Belize is officially the sixth most dangerous country in the world with an average of just over 39 homicides per 100,000 residents. Belize has the second highest murder rate in the Caribbean, the third in Central America, and the fifth in the Americas. Previously, the majority of violent crime largely occurred in the poor and violent southwest of Belize City. Belize has also become the popular destination of choice for fugitives fleeing the criminal justice system in the United States youtu.be/8T0I3iFyweU