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What is the most dangerous city in the country now?

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Hmm my brother used to live in Rockford... it never sounded that bad, but I never visited.

jhansman said:
Detroit? I say nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...
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There's only one thing Detroit needs, and he's part man... part machine... all cop! 😎
 
loki8481 said:
world wide, google says:

1. Bogota, Columbia
2. Juárez, Mexico
3. St. Louis, Missouri
4. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
5. Mogadishu, Somalia

http://urbantitan.com/10-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world-in-2011/

how the fuck is St. Louis so bad? I don't feel like you hear a lot of people talking about it.
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I don't know, I am 3 hoursish from STL, 2 from chicago, and we hear more about chicago then STL.

Aikouka said:
Hmm my brother used to live in Rockford... it never sounded that bad, but I never visited.
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dated a girl from rockford for 4 years before I met my wife, my brother moved there like 2 miles form her house right after we broke up 😛

lots of rockford is fine, but I wouldnt go downtown. and the south end is pretty much like driving around south chicago. or East STL(and I guess the northside is bad too?)

its very obvious you are in the wrong place.
 
The closest crap holes to me that I can think of

In terms of closeness

Oakland, CA
Richmond, CA
Fresno, CA
Bakersfield, CA

maybe Modesto
 
mizzou said:
Keep in mind when you see statistics for st. Louis it doesnt take into account the metro region, so in reality its not even close to many other cities.

That said, the pockets of crime are literally war-zones and are probably the worst in the country
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And what is the racial makeup of the "war-zones"?
 
Eli said:
WTF???

How is that even possible? Remind me to never visit St. Louis... 😱
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From that website that says it's way worse then mogadishu "Overall, east St. Louis city is the area of nearly 65% of the crime."


If you've driven through east st. louis you know what they are talking about. Overall though, your talking about a miniscule portion of the general metropolitan portion that surrounds these areas.




Wikidedia:

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, its population of 319,294 made it the 58th-largest U.S. city, while the Greater St. Louis combined statistical area's population of 2,845,298 made it the 16th-largest urban area in the country and the largest in the state.[8] It also made it the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Midwest.
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Unfortunately the FBI and other statistic companies could care less about this "county" distinction.

St. Louis is one of the safest, and also most dangerous places to be. On the plus side, you always know when you are in a good area, or a bad area 🙂


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2010 Area crime report

Missouri Violent crimes* % change Property crimes** % change

St. Louis 6,205 -16 27,324 -8

St. Louis County 1,090 +7 9,538 -5

Jefferson County 406 -6 2,379 -9

St. Charles County 157 -3 1,063 -1

Lincoln County 90 +70 233 +7

Franklin County 70 +9 562 -8

Warren County 42 +40 190 -12

Illinois Violent crimes* % change Property crimes** % change

Madison County 90 NA 1,108 NA

St. Clair County 85 NA 1,050 NA

Monroe County Did not provide Uniform Crime Report numbers

* Violent crimes in the report are murders and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

** Property crimes in the report are burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...6b5-5bdc-8c57-0f1c98f7300e.html#ixzz1Yd7Ka846
 
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I figured it was something like that, but still.. it's just really weird to see a US city with those other cities, lol.
 
mizzou said:
If you've driven through east st. louis you know what they are talking about. Overall though, your talking about a miniscule portion of the general metropolitan portion that surrounds these areas.
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I usually visit St. Louis once a month on average. I entered East St. Louis twice or thrice by accident.. those were the moments where I feared for my life. I look so out of place in that area.. it is not even funny.
 
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