As a Wichita native, I was waiting to hear about BTK as part of our homicide issues. You can't talk about Wichita and murder without talking about BTK.
I grew up in Wichita. Lived here 25 years. I have family all over the state. These numbers are accurate. However, when compared to bigger cities and places like Chicago, or NYC its nothing.
NYC has a lot lower crime rate than Wichita. It is a much bigger city so there is more crime but if you take into account the population, Wichita is way more dangerous.
...Wichita's rates are higher than Chicago's. BUT crime rates alone are not a good metric for if a city can be 'safe' to live.. nor is it a good metric for if the city itself is good!!
Wichita crime is someone broke into your car, NYC crime is getting pushed onto the tracks in the subway. Wichita is NOT more dangerous than NYC. Cant remember the last time we had a terrorist attack either but I'll never forget the twin towers
Dude, you are totally pulling stats that are wrong. cities from another state is a perfect example (Indep. MO not KS). get your stats right or leave it;
I mean you are right but to an outsider....🤷🏿♂️ ehhhhh The Midwest is Midwest So F🤬 it tomato/tamato garbage can trash can these things are the same LOL
I'm in and out of Kansas fairly frequently. There are some very nice places in Kansas. Also, some of the footage in this video clip is not filmed in Kansas. I know Kansas road signs and I recognize license plates. I'd say you filmed some of this in Missouri.
@@carriemartinez2933 ~ The pic that had mountains in the background was Los Angeles, and he was comparing a murder rate of .02%, based on two murders in one night in a town of 9,000 people, and saying how many people that would be in LA. Problem is, he's not smart enough to fact-check himself, or he'd realize the two murders were in Independence, MO... a town with a population of 117,000! Big, big difference. But since he was using LA as an example, the picture was not out of context.
I moved to Wichita KS from Oakland CA. Long story. Never really been to the Midwest and was so surprised of Wichita, beats every stereotype of Kansas except for flat land
I’m from Wichita and honestly I love my city. It’s gotten better since my youth. But of course like any growing city come the city issues. Great things about Wichita is the cost of living. Our entertainment is wonderful (not just because I personally know a lot of people in music lol) and also it’s a great centralized place if you wanna drive to Denver it’s only 6 or so hours. KC and OKC 2.5 hours.
I moved south east of Wichita from Arizona ( west of Phoenix) and Kansas is my home ! I call it home and i love Kansas !!! Alil culture shock in the beginning but it’s just normal now !!!!
I live in Wichita. I do not think of it as a dangerous city. I know it is statistically as a whole, but it all depends on the neighborhood you live in and where you spend your time. Probably could be said of any city. I live in the NW corner of the city and it is quite safe here and the Far East nicer neighborhoods are a good place to raise a family as well. Most of the violent crime seems to happen in the North central, downtown, and south side of Wichita.
I live in Overland Park KS, and my heart has always been in the country. I'm a widowed mom with two young boys and we drive out to Louisburg and Stillwell a lot. I find peace in the country.
Yes stillwell is very peaceful and its part of the outskirts of kc metro area. Louisburg too, extremely peaceful. Am from olathe area and i like driving out there for peace and relaxing
Its nice to see a person on the internet insulting the cities you grew up in😐 as somebody who grew up in Coffeyville, currently lives in independence, and frequents the other cities, i can tell you that the crime here isn't as bad as this guy makes it seem. Its not like you're going to get mugged on the street as soon as you walk into town, like this man makes it seem. How can you speak about how the crime in these cities is so bad if you yourself bring no evidence that you live here? And for independence, you've got the wrong city. Thats Missouri's Independence. Get your facts and your script straight before you start calling everyone's city a ghetto
Omg people always put kansas down makes me so mad a lot of the people are wonderful!! Every state has there ones who are in trouble but everyone else is proud of there town!!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
@@Meleeman011 I said in another comment that he doesn't even mention KCK, which is by far the most dangerous place in Kansas. Try walking on Quindaro Blvd at night. Hell, everything between Quindaro and Central is pretty much straight hood and blows all of these places he named on this list out of the water.
The Dotte has gotten worse over the last 15 years and I am mildly shocked, but he mentioned Leavenworth and thusly may be a small mention. I think KCK and KCMO are just both bad places to be in. Though I would rather be in South parts of KCMO like Waldo and Leawood (Mo, bordering Leawood, KS) before going into half of KCK.
@@666mathew ~ KC, MO has one of the highest crime rates in Missouri right now. I think St. Louis usually has more but not this year. Nope. KCMO is out of control right now.
I've lived in Kansas my whole life, the experience I have from smaller towns is that they are filled with drug addicts and everybody's fucking everybody....I've had relatives that have lived in several smaller towns and my husband has family that has also lived in several smaller towns. I will stick to Wichita.
When he mentioned Coffeyville, all I could think of was: Two brothers lying dead in Coffeyville Two voices call to you from where they stood Lay down your law books now They're no damn good -Eagles
Born and raised there when it was bad… drive by’s, gang fights, yes gang fights. Coffeyville is a place where you have Highway 66 and Highway 69 which is 166, 169 to us and that takes you East west north and south we got St. Louis to the east he got Tulsa and Oklahoma City to the south you got Wichita to the west he got KC (Go Niners) to North all within a 1 to 5 hour ride. We get everything.
@@BronchoKyle thank you for noticing the CREATIVITY of Kansans. They really have to be, their ancestors wouldn't have survived harsh prairie conditions without a little ingenuity. And it helps after hail, blizzards, floods and tornadoes to use what one has in a pinch helping friends and neighbors back on their feet. Have you ever visited Kansas? Beautiful
Currently live in Iola. Can confirm that the methhead shown was arrested after floating on neosho river for a few hours after his armed robbery shenanigans. Greatest 48 hours of meme culture in my life.
A life long Kansas resident. I know LEO in more than half of what towns you mention. Your “facts” are partial truths. I look at this more as poking humor than a factual video.
I live in Newton and it’s actually a nice place . It’s an old town and some of the houses are over 100 years . Most of the crimes are property theft and drug possession. If you aren’t involved with these activities you are very unlikely to be a victim . It’s a quiet place about 30 minutes north of Wichita .
I have lived in Kansas my whole life and love it. I always think, if you are looking for trouble you will find it anywhere you go. My sister has been in so much trouble and had issues that you talk about, but I have had very little. The worst thing I have had was when my sister borrowed my car for the weekend and then let her at the time bf take it to go get ciggies, because she was too lazy to get up. He never came back with it. About a week later it was left running in some people's driveway. It was full of gang and drug signia so the police said and it was totalled. I've had a few tickets that I felt were not my fault, but doesn't almost everyone think that too. I have had a couple fender benders, but mostly i watch out for the other guy who may not be paying attention and do pretty well. Anyway, I love Kansas and really have no desire to leave.
yeesh. this comment is really self-involved and makes a lot of excuses for oneself. i mean, ftp; they are thief thugs in uniform... but this whole "ok i mess up too but not as bad as HEERRRR" is really childish. tmi as well. has nothing to do with any state in particular.
I was born and raised in McPherson. It was safe back then...I don't know about now though. I always said "ourKansas" for the town and for the state.... then my g-parents told me it was Arkansas for the state! But I said the town correctly lol I use to love going to my Uncle's farm in Conway.
