Actually, you're not wrong. [1] Chicago ranks higher than any city in Mexico save Acapulco (which is a short-term spike due to an especially violent cartel tur

Actually, you're not wrong. [1] Chicago ranks higher than any city in Mexico save Acapulco (which is a short-term spike due to an especially violent cartel turf war raging there). That said, most of the worst of the cartel violence in Mexico takes place in rural areas, and wouldn't make this list. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_murder_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_murder_rate