Homicide rates in other countries...

[Hector]

In the whole scope of things...Mexico is not nearly as bad as other countries in terms of murders per capita...not even close.

Homicide rates per 100,000 people (2010 data, source, Time Magazine and others)...

Honduras...77
El Salvador...65
Jamaica...60
Venezuela...48
Guatemala...42
South Africa & Burundi...tied at 37
Colombia...35
Rawanda & Sudan...27
Brazil...25
Haiti...22
North Korea...19
Russia & Mexico...tied at 14
Costa Rica...11
Estonia...7.1
Uruguay...5.8
Argentina...5.5
U.S....5
Peru...3.2
Vietnam...1.9
Canada 1.81
Chile...1.7
France...1.31
Australia...1.3
United Kingdom...1.28
Japan...0.86
Iceland...0.0

These are some just samples...

[toys2cool]

i'm moving to iceland then

[Hector]

But Iceland has a high suicide rate...

[Hector]

Except for Costa Rica...Central America has gone to hell.

On the opposite side of the spectrum...Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru...have low murder rates (especially for Latin America)...I wanna vacation there...lol.

[Hector]

Costa Rica and Belize are the only "civilized" countries in Central America.

On the opposite side of the spectrum...Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru...has low murder rates (especially for Latin America)...I wanna vacation there...lol.

[alex]

I was quite suprised the closeness in numbers between the u.k and vietnam, but then in vietnam whose counting

[Hector]

I was quite suprised the closeness in numbers between the u.k and vietnam, but then in vietnam whose counting

In Vietnam...pick-pocketing and other petty crimes occur regularly.

However, violent crimes such as armed robbery, rape, and murder are still relatively rare in Vietnam.

The murder rates in Asia tend to be lower than in Africa and Latin America.

[fallensaviour]

In the whole scope of things...Mexico is not nearly as bad as other countries in terms of murders per capita...not even close.

Homicide rates per 100,000 people (2010 data, source, Time Magazine and others)...

Canada 1.81

Not sure about that part?
Here alone "Winnipeg's rate of 4.1 slayings per 100,000 residents was the highest homicide rate in 2009 among major cities. The city also placed first for robberies and vehicle thefts, and notched the third-highest rate of break-and-enters behind Regina and Saskatoon."(source provided by The Canadian Press july 20/2010)
Those are 2009 stats and the murder rate has not gone down.
But whatever they want to tell you guys so you want to vacation here?

Here is a link to the original source.
Winnipeg leads nation in violent crime rate - Manitoba - CBC News

[torgospizza]

I've been wanting to visit Central America for some time (I really need to start learning Spanish), and have been hearing very, very good things about Nicaragua. Apparently, it's nothing like most North Americans envision it and quite welcoming to expats.

[cjefferys]

Not sure about that part?
Here alone "Winnipeg's rate of 4.1 slayings per 100,000 residents was the highest homicide rate in 2009 among major cities. The city also placed first for robberies and vehicle thefts, and notched the third-highest rate of break-and-enters behind Regina and Saskatoon."(source provided by The Canadian Press july 20/2010)
Those are 2009 stats and the murder rate has not gone down.
But whatever they want to tell you guys so you want to vacation here?

Here is a link to the original source.
Winnipeg leads nation in violent crime rate - Manitoba - CBC News

I'd say that just means that Winnipeg is largely responsible for making Canada's average rate as high as it is. That article also mentions that the crime severity index has decreased in every province and territory except for Manitoba and Nunavut.