24 October 2012 10:55 AM | By James Francis
Murder! The 20 Worst Countries

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Murders happen in all the countries of the world. Some European countries experience them in single digits, while others - such as Mexico - suffer tens of thousands of deaths. But the real measure of murder is how many people are killed relevant to the total population - called the murder rate. Based on the latest UN Office On Drugs And Crime report, here are the twenty countries with the highest murder rates.