While that might be true (at least per capita, I can't find any recent sources for the murder rate in Mexico City), Mexico does hold the distinction of having 1

While that might be true (at least per capita, I can't find any recent sources for the murder rate in Mexico City), Mexico does hold the distinction of having 10 of the top 20 cities in terms of murders per capital (US has 4), as well as an overall murder rate of 21.5/100,000 people vs the United States with 4.7, and almost twice as many in absolute numbers, despite a much lower population. That said, Mexico is a beautiful and vibrant country that I have pretty strong personal ties to, and I'm not a huge fan of scaremongering either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_murder_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_murder_rate