World's ten most dangerous and unsafe cities

New Delhi: In today's era crime is everywhere; there is no city which is crime free. But still there are some cities which are very very risky as compared to other cities.All the people who are planning to travel somewhere around this world, must be aware of those places or cities which are very dangerous and one should never even think about going there alone or with your family.There are cities in this world which has beautiful spots and places for visiting but these cities are insecure for people.1. San Pedro Sula, HondurasSan Pedro Sula is the murder capital of the world. While recent number are difficult to obtain, a Citizen Council study reported that a whopping 1,143 out of 719,447 of San Pedro Sula's residents were murdered in 2011.Perhaps even more alarming is a study by the United Nations indicating that the city's murder rate has more than doubled in the period from 2005 – 2010. Like many struggling Latin American countries, San Pedro Sula's spike in extreme violence is largely a product of the drug trade, mixed with extreme poverty and high levels of corruption.Gangs, extreme poverty, and total corruption all contribute to make San Pedro Sula the world's most dangerous city heading into 2013.2. Maceio, BrazilOnce famous for its white sandy beaches, this city in northern Brazil is now the most violent city in Brazil, with a per capita murder rate of 135.26 per 100,000 inhabitants.While it boasts beautiful beaches, sparkling emerald waters, and year-round sunshine, the city is scarred by slum violence fueled by extreme poverty and inequality. It's a land where sugarcane farmers settle their scores with machetes and clubs, while the rich rely on paid assassins to get what they want.Government officials eager to attract tourism point out that residents are killing each other, not outsiders, and that the killing mostly occurs in the favelas (slums), rather than in picturesque beauty spots. Still, being the 2nd most violent city in the world isn't exactly a selling point when it comes to tourism.3. Ciudad Juarez, MexicoThis time last year, Ciudad Juarez would have easily been in the #1 position on this list, as it had been for the last 3 years. Plagued by murderous drug warfare, some parts of the city could have been mistaken for a warzone.Yet over the last year, the murder rate in this border town dropped over 57%. The shift has been drastic; in October 2010, there were 359 murders in the city, while in October 2012 there were “only 30″.While the Mexican government proudly boasts about the reduction in crime, the true reason for the murder drop likely has nothing to do with the government's efforts. Instead, citizens have the Sinaloa cartel to thank. 4. Acapulco, MexicoUntil the last few years, Acapulco was associated with images of scantily clad co-eds, not decapitated bodies. But when an image of a picturesque beach with a couple of bloody bodies in the foreground made the front pages in newspapers around the world – and 10 mutilated bodies were found in and around the resort city in a single weekend – the outside world recognized that this once prosperous tourist resort had fallen victim to the extreme, often sadistic drug violence that has plagued much of Mexico.While tourism officials anxiously point out that most of the violence doesn't take place in cruise destinations, it's hard for them to be heard when they're competing with images of dismembered bodies.5. Distrito Central, HondurasIn recent years, rising levels of violence in Honduras have been brought on by high levels of poverty, corruption, cartel members spilling in from Mexico, its place on the drug route from South America to the U.S., and a coup d'état in 2009.Some say that the code of honor amongst Honduran's gangs reuiqre that new recruits kill before being admitted.The Distrito Central area encompasses the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, as well as its poorer sister city Comayaguela.Together, these sister cities have a murder rate of 100 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants – the 2nd highest murder rate in the most murderous country in the world.6. Caracas, VenezuelaLast year, Caracas had more violent deaths than Baghdad. Caracas is definitely a top contender for the title of world's most dangerous city.The city has such a violent culture, that its given birth to the worshipping of the holy thugs, where residents worship and pray to statues of dead, notoriously violent gangsters.7. Chihuahua, MexicoLike most Mexican cities that are plagued by vicious cartel violence, Chihuahua is an important transit point for cocaine smuggling into the United States. As cartels fight for control of all-important drug routes, the levels of violence in Chihuahua has shot up dramatically. It's not uncommon for large groups of armed men to storm businesses and indiscriminately open fire.8. Belém, BrazilWhile Brazil has been recognized as of late for its role as an emerging economic force, the countries' increasing prosperity has meant that more and more of its citizens can afford cocaine – Brazilians now consume around 18% of the world's supply.Belém is a natural gateway for cocaine streaming in from the surrounding countries of Columbia, Bolivia, and Peru. The dense amazonian jungle surrounding this city makes it perfect for smuggling in drugs, where they can be exported all over Brazil and around the world. The rise in cocaine use in the country has surely contributed to Belém's place as one of the most dangerous cities in the world.9. Mogadishu, SomaliaA perennial contender for most dangerous city in the world, Mogadishu has been the scene of on-again off-again urban warfare for much of the past 2 decades.Remember Black Hawk Down, the 2001 war movie starring that hunk of cheese Josh Hartnett? Of course, that was a long time ago. While there has been plenty of fighting since then, since August 2011, Somalia has ousted the Islamic extremists that were controlling a large portion of the city. Since then, they've been in rebuilding mode. It's even safe enough now that Turkish Airlines is flying in and out of the city.10. Karachi, PakistanKarachi is the largest city in Pakistan. It's also its largest seaport and financial hub. Although Karachi is home to between 14-21 million people, it has also become wracked with lawlessness and crime. This former capital of Pakistan has been overrun by political violence, gang shootings, and even suicide bombings.While it's per Capita murder rate is low compared to some of the other “murder capitals” on this list, Karachi is the most dangerous of the world's mega-cities, with a murder rate of 12.3 per 100,000 residents. None of the world's 13 largest cities come within 25% of Karachi's exceptional murder rate.