@@williamclinard2438 exactly I always laugh hearing people trying to say it. What's really funny if he would just do a little research, he'd find out it's not named after the state. It's named after the river that runs beside it.
@@ATeam_Hannibal both the state of Arkansas and the City of Arkansas City Kansas are named after the same thing. The Kanza (Kaw) indians. The state of Arkansas and the river are derived from a French translation, while Kansas is English.
Seriously, have you lived in Kansas? I grew up in Kansas city, kansas/Missouri familiar with the locations mentioned in your video. It is horrible in kck and kcmo. Your information is not all accurate. Its sad because the places that are dangerous arent not getting the appropriate attention in kansas/Missouri. I love my home statr and the people ill protect them as much as I can. #KConelove
I'm a transplant to Kansas. I've lived her nearly 12 years. I'm originally from Georgia but have grown to love it here! The military brought us and we're staying. I live in the BEST small town and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else! The neighbors are great and I don't mind having to drive 30-40 minutes to the grocery store.
Bruh Great Bend man seriously I lived here my whole life you can literally walk-around the whole city at 3 in the morning and nobody will do anything and cops really don't give a crap either
Maybe it's poverty? Most of these places have a poverty rate of at least 20%, whereas the suburb of Overland Park has a poverty rate of 3%. It's possible that when you go to a suburb full of mansions, people lack the incentive to break into cars in the middle of the night.
Yeah, he's just pulling numbers off google lists and spouting off. Crime is everywhere, poverty is everywhere, affluence is everywhere, so what's the point of these subjective videos?
Same! I'm in gardner because it's so small and calm. Im from Kansas city, mo where we fight and commit crimes to survive. Whereas kansas "gangsters" have something to prove. They CREATE crime to feel like their rap idols. Hell I'm more afraid of wyandotte at 2pm than downtown kcmo at 2am. And honestly if wyandotte didnt make it to this list (😂) then it's obviously extremely inaccurate and fake.
@@shelbystoneking1220 Yes of course I guess those people who stole my cousins furniture, and cash from her apartment while they shot and killed her neighbor in KCMO were doing it to "survive".
Not really. I am leaving this town asap. Car has been broken into 6 times in a year. Everyone I know has had something stolen. Lots of meth and drugs use in the community.
I live in Wichita, born and raised here, and it’s actually not too dangerous of a city, especially compared to places like Chicago or NYC. It’s also very specific to where in the city. The north of town, and especially north-east is like the calmest and safest part of town, while Hillside is known as “the hood” part of town for lack of a better term
Lmfao I'm from Wichita born an raised also. I knew I was gonna see Wichita as #1 on here lol. Definitely have an 84% chance too see someone twacked outta their mind and screaming/dancing on the corner of boardway an kellogg. Good ol'e hillside tho, can't forget get the dirty southside also known as shark tank lol. But one thing is fursure if I left Wichita for good I wouldn't miss it for a second.
@@RubyMVmistress I ended up in wichita since work demands it. Got to see downtown wichita; it's like a creepy abandoned version of downtown brooklyn, NY. Know anything about Derby?
@@mghegotagun Yup yup, that's actually where I use to live. Didn't want to say it because it's a suburbs of Wichita and at the time, you had to go to Wichita to do everything anyways. I was in Wichita 2019 and went back to Derby to see what changed, and my old elementary school changed a little bit, and so many more business. Kind of have that nostalgia over it. Even though I love where I live now.
Hey Nick! You've got some interesting travel videos out there! We've watched a few! ;-] I must point out a correction however, on the ole KS video; @8:19 your publication on the two murders occurred in Independence MO., not Independence KS. Where's Mappy lol!
And don’t forget. Don’t go to the KC metro. Downtown Kansas/Missouri last year broke the record in homicides in 2020 at 273. Look up a homicide map for Kansas City and it’ll show you where and who was killed on a map. It helps me know where to stay away from.
Ken Good, I'm originally from Georgia. I KNOW all about the heat. I've been in Kansas nearly 12 years now. The military brought us here but we stayed. I love our small town and don't mind having to travel 30-45 min to the grocery store. We have tornadoes in Georgia as well. I just had to get used to the hard winter's. I've actually gotten really good at driving in the ice/snow. You really can teach old dogs new tricks 😂
I live in Leavenworth county, everyone usually avoids the Leavenworth Lansing area like the plague. Not to mention the god damn speed trap K-7 is through there.
I had a criminal justice class last semester so I had to do a sex offender search and i wish I didn’t. I think when people get out of the federal penitentiary they just end up staying in Leavenworth.
Craziest bar fight I’ve seen happened in Pittsburgh, Ks. Broken teeth, teeth through lips, broken fingers, broken toes and ankles. Some one had a class ring on and hit really hard. He left split/torn skin on people faces and necks. It lasted almost five minutes and migrated down the block. I never went back to South East Kansas ever again.
grew up in Goddard Kansas and used to go to those Catholic wedding dances where the intermission entertainment was always a fight outside in the parking lot and then everyone Continue drinking and dancing inside just a regular occurrence
Moved to Wichita in 1973. Our neighborhood used to be family friendly. Can't really think of seeing the police when I was younger. However....in the last 3 years we have had a murder-suicide, 3 drive by shootings, a/c stolen, cars broken into (stealing mostly change, but going through everything). All in the same 2 blocks. Police are now an everyday sighting. Problem is the "old timers" are passing away, homes are now mostly rentals and we're forced to live in this shi# hole until we die as well since our house is paid for and cannot afford to move.
I roamed the streets of Wichita in the 60s as a young person and every bar that we frequented had a trail of blood leading out from the fights and violence. had enough in January 19 70 packed my bags and me and my buddy headed for Texas and never looked back. Best decision I ever made
1.kansas city kansas 2.Leavenworth ks 3. Topeka ks 4.Wichita ks. Trust me i know hv lived in kansas 4 many years. South kc missouri getting bad too drugs everywhere. Problems in kansas mainly lack of good paying jobs.
I am from a tiny town in Kansas and I can honestly say where there are people, there is crime. The issue with Kansas is there are few drug rehabilitation centers and mental health services so we tend to have a large number of meth addicts out and about. And due to lack of funding and spaces available they cannot receive the help they need. Also, small towns are great for classroom size, but can lack due to funding issues. My school didn’t have any AP programs, and our special Ed classrooms where limited in funding so they couldn’t offer as many opportunities as the bigger schools. Just something to consider for families thinking about moving.
I live in Topeka, and in the one year I’ve lived here so far, I’ve had my car broken into twice, my home broken into once, been threatened with knives to give someone money at my front door, then threatened with tasers a couple months later. I hate this place, but I was stationed here by the military, so I had no choice.
@@maryshoemaker1334 well its a common misconception. Dont get me wrong there are vast stretches of farm land that are flat here but it is mostly rolling hills. If you want flat, Florida is literally the state that has no hills.
Your joking right? The Kansas City Metro alone in 2020 got 273 homicides. And it’s population is only around 300,000. This guy is clueless who made this video🤷🏼♂️
I spent my entire teenage years in newton kansas. Newton a small town, nothing happen, very boring. Back then i was young, full of energy, yearn for something more. I remember teenagers drag Main Street on Saturday night for fun. Newton, everyone know each other and friendly and safe. My family dont even lock the back door. Now i am getting old, yearn for a relaxing, lay back life style. Hope i still live in newton kansas.
