Table 1: National and international cities with top violent crime/murder rate [23,49].
| The United States | World |
| 1. Detroit: 2,137/100,000 | 1. Caracas, Venezuela. 130.35/100,000 |
| 2. St. Louis: 1,857/100,000 | 2. Acapulco, Mexico. 113.24/100,000 |
| 3. Oakland: 1,683/100,000 | 3. San Pedro Sula, Honduras. 112.09/100,000 |
| 4. Memphis: 1,583/100,000 | 4. Distrito Central, Honduras, 85.09/100,000 |
| 5. Birmingham: 1483/100,000 | 5. Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, 84.67/100,000 |
Note: The U.S. cities are ranked based on violent crime rate, while the international cities are ranked based on murder rate.