The 50 most dangerous cities in the world as one country alone is home to 15 of them | World | News

At around this time of year, many Britons will be planning where to go on holiday this summer.

While some may choose to base themselves in a seaside town or beach resort, others may prefer a city break.

However, not all cities and not all countries are safe to visit. According to El Pais, one country has 15 of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world.

Mexico, South America, has five of the top six most dangerous cities on the World Population Review’s list. Ten other Mexican cities also made the list.

The list is made up of cities from around the world and the ranking was created based on the number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

Tijuana tops the rankings with 138 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants just ahead of Acapulco which has 111.

The highest-ranked non-Mexican city on the list is Caracas, Venezuela which has 100 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

The most dangerous city not in South America was Cape Town, South Africa, with around 66 homicides. This was just ahead of St Louis in the USA which experienced 61 homicides.

On whether someone should travel to Tijuana, the UK Government said: “FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the city of Tijuana.”

They said the exceptions were “airside transit through Tijuana airport, the Cross Border Xpress bridge from the airport linking terminals across the Mexican-US border [and]the federal toll road 1D and Via Rápida through Tijuana to the border”.

Travel experts Lonely Planet claim that while “there’s plenty of violent crime…in reality tourists are rarely a target”.

They wrote that the city has a “vibrant cocktail of cultures, vigorous nightlife, great range of restaurants and bars, and sleazy red-light district”.

The Top 50 most dangerous cities in the world (by homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)

1. Tijuana, Mexico, with 138 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants
2. Acapulco, Mexico, with 111
3. Caracas, Venezuela, with 100
4. Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, with 86
5. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with 86
6. Irapuato, Mexico, with 81
7. Guayana City, Venezuela, with 78
8. Natal, Brazil, with 75
9. Fortaleza, Brazil, with 69
10. Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, with 69
11. Cape Town, South Africa, with 66
12. Belém, Brazil, with 65
13. Cancun, Mexico, with 64
14. Feira de Santana, Brazil, with 63
15. St. Louis, United States, with 61
16. Culiacán, Mexico, with 61
17. Barquisimeto, Venezuela, with 57
18. Uruapan, Mexico, with 55
19. Kingston, Jamaica, with 54
20. Ciudad Obregón, Mexico, with 52
21. Maceió, Brazil, with 51
22. Vitória da Conquista, Brazil, with 51
23. Baltimore, United States, with 51
24. San Salvador, El Salvador, with 50
25. Aracaju, Brazil, with 49
26. Catzacoalcos, Mexico, with 48
27. Palmira, Colombia, with 48
28. Maturin, Venezuela, with 47
29. Salvador, Brazil, with 47
30. Macapá, Brazil, with 47
31. Cali, Colombia, with 47
32. Celaya, Mexico, with 47
33. San Pedro Sula, Honduras, with 47
34. Ensenada, Mexico, with 47
35. Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil, with 46
36. Tepic, Mexico, with 45
37. Manaus, Brazil, with 44
38. Recife, Brazil, with 44
39. Guatemala City, Guatemala, with 44
40. Central District, Honduras, with 43
41. San Juan, Puerto Rico, with 42
42. Valencia, Venezuela, with 42
43. Reynosa, Mexico, with 41
44. João Pessoa, Brazil, with 41
45. Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, with 39
46. Detroit, United States, with 39
47. Durban, South Africa, with 39
48. Teresina, Brazil, with 38
49. Chihuahua, Mexico, with 38
50. New Orleans, United States, with 37.

They added: “What’s changed about Tijuana over the years is the emergence of a dynamic craft beer, dining and urban art scene. Several pasajes (passages) off the main thoroughfare La Revolución (or La Revo, as it is commonly known) are now home to contemporary galleries and arty cafes.

“Many hip, lauded restaurants have opened in Zona Río, the upscale commercial centre that runs alongside the river.

“Here you’ll also find Plaza Fiesta, the rough-around-the-edges centre of the craft beer and bar scene that perhaps more than anywhere embodies the ever-evolving, hedonistic yet distinctly Mexican soul of Tijuana.”

Despite the tourist attractions on offer, tourists are urged to be careful the FCDO travel advice urges travel to the city only for the exceptions they’ve lined out.