Just for reference, Wichita ranks 64 out of 328 on the most dangerous cities list (according to FBI data). The top 3 are Memphis, TN, Tacoma, WA, and Pueblo, CO. This "dangerous city" stuff is WAAAAAY dramatized. As a Wichita resident, it is (almost) perfectly safe here so long as you don't stay downtown for too long.
My tools were stolen from my truck in Iola once. I was a corrections officer at the time, and my neighbor (a city police officer) had some money stolen by the same person. They found the guy with some of the stuff on him and he was arrested. He bonded out of jail a few days later then proceeded to go home and overdose on meth.
The problem why you see these little 5 and 10k population towns in the middle of nowhere making the list is because it's just that gues what there is to do in newton, meth, gues what there is to do in arkcity meth, iola you guessed it meth. Dope is the biggest problem in kansas.
Coffeyville KS was the town where the Dalton Gang tried to rob the bank and 4 members of the gang were killed in a shootout during the robbery by citizens of the town.. Happened on October 5th, 1892
I was born and raised in Wichita and even though you say the crime is high it isn't as bad as you think. The people driving around here is worse than the crime
Honestly I was born and raised here I. Independence ks and if you are wanting to live here all I got to say is turn around and go the other way because Kansas is just a shitty place because my dad and I are planning on getting the hell out of this shit hole of a place.
As a storm chaser, I've been to every one of these towns, and multiple times... I can say for a fact Topeka is the only one I get sketched out in, and avoid it most of the time... Traffic during rush hour here can be straight up crazy on certain roads. I almost get in wrecks here on a regular basis.
At 8:25 into video you are showing Independence, KS, while showing news from Independence, MO... Yes the Missouri Independence is straight up crazy. Independence, KS prolly not so much.
First ~ "TOE' peekah?" 😑 "Tuh PEE' kuh" (Lazy dialect I suppose. We don't have an accent here...we just copy everyone elses.) Next ~ And, what the heck? Kansas City, KS, didn't make the list?? 🤨 Finally Does the crime rate in Leavenworth includes in part stats from the federal prison there or the state prison in Lansing (right next to Leavenworth). (I'm going to leave the military base out of the equation since they deal with that themselves. (Warning ~ if you ever go to Olathe, KS, it's pronounced "Oh LAY' thuh", not "OH' luhthee". You can say "OH' luhthee" but we'll laugh about it forever. I'm still trying to figure out Iola making the list.
Laughing so hard at that! I'm from Mac, (for those that don't know it's McPherson), but moved to Long Island, (that's in NY for those that didn't know), back in 1964 as a 13 year old! But I still remembered how to say Olathe!
@@davidwoermansr I say the "Mc" as "muk".... then "fur sun"..... maybe I use to say it with a Kansas accent, which is mostly gone and was replaced by a Long Island one lol
@@ranneth17 I have a brother and a sister that moved there our family farm is halfway between Manhattan and the Nebraska line and I've always heard it your way but they say mick fear son I was just trying to get an unbiased opinion
@@davidwoermansr When we moved from Kansas to Long Island I wasn't prepared for such a culture change! First was going from a small Catholic school to a public school with so many kids! The best part was a BEACH! There aren't any beaches in Kansas lol My cousin and I walked to the beach almost everyday during the summer! What I missed most in Kansas was going to my Uncle's farm lol I miss that even to this day! The main lesson I learned about farm life was if the chicken is laying in it's nest then let your cousin get the eggs! I learned the hard way that chickens peck!
What a nice start to my day, another Nick Johnson video, and only one day after the last new one!!! 😊 I like how you mentioned San Bernardino, CA. Only people who have lived there know how sad it is. You included, because you were there at one point. And omg .02% killed in one night?! What the what the??? I’m surprised Mappy didn’t have something to say about that.
I am from Seattle...used to live in Topeka, but in 4 years we were robbed 8 times and we lived next door to a cop! I do think you made a mistake though. The Independence where those murders took place is undoubtedly Independence, MO not KS....the rest of the video is legit though....I am ready to move.
Wichita is not tough, ive been here 30 years and have only been shot at twice, drugged and robbed at two strip clubs, and have only had my identity stolen once, so chill yo
Hey I live in Leavenworth. It ain't that bad I work in johnson county. But nobody that actually works A blue collar job can afford to live in Johnson county Btw your news article for number 2 (independence) was actually referring to murders in Independence Missouri another burb in the Kansas City metro
I have lived in Kansas all my life, mostly in Topeka, and unfortunately crime is quite high here. As you noted, if you live in Johnson County, southwest side of the KC metro, it is very nice. The difference between most places in Kansas and more populous areas around the country, is that it is easier to avoid the trouble spots. Crime is everywhere, but for the most part You can pick and choose where are you go and stay away from the bad stuff. Enjoy your videos thank you for making them. Peace
My dad grew up in Topeka, and he said it has completely changed in the last 50 years. People used to bowl, have old car shows in the streets on the weekend, he said people left the door unlocked all the time, he went through a couple years ago and he said it was completely unrecognizable.
Born and raised in Southwestern Kansas and have lived many places in the country. even traveled around the world a bit. One of the safest places in general has always been Kansas. Not that we don't have our problems here, but I feel safer on any street in Kansas then I do in LA, Boston, Jacksonville Fl, NYC, DC and even Dubai. Been on the streets of those cities as well. Your video is entertaining and even got a chuckle out of me but incorrect on many aspects.
@Tammy Fletcher Them three towns alone bring in 15% of the country's beef supply. That's probably why we ain't on the list. We too busy working to get into any types of trouble.
I moved to Wichita KS in 2016 and didn't even last 9 months! Yuck! I ended up selling my house...took a $15k loss and moved to Indianapolis! Best money ever spent!!!😎
I did my masters at Wichita State and lived in College Hill......beautiful community......the week of graduation, I moved to north Texas. No jobs in Wichita.
Thank you! I just moved my best friend to Leavenworth a few days ago. I'm from kansas city, mo so that made me laugh out loud!! Leavenworth is a ways away from kcmo 😂😂🤦♀️
I was raised in Wichita have lived in several other states but always came back to ks. I finally moved from Wichita to Lincoln then to Wilson. You never talked about the beauty of Kansas it is TrueType ‘gods’ country! Beautiful hills , lakes, ponds and trees. The grains of wheat, milo and corn. For most part it’s pretty quiet here and very pretty and I’m 45 minutes from great bend!
You're so right Patty! Thats what I have tried to explain to many in this thread of my original comment. There truly are some beautiful areas and it's definitely NOT FLAT--except in western Kansas.
Two places I'm surprised weren't mentioned (but in comparison to Topeka, Newton, and Witchta no shock) are Liberal and Dodge City. They have lots of gun related violence and gang motivated shootings that goes unchecked.
Here is my entire Dangerous States series: ua-cam.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6yr7JE4UNBGboPJKI1_5zeru.html
Wow, Someone hates the state of Kansas.
That crime article in "independence" was actually meant for Independence, Missouri, Not Kansas.
Thank you. I was about to point that out.
No there is two independence one in Missouri and one in kansas
Exactly I was raised on the AVE. in Kcmo
All my sibs were born in Independence, KS. They turned out OK.
