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The Trouble in Naming Latin America’s Most Violent City

By Katherine Aguirre, Robert Muggah

Comparing rates of violence has its uses – and its pitfalls.

Another year, another ranking of the world’s most murderous cities. The latest study released by the Mexican think tank Seguridad, Justicia y Paz (SJP) suggests that Caracas took the top spot in 2016. Earlier this year, the Igarapé Institute and The Economist released a table tipping San Salvador as number one.

So which is it?

Both, or neither – depends...

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