Honduras is a country located in Central America. San Pedro Sula is
the city of Honduras located in northwest corner of the country, in the
Sula valley. Caribbean Sea is located at a distance of 100 kilometer in
north. Estimated Population under the control of main municipality is 1
million, while 1.4 million people are living in metro area.
San Pedro Sula was also known as “murder capital of the world”. In
2013, it has highest homicide in the world – 187 per 100,000 people. And
in 2014, the murder rate was a mind-numbing 171 deaths per 100,000
people. That’s why it is one of world’s most violent areas. Normally 3
murders per day is average. Gangs are so active there to run the
businesses of illegal drug trade and arms trafficking. Therefore, No
wonder there are so many murders in a city with so much firearms. To put
it into perspective, you know a city is dangerous when issues like
political instability, poverty, and corruption are considered to be
minor problems (relatively speaking).
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