EXACTLY.
As a Wichita native, I was waiting to hear about BTK as part of our homicide issues. You can't talk about Wichita and murder without talking about BTK.
BTK was born where I live currently, which is Pittsburg (SEK)
or the Wichita Massacre, causing the sale of guns, home security systems, and extra locks to Skyrocket.
Carr Brothers...
@@vexilloviolet What are your thoughts on Pittsburg, KS? Do you like it? Why or why not?
OMG YESS
I grew up in Wichita. Lived here 25 years. I have family all over the state. These numbers are accurate. However, when compared to bigger cities and places like Chicago, or NYC its nothing.
Lmao it is lil Chicago.
I was born in Wichita and lived there a few years as an adult.
NYC has a lot lower crime rate than Wichita. It is a much bigger city so there is more crime but if you take into account the population, Wichita is way more dangerous.
...Wichita's rates are higher than Chicago's. BUT crime rates alone are not a good metric for if a city can be 'safe' to live.. nor is it a good metric for if the city itself is good!!
Wichita crime is someone broke into your car, NYC crime is getting pushed onto the tracks in the subway. Wichita is NOT more dangerous than NYC. Cant remember the last time we had a terrorist attack either but I'll never forget the twin towers
I've lived in Kansas all my life. I've NEVER HAD a problem. I LOVE KANSAS. IT'S THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE.
Hell yes.
i visted kansas all the time! because im very close to it i actually live in kansas city missouri!
Dude, you are totally pulling stats that are wrong. cities from another state is a perfect example (Indep. MO not KS). get your stats right or leave it;
There's an independence kansas bruh
Sam If you could read ken didnt say there was no independence in kansas he was pointing out the dude had the stats for independence mo not ks..
Lmao independence,ks and getn facts from independence, mo.
@@ssyankee121 yes there is but the stats he showed on a chart were from Independence in Kansas City, Missouri.
He's talking about the independence in Kansas they had the shootings
When talking about Independence, KS the murder stat pictured said Independence, MO
I'm glad someone else noticed that.
I thought so. Independence, MO is a tough place for sure.
Independence, Mo. The Meth Capital of the U.S.
I mean you are right but to an outsider....🤷🏿♂️ ehhhhh
The Midwest is Midwest So F🤬 it tomato/tamato garbage can trash can these things are the same LOL
I came here just to comment this 😂
I'm in and out of Kansas fairly frequently. There are some very nice places in Kansas. Also, some of the footage in this video clip is not filmed in Kansas. I know Kansas road signs and I recognize license plates. I'd say you filmed some of this in Missouri.
Right and one of the pics had mountains in it.....wtf!!!
@@carriemartinez2933 the flint hills get pretty big not all of KS is flat
What part of TX I have family in Houston Canyon and Brownsville
@@carriemartinez2933 ~ The pic that had mountains in the background was Los Angeles, and he was comparing a murder rate of .02%, based on two murders in one night in a town of 9,000 people, and saying how many people that would be in LA. Problem is, he's not smart enough to fact-check himself, or he'd realize the two murders were in Independence, MO... a town with a population of 117,000! Big, big difference. But since he was using LA as an example, the picture was not out of context.
He’s just trying to make fun of Kansas by going to the ghetto places in MO lol
I moved to Wichita KS from Oakland CA. Long story. Never really been to the Midwest and was so surprised of Wichita, beats every stereotype of Kansas except for flat land
Is it actually nice there? Planning on moving there in a couple months
I’m from Wichita and honestly I love my city. It’s gotten better since my youth. But of course like any growing city come the city issues. Great things about Wichita is the cost of living. Our entertainment is wonderful (not just because I personally know a lot of people in music lol) and also it’s a great centralized place if you wanna drive to Denver it’s only 6 or so hours. KC and OKC 2.5 hours.
I moved south east of Wichita from Arizona ( west of Phoenix) and Kansas is my home ! I call it home and i love Kansas !!! Alil culture shock in the beginning but it’s just normal now !!!!
@@davis_harris9420 it is !!! I’ll never live anywhere else. Except somewhere warm All the time !!
Can anyone from Kansas let me know if newton is a nice or really a shit whole. I plan to buy but I don't know anyone there. Thanks an advance.
I live in Wichita. I do not think of it as a dangerous city. I know it is statistically as a whole, but it all depends on the neighborhood you live in and where you spend your time. Probably could be said of any city. I live in the NW corner of the city and it is quite safe here and the Far East nicer neighborhoods are a good place to raise a family as well. Most of the violent crime seems to happen in the North central, downtown, and south side of Wichita.
The Carr brothers sure did fancy the far east side of town....smh
I live in Overland Park KS, and my heart has always been in the country. I'm a widowed mom with two young boys and we drive out to Louisburg and Stillwell a lot. I find peace in the country.
I go to Overland Park a lot. Nice little section of Kansas. Love the Scheels there.
Yes stillwell is very peaceful and its part of the outskirts of kc metro area. Louisburg too, extremely peaceful. Am from olathe area and i like driving out there for peace and relaxing
I always though Overland Park was a great place? Never been there though.
@@jonlouis2582 it is a great place, very safe, good schools but my heart is in the country.
Take me 😊
Dillions is owned by The Kroger Company a national grocery chain
Which is headquartered in Cincinnati Ohio..
Dillions was family owned until about 10 years ago.
Dillons is technically still a semi-independent subcompany of Kroger and is still headquartered in Hutchinson.
Ar-kan-Saw City. 😢😢
Its nice to see a person on the internet insulting the cities you grew up in😐 as somebody who grew up in Coffeyville, currently lives in independence, and frequents the other cities, i can tell you that the crime here isn't as bad as this guy makes it seem. Its not like you're going to get mugged on the street as soon as you walk into town, like this man makes it seem. How can you speak about how the crime in these cities is so bad if you yourself bring no evidence that you live here? And for independence, you've got the wrong city. Thats Missouri's Independence. Get your facts and your script straight before you start calling everyone's city a ghetto
Rat is right!
tell him to go drive though quivera as fast as he can at night, if you're lucky the buck he runs into will stab him through the windshield
Omg people always put kansas down makes me so mad a lot of the people are wonderful!!
Every state has there ones who are in trouble but everyone else is proud of there town!!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
@@Meleeman011 I said in another comment that he doesn't even mention KCK, which is by far the most dangerous place in Kansas.
Try walking on Quindaro Blvd at night. Hell, everything between Quindaro and Central is pretty much straight hood and blows all of these places he named on this list out of the water.
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Lived in Wichita for 9 months... born and raised in CA. KS was great.. never felt unsafe.
After 30 years away, I came back to Kansas."There's no place like home!"
Your sarcasm is so hilarious 😂😂😂😂 ‘bath tub...’ Kansas is harmless compared to any coastal states. I am Ks. Proud
Wrong
@@nopainnogain.1 clearly never lived in North or south Wichita. 🤣🤣😘
Tell that to the cville chick that slashed my neck and put a blade in my sternum
You sure believe it is but nope it's full of drugs and sh*t
You ain't from wyandotte then 🤣 Killa city
And Kansas City MO - is NOT in KANSAS!!
