A new study by a Mexican research group ranks the 50 most dangerous cities in the whole wide world (based on homicide rates), and guess what, Latin America seems to be a region which is unsafe, if you define unsafe as "I do not want to be murdered." Key findings:

Five of the ten most dangerous cities in the world are in Mexico.

Forty of the 50 most violent cities are in Latin America.

But don't worry, Amurrricans—the most homicide-plagued city in the world outside of Latin America is New Orleans, which comes in at number 21 on the list.

The most dangerous city outside of the Americas or the Caribbean is Cape Town, South Africa. Which is less murderous than Detroit.

Team Americas!

(Note: other rankings based on mortality rates rather than homicide rates have had far more international results.)

[Full list from Seguridad, Justicia y Paz (translated). Photo: AP]