While not to discredit the importance of crime statistics, many of the cities on this list are perfectly safe if you stick to the most touristy neighborhoods. I had the pleasure of visiting KC, MKE, Cleveland & Detroit all in the last few years and felt perfectly safe. Hard to believe that they are considered more dangerous than Camden, NJ or Gary IN. Downtown Detroit was actually the cleanest downtown area I have even been to.
KC is geographically HUGE, like over 400 square miles, which contributes to the high crime rate there. I lived there for several years, and it definitely has major issues. But even in "the hood", there are many neighborhoods that are quite safe - unpredictable from street to street in some cases
@@cleokatra The sprawl in KC is insane incorporating many high crime areas which distort the crime rate in the downtown core. The same can probably be said for Detroit.
@@SeaBassTian to your point, I would add that it's not just the downtown core either... there are lots of very quiet areas of town, like many places in the Northland, which you could say are "guilty by association" in the same way
I honestly have 2 videos suggestions for the potential future 1. How Detroit became one of the most dangerous city in the US 2. The least dangerous US cities
I'm shocked that New Orleans isn't very high on the list. This is perhaps because they don't bother to keep and report statistics for fear of dissuading tourists.
Yeah New Orleans and DC are well known for how consistently high their crime and murder rates are. They topped the list the last two years straight with ease, with Memphis actually sitting in third behind them.
If youre ever in detroit, stay in downtown. Its by far the safest part of the city, not that you wont run into crime but it is very safe. A lot of suburbs to the north and to the west are pretty safe but i wouldnt bet on it.
I went to a wedding in Memphis in 2011. It is quite the sh**hole. The church had barbed wire fencing around the property and was robbed the night before the wedding. They had to hire security to guard the parking lot during the wedding to ensure no incidents. Even near Graceland, it's not particularly nice.
West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee have always been struggling with racial tension-which in part led to all the crime. In East Tennessee, though, there was no slavery, locals supported the Union during the Civil War, and blacks & whites have always gotten along much better.
I mean the KKK was founded in middle Tennessee so, there's that. East Tennessee is definitely not a bastion of racial unity when there are counties where black people were not allowed to own property and still have areas that have had no black residents to this day.
@@grantorino2325 I was traveling thru Northeastern Tennessee a few years ago and was surprised by the number of black people I saw there. You don’t typically see many of them in Appalachia
Baltimore was once the 2nd most populated city in North America and it’s home to some of the most beautiful architecture and has some interesting history
Agreed - I daydream about living in a painted lady in Charles Village and Abell on the daily. Or a four story romanesque rowhome in Bolton Hill! Beautiful city indeed
Baltimore was the 2nd largest city in the US during the 1830 to 1850 census. Philadelphia was smaller only because the city hadn't annexed all of the county around it yet.
Just think how much higher all those crime numbers would be if the police and prosecutors didn't fudge the numbers. Think how much lower the numbers would be if those same people actually did their jobs.
Hmm. What does every violent location in the U.S. have in common? It's not poverty; there's a reason why places like Appalachia have much lower rates of violence despite crippling poverty. It's not red vs blue states (parts of Mississippi and Missouri are just as violent as places like Baltimore). It's not gun laws, considering the high homicide rates in many cities with strict gun laws. Is there some other obvious common denominator? Hmm...
what was the population cutoff used for "cities"? just since this is a topic where the list can change pretty radically depending what you do or don't count as a "city"
I’ve been to Chicago. Downtown area and north area is pretty safe. South and parts of west is crime ridden. I love Chicago for the character of the homes and the beautiful skyline against the lake.
Seattle,Denver,Minneapolis,and Boston are not sweet whoever says that dont know what the hell they are talking about.Them cities are huge and thier inner city neighborhoods are pretty deep.Just don't go in those cities hoods because it gets sticky sometimes
What if you factored in say, traffic or pedestrian deaths? I think St. Louis might be up there, if you believe anyone whos been to St. Louis and told me about it. But I'd be curious, traffic-related deaths are a huge issue in this country and I think statistics are available.
