UK tourists told to avoid these 48 cities named most dangerous in the world

UK holidaymakers have been cautioned to "avoid" the globe's "most dangerous" cities. British tourists abroad are being advised to steer clear of perilous cities, including ones in popular holiday destinations such as South Africa and Brazil.

Topping the list is Caracas, Venezuela, followed by Pretoria and Durban in South Africa. Johannesburg, also in South Africa, came fourth, ahead of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, San Pedro Sula in Honduras, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and Port Elizabeth in South Africa.

Completing the top ten are Fortaleza and Salvador, both in Brazil. Memphis in the United States was also mentioned, along with Port of Spain in Trinidad And Tobago, Recife in Brazil, and Rosario in Argentina. Baltimore and Detroit in the United States, as well as Guayaquil in Ecuador, were also included.

Cape Town in South Africa made it into the top 20, alongside Tijuana in Mexico and Albuquerque in the United States. Cali in Colombia, Lima in Peru, Porto Alegre in Brazil, Damascus in Syria, Sao Paulo in Brazil, and Alice Springs in Australia were also listed, reports Birmingham Live.

Saint Louis and Oakland in the United States, San Juan in Puerto Rico, Milwaukee in the United States, and Lagos in Nigeria were also named, as were Mexico City in Mexico, Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, and Windhoek in Namibia.

New Orleans, LA, United States, Bogota, Colombia, Chicago, IL, United States and Campinas, Brazil were also included in the list, along with Philadelphia, PA, United States, Marseille, France, Manila, Philippines and Atlanta, GA, United States.

The list was completed by Buenos Aires, Argentina, Houston, TX, United States, Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Quito, Ecuador, as well as Dhaka, Bangladesh and Santiago, Chile. The ranking of the world's 50 most dangerous cities was compiled through data analysis.

This analysis took into account a range of factors, from murder rates to other types of crime, as well as incarceration rates, standard of living, poverty levels and more. The full top 50 was put together by numbeo.com.