Foreign Policy magazine named Caracas , Venezuela , the murder capital of the world . Venezuela to step up efforts to reduce crime in Venezuela in 2017 . Violence is gang- and drug - related , and often poor on poor . New Orleans , Louisiana , comes in third on CNN '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 . Violence is gang- and police-related , and often poor on poor . New Orleans , Louisiana , comes in third on magazine 's list of top five .