Crime Index: THIS is South Africa’s most dangerous city
South Africa’s capital Pretoria is the country’s most dangerous city. That is according to the latest Crime Index by Numbeo which is driven by user-generated data and provides current and timely information on world living conditions including cost of living, housing indicators, health care, traffic, crime and pollution. PRETORIA IS SA’S MOST DANGEROUS CITY Some of South […]
South Africa’s capital Pretoria is the country’s most dangerous city.
That is according to the latest Crime Index by Numbeo which is driven by user-generated data and provides current and timely information on world living conditions including cost of living, housing indicators, health care, traffic, crime and pollution.
PRETORIA IS SA’S MOST DANGEROUS CITY
Some of South Africa’s largest hubs have been ranked among the world’s 20 worst crime hotspots namely Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
In this Crime Index, residents from over 400 cities worldwide were asked to rank the volume of crime in their cities.
It is no secret that crime is rife in South Africa as statistics by the South African Police Service (SAPS) show an increase in the various types of crime each quarter especially murder, rape, hijacking and kidnapping.
In the top 10, Caracas in Venezuela leads followed by Pretoria.
Durban (third) and Johannesburg (fifth) also feature in the top 10.
Brazil also has three cities ranked in the top 10.
If we branch out a little further, Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) ranks 11th and Cape Town ranks in 20th place on the worldwide table.
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| Rank | City | Crime Index | Safety Index |
| 1 | Caracas, Venezuela | 83.36 | 16.64 |
| 2 | Pretoria, South Africa | 81.93 | 18.07 |
| 3 | Durban, South Africa | 81.15 | 18.85 |
| 4 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 80.75 | 19.25 |
| 5 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 80.67 | 19.33 |
| 6 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 80.47 | 19.53 |
| 7 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 79.29 | 20.71 |
| 8 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 77.58 | 22.42 |
| 9 | Natal, Brazil | 77.46 | 22.54 |
| 10 | Fortaleza, Brazil | 77.14 | 22.86 |
| 11 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 76.54 | 23.46 |
| 12 | Recife, Brazil | 76.25 | 23.75 |
| 13 | Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago | 76.21 | 23.79 |
| 14 | Alice Springs, Australia | 76.08 | 23.92 |
| 15 | Baltimore, MD, United States | 76.01 | 23.99 |
| 16 | Salvador, Brazil | 75.72 | 24.28 |
| 17 | Rosario, Argentina | 75.27 | 24.73 |
| 18 | Memphis, TN, United States | 75.00 | 25.00 |
| 19 | Detroit, MI, United States | 74.93 | 25.07 |
| 20 | Cape Town, South Africa | 73.60 | 26.40 |
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