)
8. Ballarat (53.2)
9. Wollongong (51.7)
10. Newcastle (48.1)
11. Gold Coast (46.2)
12. Melbourne, Australia (44)
13. Perth (41.7)
14. Brisbane, Australia (35.5)
15. Sydney, Australia (33.9)
16. Hobart, Australia (32.3)
17. Adelaide, Australia (31.1)
18. Canberra, Australia (23.2)
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