According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Honduras, home to about 8.25 million people, has one of the highest homicide rate of all countries in the world. It once held the top spot for many years with a ghastly 86.5 average murder rate. That has dropped significantly, but only enough to bring it down to the second spot. It’s current rate is 56.52 murders per 100,000 people. Since Honduras is a popular holiday destination, tourists are often targeted as victims of various violent crimes.