Yeah it is dummy
there is both a Kansas city Kansas and a Kansas city Missouri I been through both of them so yes there's is
@@sallycatron1625 seriously? You think Kansas city Missouri is in Kansas and you are calling ME a dummy? Lol
Nobody has common sense anymore
There is a river between them
I live in Kansas and cannot believe KCK wasn’t on this list... you couldn’t pay me to go there especially at night
Is KCMO bad as well? I heard St Louis MO is very dangerous.
The Dotte has gotten worse over the last 15 years and I am mildly shocked, but he mentioned Leavenworth and thusly may be a small mention. I think KCK and KCMO are just both bad places to be in. Though I would rather be in South parts of KCMO like Waldo and Leawood (Mo, bordering Leawood, KS) before going into half of KCK.
It's all statistics is all but I agree.
@@666mathew ~ KC, MO has one of the highest crime rates in Missouri right now. I think St. Louis usually has more but not this year. Nope. KCMO is out of control right now.
@Harry Clams nope!
As someone who lives in the snobby city of Lawrence KS, this whole video is full of misinformation. However it was a funny watch.
Ikr?! LOL
Yep. This guy has definitely never been to kansas
I went to KU (in Lawrence) and now live in Hayes and the op is correct, the video is bs
I guarantee the drugs in your town come from emporia and other surrounding small towns
@@DaveKoehler1992 we normally assume Ottawa for the drugs. And violent people from Topeka or KC.
I live in a small town in Kansas (only 1,300 people) and love it. Quiet and peaceful.
I've lived in Kansas my whole life, the experience I have from smaller towns is that they are filled with drug addicts and everybody's fucking everybody....I've had relatives that have lived in several smaller towns and my husband has family that has also lived in several smaller towns. I will stick to Wichita.
@@k_t530 the murder capital of the US for a couple years. wonderful town.
When he mentioned Coffeyville, all I could think of was:
Two brothers lying dead in Coffeyville
Two voices call to you from where they stood
Lay down your law books now
They're no damn good -Eagles
Born and raised there when it was bad… drive by’s, gang fights, yes gang fights. Coffeyville is a place where you have Highway 66 and Highway 69 which is 166, 169 to us and that takes you East west north and south we got St. Louis to the east he got Tulsa and Oklahoma City to the south you got Wichita to the west he got KC (Go Niners) to North all within a 1 to 5 hour ride. We get everything.
As a Kansas native, this makes me laugh and it’s Ar-Kan-sas, and Toe-peak-a,. And thanks for pronouncing Wichita right.
Who is this guy? Makes us sound horrible. Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri are awesome beautiful states.
A made up pronunciation. Nobody out of Kansas calls it that. I bet you call it the At-Kan-sad River too.
@@BronchoKyle thank you for noticing the CREATIVITY of Kansans. They really have to be, their ancestors wouldn't have survived harsh prairie conditions without a little ingenuity. And it helps after hail, blizzards, floods and tornadoes to use what one has in a pinch helping friends and neighbors back on their feet. Have you ever visited Kansas? Beautiful
So true. The proper pronunciation is always the way it is pronounced by the locals.
I hate when people call it Wi-Cheetah
Currently live in Iola. Can confirm that the methhead shown was arrested after floating on neosho river for a few hours after his armed robbery shenanigans. Greatest 48 hours of meme culture in my life.
my first experience taking this girl to neosho was witnessing a robbery at a gas station there
@@Meleeman011 yeah that sounds about right
Iola native myself
Coffeyville resident and it is equally as sad
Hahahahaha
A life long Kansas resident. I know LEO in more than half of what towns you mention. Your “facts” are partial truths.
I look at this more as poking humor than a factual video.
I live in Newton and it’s actually a nice place . It’s an old town and some of the houses are over 100 years . Most of the crimes are property theft and drug possession. If you aren’t involved with these activities you are very unlikely to be a victim . It’s a quiet place about 30 minutes north of Wichita .
I have lived in Kansas my whole life and love it. I always think, if you are looking for trouble you will find it anywhere you go. My sister has been in so much trouble and had issues that you talk about, but I have had very little. The worst thing I have had was when my sister borrowed my car for the weekend and then let her at the time bf take it to go get ciggies, because she was too lazy to get up. He never came back with it. About a week later it was left running in some people's driveway. It was full of gang and drug signia so the police said and it was totalled. I've had a few tickets that I felt were not my fault, but doesn't almost everyone think that too. I have had a couple fender benders, but mostly i watch out for the other guy who may not be paying attention and do pretty well. Anyway, I love Kansas and really have no desire to leave.
Hi Susan! We'd be friends in real life you're cool!
susan proctor Susan, this made me laugh really hard, the same thing happened to my aunt. I hope you got a better car! Best wishes, Jon
Has a fellow Kansan I feel the, I love it here in north east Kansas and have no interest in ever leaving
@@fusionsigh how northeast I'm in north central right on the Marshall/Riley line
yeesh. this comment is really self-involved and makes a lot of excuses for oneself. i mean, ftp; they are thief thugs in uniform... but this whole "ok i mess up too but not as bad as HEERRRR" is really childish. tmi as well. has nothing to do with any state in particular.
It's not Arkansas City - It's ArKANSAS City!
Yes!!! Thank you...
Everybody just calls it Ark City
I was born and raised in McPherson. It was safe back then...I don't know about now though. I always said "ourKansas" for the town and for the state.... then my g-parents told me it was Arkansas for the state! But I said the town correctly lol
I use to love going to my Uncle's farm in Conway.
@@williamclinard2438 exactly I always laugh hearing people trying to say it. What's really funny if he would just do a little research, he'd find out it's not named after the state. It's named after the river that runs beside it.
@@ATeam_Hannibal both the state of Arkansas and the City of Arkansas City Kansas are named after the same thing. The Kanza (Kaw) indians. The state of Arkansas and the river are derived from a French translation, while Kansas is English.
Seriously, have you lived in Kansas? I grew up in Kansas city, kansas/Missouri familiar with the locations mentioned in your video. It is horrible in kck and kcmo. Your information is not all accurate. Its sad because the places that are dangerous arent not getting the appropriate attention in kansas/Missouri.
I love my home statr and the people ill protect them as much as I can. #KConelove
Kck is easily more dangerous than most of those cities combined
Depends where at in kck not all is bad, just like anywhere
@@Jw-uz8xi what part are you talking about?
Like legends area
@@Jw-uz8xi thats the rich people area man go to 10st an central or 13st and quindaro or 18st it is nothing like legend's area
I'm a transplant to Kansas. I've lived her nearly 12 years. I'm originally from Georgia but have grown to love it here! The military brought us and we're staying. I live in the BEST small town and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else! The neighbors are great and I don't mind having to drive 30-40 minutes to the grocery store.
Sounds like Argonia, lol.
Bruh Great Bend man seriously I lived here my whole life you can literally walk-around the whole city at 3 in the morning and nobody will do anything and cops really don't give a crap either
the fact that the cops 'don't give a crap' is why GB has become a shithole.
RIGHT, my family helped found Barton Co. ran the streets of GB a lot and had very few problems. Still have family there in the Hoisington area.
Finally! A new Nick Johnson video, and the most exciting part is that tomorrow is my birthday! 😀😀😀
Happy birthday to ya 🎉💙🎁 stay safe 🤗🙏🤗
Happy birthday. 🎂
OMG mine was on Friday! Happy birthday Kayla!!
