El Salvador has the unfortunate title of being the country with the highest murder rate in the world, with a rate of 61.7 murders per 100,000 people.
Jamaica ranks 2nd globally for having one of the highest murder rates, with a homicide rate of 56.4 per 100,000 people.
Ranking 3rd with a homicide rate of 43.6 per 100,000 people, Lesotho is one of the countries where homicide is most frequent.
Honduras, ranking 4th among the countries that have the world's highest murder rates, has a homicide rate of 41.0 per 100,000 people.
Belize ranks 5th among the countries with the highest murder rates, with a homicide rate of 37.8 per 100,000 people.
Venezuela has ranked 6th globally among the countries with the highest murder rates, with a homicide rate of 49.9 per 100,000 people