I haven't tried this in a while, let's see if we can get some interest in a thread like this
What do you think is the most fucked-up, ghetto, gangster, crime-ridden, dangerous, violent city in America?
And are the worst U.S. cities as dangerous and violent as the worst cities in places like Mexico, Brazil, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, South Africa?
Here's a quick list of some of America's most-dangerous cities that immediately come to mind:
1.) Detroit
2.) Baltimore
3.) Chicago
4.) Camden
5.) Gary
6.) Cleveland
7.) Flint
8.) East St. Louis
9.) Memphis
10.) Houston
11.) St. Louis
12.) Youngstown
13.) Cincinnati
14.) Buffalo
15.) Tulsa
16.) Atlanta
17.) Miami
18.) Birmingham
19.) Los Angeles
20.) Kansas City
21.) Oakland
22.) Jacksonville
23.) Orlando
24.) Albuquerque
25.) Phoenix
I know that I left out a bunch of cities that have really rough, dangerous areas and deserve to be mentioned, but I just put that list together in a hurry, because I wanted to start the thread and see if there's any interest in it. I'm from Arizona, and while Phoenix and Tucson certainly have some bad areas, lots of drugs and crime, especially, since being close to the Mexican border, I don't think the bad areas are even close to as wild, scary and violent as the worst parts of cities like Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, Memphis, Philadelphia, etc. And being that I haven't traveled much, I'm always very curious to hear what other parts of the country are like and I like to hear about other people's experiences, who have been to these places that I likely will not get to travel to any time soon.
So, if you're from a bad part of town or live in a really rough city/area, or if you've spent time in one of these places, feel free to post and share some of your experiences. I'd really like to get to read some stories about firsthand experiences.