@@NickJohnson happy birthday to you too 🎉💙🎁
I knew Wichita was going to be the most dangerous on the list
Puh-leeez, KCK is a hellhole compared to anywhere else in the Sunflower State.
Its only "dangerous" is because more people live in wichita
it's dangerous here man last month 3 people were robed and just last year 2 murders and more on top
For all the doubters, Spend a couple weeks living in the planeview or oaklawn neighborhoods of Wichita….you’ll get the idea
@TRUMP LOST GET OVER IT! thats funny bc north side is the nicer side of wichita so if you compare south side to kc then wichita is more dangerous
U know Damn Well Kansas City Should Of At Least Been In the top 5
I know right
@@K.B.Williams wichita lol
I live in OP, KS. And you couldn't pay me to live in the urban core of KCK
Lol ok but what abt BTK in Wichita? Why didn’t he mention that?
Knowing this guys lack of general knowledge of Kansas I doubt he knows there's two Kansas City's
Maybe it's poverty? Most of these places have a poverty rate of at least 20%, whereas the suburb of Overland Park has a poverty rate of 3%. It's possible that when you go to a suburb full of mansions, people lack the incentive to break into cars in the middle of the night.
We lived in Topeka for 13 years for work and loved it. Schools for our kids were great, people were friendly, church was wonderful.
Im from Topeka, it depends on what part you live, I try not to go anywhere east of Kansas Blvd Lol. But every place has good and bad areas
This is hilariously bad. It's Poorly written and researched. D for effort. A for misinformation. I'll just leave it at "Toe peaka" ahahahahahah
Mike, you are generous. I give it a F. It's like a second grade report.
Yeah, he's just pulling numbers off google lists and spouting off. Crime is everywhere, poverty is everywhere, affluence is everywhere, so what's the point of these subjective videos?
Don’t go to Kansas 😂 I am here because SO many are Not 👍
Same! I'm in gardner because it's so small and calm.
Im from Kansas city, mo where we fight and commit crimes to survive. Whereas kansas "gangsters" have something to prove. They CREATE crime to feel like their rap idols. Hell I'm more afraid of wyandotte at 2pm than downtown kcmo at 2am.
And honestly if wyandotte didnt make it to this list (😂) then it's obviously extremely inaccurate and fake.
Excellent point.
Especially out here in Western KS.
Has anyone heard of Stull, Kansas? Is it one of those urban myths or is it for real?
@@shelbystoneking1220 Yes of course I guess those people who stole my cousins furniture, and cash from her apartment while they shot and killed her neighbor in KCMO were doing it to "survive".
Newton being on this list is such a joke!
That was my first thought, like that it even made the list is ridiculous!
Dodge city wasn't even on this list and there easily top 5
Not really. I am leaving this town asap. Car has been broken into 6 times in a year. Everyone I know has had something stolen. Lots of meth and drugs use in the community.
Blew my mind as a cousin lives in Newton.
Huge joke!
Crimes are up everywhere today. Most all cities in the US due to politics. I love the rural area where I live here in Kansas.
I live in Wichita, born and raised here, and it’s actually not too dangerous of a city, especially compared to places like Chicago or NYC. It’s also very specific to where in the city. The north of town, and especially north-east is like the calmest and safest part of town, while Hillside is known as “the hood” part of town for lack of a better term
Lmfao I'm from Wichita born an raised also. I knew I was gonna see Wichita as #1 on here lol. Definitely have an 84% chance too see someone twacked outta their mind and screaming/dancing on the corner of boardway an kellogg. Good ol'e hillside tho, can't forget get the dirty southside also known as shark tank lol. But one thing is fursure if I left Wichita for good I wouldn't miss it for a second.
It's everywhere, I used to live in Wichita. Super safe unless you were looking for trouble, drugs, parties and so on.
@@RubyMVmistress I ended up in wichita since work demands it. Got to see downtown wichita; it's like a creepy abandoned version of downtown brooklyn, NY. Know anything about Derby?
@@mghegotagun Yup yup, that's actually where I use to live. Didn't want to say it because it's a suburbs of Wichita and at the time, you had to go to Wichita to do everything anyways.
I was in Wichita 2019 and went back to Derby to see what changed, and my old elementary school changed a little bit, and so many more business.
Kind of have that nostalgia over it. Even though I love where I live now.
@@RubyMVmistress Is it worth staying in Derby? I'm just trying to figure out where to set down roots in the midwest.
WTF? Kansas has 10 cities??
It has like- 115 or sum
@@anikalolx I think those would be considered towns.
@@PeloeOne true
That's what I'm saying
Nick Johnson : Kansas state tourism chief. 🤣😂
Arkansaw City😆😆😆 You can definitely tell you are not from around here!!
Facts, and I'm from arkansas city, and he didnt even use our Dillon's
Frr
It’s the prober way to say it.....
@@awhonnkansas7440 no the town in Kansas
@@Sky-fx6lp I saw that dillons and I thought it was the one from junction city 😂😂😂
Hey Nick! You've got some interesting travel videos out there! We've watched a few! ;-] I must point out a correction however, on the ole KS video; @8:19 your publication on the two murders occurred in Independence MO., not Independence KS. Where's Mappy lol!
And don’t forget. Don’t go to the KC metro. Downtown Kansas/Missouri last year broke the record in homicides in 2020 at 273. Look up a homicide map for Kansas City and it’ll show you where and who was killed on a map. It helps me know where to stay away from.
Any place in Kansas is dangerous. Killer heat all summer, and tornados, then freezing roads and blizzards in the winter.
Lol. Tornado's. Check out how many tornado's Missouri and Oklahoma have had. Kansas is not even close.
@TaHmee Lah! you have no idea, and its hilarious.
@Meee Lah! TV my aunt is from Cali and can't stand visiting in Aug it's the humidity that makes it rough she's from San Diego
Ken Good, I'm originally from Georgia. I KNOW all about the heat. I've been in Kansas nearly 12 years now. The military brought us here but we stayed. I love our small town and don't mind having to travel 30-45 min to the grocery store. We have tornadoes in Georgia as well. I just had to get used to the hard winter's. I've actually gotten really good at driving in the ice/snow. You really can teach old dogs new tricks 😂
You got that rite! It ain't jus the crime that got ppl scared 🤧
Well, i'm sure we dont have any cities. ON FIRE!!-
shh. don't tell them that. we have plenty of fires.
Currently stationed at FT Leavenworth and can confirm Leavenworth is a dump.
sorry man....
I live in Leavenworth county, everyone usually avoids the Leavenworth Lansing area like the plague. Not to mention the god damn speed trap K-7 is through there.
Unfortunately I have to go up there from time to time. Thank God I live JoCo
I had a criminal justice class last semester so I had to do a sex offender search and i wish I didn’t. I think when people get out of the federal penitentiary they just end up staying in Leavenworth.
@@randyprovost8426 not too surprised. I wasn't at the Fed Pen but I did assist with some work at the State Pen
Craziest bar fight I’ve seen happened in Pittsburgh, Ks. Broken teeth, teeth through lips, broken fingers, broken toes and ankles. Some one had a class ring on and hit really hard. He left split/torn skin on people faces and necks. It lasted almost five minutes and migrated down the block. I never went back to South East Kansas ever again.
Damn
That's where they have a college. There is always crime around colleges.
