How to Reduce the Global Homicide Rate to 2 per 100,000 by 2060

Urban world: Mapping the economic power of cities

Urban violence and humanitarian action: Engaging the fragile city

In Brazil, Race Is a Matter of Life and Violent Death

Steven Pinker: The surprising decline in violence

Long-term historical trends in violent crime

*Global Burden of Armed Violence 2011*

Global Study on Homicide

World’s population increasingly urban with more than half living in urban areas

Statistics from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

World Urbanization Prospects: 2014 revision

Researching the Urban Dilemma: Urbanization, Poverty and Violence

Os Jovens Do Brasil

A New Era of Digital Protest

Guns, Gore and Girls: The Rise of the Cyber Cartels

Gangs’ Truce Buys El Salvador a Tenuous Peace

Crime Mapping, Crime Analysis, & Problem Analysis

Hot Spots Policing

Un análisis de la criminalidad urbana en Colombia

Intentional homicides in São Paulo City: A new perspective

Preventing Violence in Jamaica

Who controls Medellín? Fragile peace in Colombia's 'model' city

Wereldwijd gezien is geweld aan het afnemen, maar in de drukke steden in het mondiale 'zuiden' -- steden als Aleppo, Bamako en Caracas -- neemt geweld toe als gevolg van drugshandel, massawerkloosheid  en burgerlijke onvrede. Veiligheidsonderzoeker Robert Muggah richt onze aandacht op deze "kwetsbare steden", snelgroeiende plekken waar de infrastructuur zwak is en de overheid vaak niet effectief. Hij toont ons de vier grote risico's op ons pad en laat zien hoe we een andere richting kunnen inslaan.

Hoe je snelgroeiende steden kan behoeden voor mislukking

While global violence is declining, some of the world’s fastest-growing cities are becoming epicenters of rising crime and instability. In many Latin American, African, and Asian cities, weak infrastructure and rapid urbanization fuel deadly risks, with San Pedro Sula reaching 187 murders per 100,000 people. Most victims die far from war zones, as urban violence surges in places where youth, unemployment, and technology collide. Change is possible, but only if attention shifts to these vulnerable urban centers.