The 10 most dangerous cities globally:
🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa — 82.8
🇿🇦 Pretoria, South Africa — 81.8
🇻🇪 Caracas, Venezuela — 81.4
🇵🇬 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — 81.3
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa — 80.8
🇿🇦 Durban, South Africa — 80.4
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡³ San Pedro Sula, Honduras — 79.4
🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, South Africa — 78.6
🇺🇸 Memphis, Tennessee, USA — 78.5
🇧🇷 Salvador, Brazil — 76.5
The Crime Index is a score (roughly 0–100) calculated from user surveys based on people’s perceptions and experiences with crime and safety in their cities.
Source: Crime Index for 2026