Went to college there. Prolly the bar across the street? It did get crazy @ times. Good memories.
grew up in Goddard Kansas and used to go to those Catholic wedding dances where the intermission entertainment was always a fight outside in the parking lot and then everyone Continue drinking and dancing inside just a regular occurrence
@@B44SB66 Do you know the McCurdys?
Moved to Wichita in 1973. Our neighborhood used to be family friendly. Can't really think of seeing the police when I was younger. However....in the last 3 years we have had a murder-suicide, 3 drive by shootings, a/c stolen, cars broken into (stealing mostly change, but going through everything). All in the same 2 blocks. Police are now an everyday sighting. Problem is the "old timers" are passing away, homes are now mostly rentals and we're forced to live in this shi# hole until we die as well since our house is paid for and cannot afford to move.
I roamed the streets of Wichita in the 60s as a young person and every bar that we frequented had a trail of blood leading out from the fights and violence. had enough in January 19 70 packed my bags and me and my buddy headed for Texas and never looked back. Best decision I ever made
I guess if you're going to critique cities, you probably ought to learn how to pronounce them correctly.
1.kansas city kansas 2.Leavenworth ks 3. Topeka ks 4.Wichita ks. Trust me i know hv lived in kansas 4 many years. South kc missouri getting bad too drugs everywhere. Problems in kansas mainly lack of good paying jobs.
I am from a tiny town in Kansas and I can honestly say where there are people, there is crime. The issue with Kansas is there are few drug rehabilitation centers and mental health services so we tend to have a large number of meth addicts out and about. And due to lack of funding and spaces available they cannot receive the help they need.
Also, small towns are great for classroom size, but can lack due to funding issues. My school didn’t have any AP programs, and our special Ed classrooms where limited in funding so they couldn’t offer as many opportunities as the bigger schools. Just something to consider for families thinking about moving.
I grew up in a small farming community and after becoming disabled I'm back in another one a county over from home
There's alot of rehab places in Kansas... you can't help those who don't want it and forcing ppl Into rehab more often then not fails...
I live in Topeka, and in the one year I’ve lived here so far, I’ve had my car broken into twice, my home broken into once, been threatened with knives to give someone money at my front door, then threatened with tasers a couple months later. I hate this place, but I was stationed here by the military, so I had no choice.
Ur alive? Be grateful
Damn, where do live 37th and Adams?
Did you live in Ripley or something lol
Bl
You have no idea how pissed Kansas people are HELL I live here
Does Kansas even have a dangerous city? Signed an Illinois resident.
yes it does surprisingly. Most of the people are really nice here but there are some bad spots in the cities just like everywhere else
Hey fellow Illinoisan💙 Kansas is pretty flat...if that's what ya like 💙
@@maryshoemaker1334 its really not flat at all. Lots of hills but just not very tall ones hehe
@@pieceoflintifoundonthefloo554 oh wow, I thought it was, thanks 🤗 I want to go to the mountains 🏞 I'm from Arkansas and I love the country live'n 🤗
@@maryshoemaker1334 well its a common misconception. Dont get me wrong there are vast stretches of farm land that are flat here but it is mostly rolling hills. If you want flat, Florida is literally the state that has no hills.
Add to your credibility by pronouncing the Kansas towns of Arkansas City and Topeka correctly.
As a foreigner, how is Topeka pronounced?
@@mikesaunders4775 Topeka is pronounced "Tuh-peeka."
@@frenchfan3368 Thanks, that is more or less how I thought it would be, but it always pays to check.
@@mikesaunders4775 I agree. What country are you from Mike Saunders?
@@frenchfan3368 I am English.
Kansas is basically just as peaceful as Wyoming but without mountains
Ahhhh, the country I love.
Lol yeah right. I lived in wyoming and it is safe. Kansas is far from it.
Kansas is boring. F
Your joking right? The Kansas City Metro alone in 2020 got 273 homicides. And it’s population is only around 300,000. This guy is clueless who made this video🤷🏼♂️
Kansas City is in Missouri...
I spent my entire teenage years in newton kansas. Newton a small town, nothing happen, very boring. Back then i was young, full of energy, yearn for something more. I remember teenagers drag Main Street on Saturday night for fun. Newton, everyone know each other and friendly and safe. My family dont even lock the back door. Now i am getting old, yearn for a relaxing, lay back life style. Hope i still live in newton kansas.
Just for reference, Wichita ranks 64 out of 328 on the most dangerous cities list (according to FBI data). The top 3 are Memphis, TN, Tacoma, WA, and Pueblo, CO. This "dangerous city" stuff is WAAAAAY dramatized. As a Wichita resident, it is (almost) perfectly safe here so long as you don't stay downtown for too long.
Move to Manhattan Kansas. You have a world class college, growing investment opportunities, and you get to afford life and enjoy the land.
Lololololol If you want to get caught up in underground crime
Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!
My tools were stolen from my truck in Iola once. I was a corrections officer at the time, and my neighbor (a city police officer) had some money stolen by the same person. They found the guy with some of the stuff on him and he was arrested. He bonded out of jail a few days later then proceeded to go home and overdose on meth.
If you listen to Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes, the protagonist wanted to go to Wichita, but then again Jack White hails from Detroit.
Salina should be #1 on the list.
So much crime they're building a larger jail to house the convicted / charged.
Haha absolutely love your videos !!! I binge watch them when I should be sleeping 🤣🤣🤣👍🏼
I think your enjoying saying " Topeka" more than you should.
It's Tuh-peka, not Toe-peka.
Steven Wilkins, I never thought about it that way. I mean about somebody enjoying to say Topeka or not enjoying it or the should or shouldn't.
@Crespen Greco nice ring! Love it!
Also, the south side of Wichita is more or less the equivalent of "Florida Man..."
The problem why you see these little 5 and 10k population towns in the middle of nowhere making the list is because it's just that gues what there is to do in newton, meth, gues what there is to do in arkcity meth, iola you guessed it meth. Dope is the biggest problem in kansas.
Coffeyville KS was the town where the Dalton Gang tried to rob the bank and 4 members of the gang were killed in a shootout during the robbery by citizens of the town.. Happened on October 5th, 1892
I was born and raised in Wichita and even though you say the crime is high it isn't as bad as you think. The people driving around here is worse than the crime
Honestly I was born and raised here I. Independence ks and if you are wanting to live here all I got to say is turn around and go the other way because Kansas is just a shitty place because my dad and I are planning on getting the hell out of this shit hole of a place.
I have been to many of these and never felt unsafe.
This is hilarious. The “man shot in leg” article from Leavenworth is my nieces uncle 😆
So your brother or brother in law?
I’m a country girl here in independence and all I can say is that everyone knows everyone and ya ain’t gonna get murdered here pal.
As a storm chaser, I've been to every one of these towns, and multiple times... I can say for a fact Topeka is the only one I get sketched out in, and avoid it most of the time... Traffic during rush hour here can be straight up crazy on certain roads. I almost get in wrecks here on a regular basis.
At 8:25 into video you are showing Independence, KS, while showing news from Independence, MO... Yes the Missouri Independence is straight up crazy. Independence, KS prolly not so much.
First ~ "TOE' peekah?"
😑
"Tuh PEE' kuh"
(Lazy dialect I suppose. We don't have an accent here...we just copy everyone elses.)
