The top six African cities with the highest crime wave include some South African cities, Inspired by the Numbeo’s multi-factorial analyses which takes into account every happening in violent stricken areas in the world. In many cases, these cities relatively high danger levels are validated by their listing by the US Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).
6. Lagos, Nigeria
With an estimated population of 21 million, Lagos is Nigeria’s largest city in Africa and one of the largest cities in the world. Crime levels are also very high. Numbeo gives the city a rating of 80.88 out of a possible crime score of 100. according OSAC, Lagos has a “critical” crime rating. Locals and expatriates alike living in Lagos are prone to muggings, armed robberies, home or business burglaries, carjackings, assaults, rapes, kidnappings, and extortion.
Armed robbers in the city are known to even climb up perimeter fences and subdue guards, and others have invaded waterfront compounds by way of boats. Criminals also target vehicle occupants in traffic, and break into stationary cars. Some of Lagos’ crime hot-spots are airport roads in the days or evenings, as well as banks and grocery stores. Street gangs dubbed “area boys” cause terror in the mainland of the city when they clash.
Lagos is also an e-mail scam hotbed, from where dubious cyber criminal prey on people under the pretension that they can receive huge compensation in return some time later after parting with some money by way of electronic transactions.
