Foreign Policy magazine names Caracas , Venezuela , the murder capital of the world . Venezuela to step up efforts to fight crime in Caracas in 2009 . Comment: The magazine lists , in descending order , Caracas ; Cape Town , South Africa ; New Orleans ; Moscow , Russia ; and Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea , as the top five murder capitals in the world . New Orleans , Louisiana , comes in third on magazine 's list of top five .
Foreign Policy magazine names Caracas , Venezuela , the murder capital of the world . Venezuela to step up efforts to fight crime in Caracas in 2009 . Comment: New Orleans , Louisiana , comes in third on magazine 's list of top five .