Here are the top 13 most dangerous cities in the United States of America that you never want to visit from Detroit to Oakland in Cali Subscribe to American Eye http://goo.gl/GBphkv 7. Atlanta Violent crime has always been a problem with Atlanta and it’s been above the national median for crime since the middle of the 20th century. The crime rate has slowly began to decline but is still ranked high in many categories. Places like College Park have been known to be one of the rougher parts of town and have been featured in rap songs by Ludacris. The city went through an urban decay around the city center and when crack was introduced in the 80’s things got much worse. In 1994, the city was ranked the most dangerous city in the country. The city became an important distribution center for cocaine other drugs as well as human trafficking since the early 2000’s. 6. MIlwaukee This town in Wisconsin is known for a relatively high crime rate and has more crime than about 98% of the country. Per 100,000 people, there’s an estimated 15 crimes and 505 robberies per year on average. The police chief reported that 85% of the city’s shootings were involved by people with extensive criminal records shooting other people with extensive criminal record. When police ran reports of the victims were shot, they came up with 473 victims had a previous arrest. This is common for cities with a large amount of street gangs and makes it a rough city to live in. Many tensions have risen here between the white and black populations, especially after the police shootings in 2016. In protests many cars were lit on fire 5.Chicago The city’s crime rate is significantly higher than the rest of country especially when it comes to homicide. With so many people shooting each other on a daily basis, it’s gotten the nickname Chiraq. It’s also gotten the nickname murder capital of the world. Gangs like the gangster’s disciples are commonly found on the westside where violent crimes happen on a daily basis. Other parts in the southside of Chicago have a homicide rate of more that 35 per 100,000. This part of Chicago tends to be less educated and is infested with street crimes. Nearly 60 percent of the homicides are a result the drug trade in this big city. 4. Oakland Crime in Oakland has escalated to unimaginable levels during the late 1960’s and at the end of the 1970’s. The murder rate is twice that of San Francisco or New York. Crime remains a serious issue in Oakland and it’s given the city a rough reputation among the other cities near the bay area. Oakland averages 3 shootings per day, some which will cause injury to bystanders. Crimes like assault, rape, and murder occur 2 to 5 times more often than the US average here. Property crime is widespread throughout the town, and car theft happens to one out of every 40 residents here! So find somewhere else to park your car! 3. Baltimore This city in Maryland is notorious for their extremely high crime rate, including violent crimes that are well above the national average. Just in 2011, there were a staggering 196 homocides which was actually one of their better years. In 2014, there was 211 and then in 2015, it skyrocketed to 344! The overall record year came in 1993 were there was 353! That’s basically balt1 each day. Who knows how many others, don’t get solved. With codes of conduct like the snitches get stitches rule, many are unwilling to come forward to police. This place is home to the Baltimore crew, which is an Italian group associated with the infamous Gambino Family. On top of it, the city is run by the crips and bloods, making it a tough place to grow up. 2015 Protests about the questionable police treatment of the African American, Freddie Gray, led to all out riots and aggressive property damage. 2. Memphis Memphis, Tennessee has seen a dramatic increase in crime and clearly within the top 5 of the most dangerous cities in the United States statistically. In other years, it’s been number one like in 2006 when it ranked highest for violent crime. There are an estimated 182 gangs roaming the streets with 8400 living within Memphis County. The homicide rate in Memphis is nearly twice that of Chicago’s this year and seems don’t seem to be getting better for this town, known for it’s mighty fine barbaque. 1.St. Louis Crime in St. Louis has greatly increased since the 1960’s throughout the early 1990’s and during polls, it’s ranked number 1 by the FBI as being the most dangerous city to live in. It’s slowly decreased since the 1990’s but the town was suffering from record level crime rates at that time. The Black Lives matter movement have made the police back off a little more. Especially after the riots in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, it’s easy to see how lawless this town and surrounding areas can get. The Ferguson riots happened days after the shooting of Michael Brown and it sparked civil unrest in the entire area.
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