Dictionary entry overview: What does hugger-mugger mean? â¢ HUGGER-MUGGER (noun) The noun HUGGER-MUGGER has 1 sense: 1. a state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses Familiarity information: HUGGER-MUGGER used as a noun is very rare. â¢ HUGGER-MUGGER (adjective) The adjective HUGGER-MUGGER has 2 senses: 1. in utter disorder
For the second year in a row, the city of San Pedro Sula had the worldâs highest murder rate, surpassing Mexicoâs Ciudad JuÃ¡rez. It topped the list of most dangerous cities in the world a second time with a rate of 169 intentional homicides per 100,000 inhabitants â an average of more than 3 murders a day.
For cities of 500,000 or more people, here's the score: Safest city was Honolulu, HI, followed by 2. New York, NY. El Paso, TX was 3rd, San Jose 4th, Austin 5th, San Diego sixth, Seattle 7th, and Los Angeles 8th safest. California ranks three out of the top 8, which isn't too bad. Bad cities (unsafe) brought Detroit in first place, followed by Baltimore, Memphis, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Indianapolis and Dallas. Note: This chart below is from 2005.