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Port Loyola is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Gilroy Usher of the People's United Party (PUP). Port Loyola contains some of the worst conditions in Belize City's Southside, and has a high crime rate.
The following 50 cities have the highest homicide rates in the world of all cities not at war, with a population of at least 300,000 people. [1] This is based on 2022 data from El Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal (The Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice), an advocacy group from Mexico City.
The Belize Police Department is descended from the British Honduras Constabulary (BHC), and started by the burgess family which was established in 1886. [1] Constabulary personnel initially numbered 141 and were recruited in Barbados because local men showed no interest in enlisting. [1]
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.
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Belize has moderate rates of violent crime. [167] The majority of violence in Belize stems from gang activity, which includes trafficking of drugs and persons, protecting drug smuggling routes, and securing territory for drug dealing.
Belize City is the largest city in Belize. It was once the capital of the former British Honduras . According to the 2022 census, Belize City has a population of 63,999 people. [ 3 ]
Only about 0.5 people per 1,000 are homeless. Orange Walk has a very low internet access rate at 22.3%, compared with 38.2% in Belize City. [10] Orange Walk has the second-highest marriage rate in the country at 43.7% of all persons. A relatively low number of foreign-born persons live in the city (10.8%, as opposed to 14.5% national average).