Next ~ And, what the heck?
Kansas City, KS, didn't make the list?? 🤨
Finally Does the crime rate in Leavenworth includes in part stats from the federal prison there or the state prison in Lansing (right next to Leavenworth). (I'm going to leave the military base out of the equation since they deal with that themselves.
(Warning ~ if you ever go to Olathe, KS, it's pronounced "Oh LAY' thuh", not "OH' luhthee". You can say "OH' luhthee" but we'll laugh about it forever.
I'm still trying to figure out Iola making the list.
Laughing so hard at that! I'm from Mac, (for those that don't know it's McPherson), but moved to Long Island, (that's in NY for those that didn't know), back in 1964 as a 13 year old! But I still remembered how to say Olathe!
@@ranneth17 so is it MC fearson or MC furson
@@davidwoermansr I say the "Mc" as "muk".... then
"fur sun"..... maybe I use to say it with a Kansas accent, which is mostly gone and was replaced by a Long Island one lol
@@ranneth17 I have a brother and a sister that moved there our family farm is halfway between Manhattan and the Nebraska line and I've always heard it your way but they say mick fear son I was just trying to get an unbiased opinion
@@davidwoermansr When we moved from Kansas to Long Island I wasn't prepared for such a culture change! First was going from a small Catholic school to a public school with so many kids! The best part was a BEACH! There aren't any beaches in Kansas lol My cousin and I walked to the beach almost everyday during the summer!
What I missed most in Kansas was going to my Uncle's farm lol I miss that even to this day! The main lesson I learned about farm life was if the chicken is laying in it's nest then let your cousin get the eggs! I learned the hard way that chickens peck!
What a nice start to my day, another Nick Johnson video, and only one day after the last new one!!! 😊 I like how you mentioned San Bernardino, CA. Only people who have lived there know how sad it is. You included, because you were there at one point. And omg .02% killed in one night?! What the what the??? I’m surprised Mappy didn’t have something to say about that.
Tanya Mappy is coming back he was just chillin. Too bad we didn't meet in SB!!
I am from Seattle...used to live in Topeka, but in 4 years we were robbed 8 times and we lived next door to a cop! I do think you made a mistake though. The Independence where those murders took place is undoubtedly Independence, MO not KS....the rest of the video is legit though....I am ready to move.
Wichita is not tough, ive been here 30 years and have only been shot at twice, drugged and robbed at two strip clubs, and have only had my identity stolen once, so chill yo
Moved to Wichita 2 years ago. 3rd day here my car was robbed lol
Hey I live in Leavenworth. It ain't that bad
I work in johnson county. But nobody that actually works A blue collar job can afford to live in Johnson county
Btw your news article for number 2 (independence) was actually referring to murders in Independence Missouri another burb in the Kansas City metro
Yea he sucks at research.
Kansas is a great state
I have lived in Kansas all my life, mostly in Topeka, and unfortunately crime is quite high here. As you noted, if you live in Johnson County, southwest side of the KC metro, it is very nice. The difference between most places in Kansas and more populous areas around the country, is that it is easier to avoid the trouble spots. Crime is everywhere, but for the most part You can pick and choose where are you go and stay away from the bad stuff. Enjoy your videos thank you for making them. Peace
Hi Dave!!!
My dad grew up in Topeka, and he said it has completely changed in the last 50 years. People used to bowl, have old car shows in the streets on the weekend, he said people left the door unlocked all the time, he went through a couple years ago and he said it was completely unrecognizable.
I live in Topeka, never experienced a robbery.
Born and raised in Southwestern Kansas and have lived many places in the country. even traveled around the world a bit. One of the safest places in general has always been Kansas. Not that we don't have our problems here, but I feel safer on any street in Kansas then I do in LA, Boston, Jacksonville Fl, NYC, DC and even Dubai. Been on the streets of those cities as well.
Your video is entertaining and even got a chuckle out of me but incorrect on many aspects.
It’s Kansas weather. Makes people nutty. Born and raised in Wichita and in my 40 years I’ve watched things really go to shit.
Toto 🐕 has left the state. 🎤
Yep
You forgot to mention the 3 towns in the southwest corner of Kansas. Liberal, Dodge City, and Garden City
True Leo
They aren't very dangerous. I have never felt unsafe in any of those towns.
@Tammy Fletcher Them three towns alone bring in 15% of the country's beef supply. That's probably why we ain't on the list. We too busy working to get into any types of trouble.
I moved to Wichita KS in 2016 and didn't even last 9 months! Yuck! I ended up selling my house...took a $15k loss and moved to Indianapolis! Best money ever spent!!!😎
Good for you!
I did my masters at Wichita State and lived in College Hill......beautiful community......the week of graduation, I moved to north Texas. No jobs in Wichita.
Wichita use to be nice. Then you had hispanics and blacks taking over and downtown around the river the homeless population has really grown.
Ive lived here for 11 years and it was not bad for me
Living in Kansas I can offer you this explanation: beefin' it's what's for after dinner.
The bad part about Newton isn’t the crime. It’s the water bill is what gets ya.
Most of the “crime” here wouldn’t even get reported in cities. Note this source and avoid the stupidity.
So just for pointers kcmo. Is in Missouri. Leavenworth sadly isn't in kcmo. Soooooo
Thank you! I just moved my best friend to Leavenworth a few days ago. I'm from kansas city, mo so that made me laugh out loud!! Leavenworth is a ways away from kcmo 😂😂🤦♀️
@@shelbystoneking1220 yeah that was pretty funny. had me laughing at that 1 too.
Wow those are real cute dogs in the ending. Good advice, i love animals too. Thanks Nick! 👍❤🐕🐶😀
Cool!
@@NickJohnson 👍😉
This remains my favorite UA-cam channel by far
Lived in Kansas all my life.
So is this video stating facts????
@@FernandoHernandez-qv1lv no
I was raised in Wichita have lived in several other states but always came back to ks. I finally moved from Wichita to Lincoln then to Wilson. You never talked about the beauty of Kansas it is TrueType ‘gods’ country! Beautiful hills , lakes, ponds and trees. The grains of wheat, milo and corn. For most part it’s pretty quiet here and very pretty and I’m 45 minutes from great bend!
You're so right Patty! Thats what I have tried to explain to many in this thread of my original comment. There truly are some beautiful areas and it's definitely NOT FLAT--except in western Kansas.
Two places I'm surprised weren't mentioned (but in comparison to Topeka, Newton, and Witchta no shock) are Liberal and Dodge City. They have lots of gun related violence and gang motivated shootings that goes unchecked.
Maybe they aren't mentioned, because that simply isn't true.
Is Newton really that bad? Moving about 20 mins from there and now getting nervous since that is the largest city I'll have to go to for most things
@@tblainem Those places are Little Mexicos and that is the truth about the cartel/gang violence.
You forgot to mention Hutchinson ! People on welfare or employed by goverment and low income housing and the prison industry !
Really? Wow
Levenworth is where the federal prison is. I've lived in Ks most of my life so ease on down. Kansas isn't a bad place to live.
Those of us that live in Kansas don't want anyone here that thinks its a bad state.
You do REALIZE, Kansas City, MO is in Missouri.... There is a Kansas City Kansas, but Kansas City, Missouri shouldn't be in the video