Honduras has the world 's highest murder rate , according to a United Nations report released on Thursday . There were 90.4 homicides per 100,000 people in Honduras in 2012 , according to this year 's report from the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime . The report analyzes the intentional homicides of about 437,000 people around the world in that year . Honduras also topped the list in the office 's last report , released in 2011 . In the Americas , homicide rates have been five to eight times higher than those of Europe and Asia since the mid-1950s , the study says , describing the phenomenon as `` the legacy of decades of political and crime-related violence . '' Here 's a look at the U.N. 's latest tally of nations with the highest homicide rates : . COUNTRIES . Honduras : 90.4 ( per 100,000 ) Venezuela : 53.7 . Belize : 44.7 . El Salvador : 41.2 . Guatemala : 39.9 . Jamaica : 39.3 . Swaziland : 33.8 . Saint Kitts and Nevis : 33.6 . South Africa : 31.0 . Colombia : 30.8 . WEAPONS . The report also provides a look at what kinds of weapons were used in homicides around the world . Firearms : 41 % . Sharp objects : 24 % . Other : 35 % . Source : Global Study on Homicide 2013 , United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime .
Global Study on Homicide 2013 Jamaica has the world 's highest homicide rate . There were 90.4 homicides per 90.4 people there in decades , a new report says . Homicide rates in the Americas have long been higher than those in Europe and Americas .