Informative video, although I do not subscribe to the idea that poverty drives crime. Moral choices drive crime. You can be poor and be virtuous, just as you can be rich and decadent.
@kawaii89123 I go by crime statistics nyc is NOT in the top 30 go look for yourself it doesn't mean there's no crime but compared to other large cities
@@trapmuzik6708 You do know that for NY and Chicago the FBI use a different scale. I lived in Chicago and I know this for a fact. They do not want any one to know the real numbers because of tourism. I will not go to NY or Mexico. That is just me go if you want, hope you do not get mugged.
I like your videos and you do have decent insight into some of these topics. I hope you have a chance to visit some of these cities yourself one day. There’s no doubt crime exists in these places but there are also some nice neighborhoods and redeeming qualities about all of them too.
3:39 as someone from the tacoma area, I’m not surprised at all. I avoid that city like the plague same with Seattle. Even spanaway just to the south I make sure to hide anything of value in my car
I think this list is very inaccurate since you’re mostly just looking at per capita, which does not make sense to take into consideration divorced from actual violent crime numbers. Tacoma, Washington, for example will score higher on per capita violent crime because it is taking into account per capita violent crimes in large swaths of the city, which has low population such as commercial or industrial districts, And so if less people live in those districts then violent crimes occurring there will appear higher on the per capita amount. But there’s no way in hell Tacoma is more dangerous or violent than Baltimore or St. Louis. This list is really bad.
What is the alternative to per capita stats? If you go by total number of crimes, the cities with the most people will always have the highest crime rates...
Per capita also doesn't take into account of the different violent rates in different neighborhoods. When you look at Chicago and cities with large populations have great neighborhoods as well as neighborhoods that see most of the crime relative to the actual city population it's staggering. Worse than many smaller cities higher on the violent crime list @@jimbo1637
I know this kid basically just spits out information without doing any credible research but, in his/her defense the per capita (per 1000 people) measure of a statistic can be the most accurate when proper information is obtained by those presenting the statistic.
If you have a city with 5 million people, it’s bound to have more violent crime than a city with 100 people, statistically. Where would you rather live: city A with 100 people and 10 homicides a year, or city B with 5 million people and 30 homicides a year? Your chances of being a murder victim are 1 in 10 in city A, whereas your chances of being a murder victim in city B are 1 in 1,667.
And this is what happens when we stop discussing geography and start looking at crime rates. Misinformation all over the place and people start throwing in their personal opinions, which mean nothing because some people are natural born complainers and those people are the same people that increase the number of hits you get in UA-cam. Please go visit these cities because cities and places are more than top ten and bottom ten lists, especially when there is no accurate way to measure crime rates.
While not to discredit the importance of crime statistics, many of the cities on this list are perfectly safe if you stick to the most touristy neighborhoods. I had the pleasure of visiting KC, MKE, Cleveland & Detroit all in the last few years and felt perfectly safe. Hard to believe that they are considered more dangerous than Camden, NJ or Gary IN. Downtown Detroit was actually the cleanest downtown area I have even been to.
KC is geographically HUGE, like over 400 square miles, which contributes to the high crime rate there. I lived there for several years, and it definitely has major issues. But even in "the hood", there are many neighborhoods that are quite safe - unpredictable from street to street in some cases
Not Memphis
@@cleokatra The sprawl in KC is insane incorporating many high crime areas which distort the crime rate in the downtown core. The same can probably be said for Detroit.
@@SeaBassTian to your point, I would add that it's not just the downtown core either... there are lots of very quiet areas of town, like many places in the Northland, which you could say are "guilty by association" in the same way
I honestly have 2 videos suggestions for the potential future
1. How Detroit became one of the most dangerous city in the US
2. The least dangerous US cities
I'm shocked that New Orleans isn't very high on the list. This is perhaps because they don't bother to keep and report statistics for fear of dissuading tourists.
Give it 16-18 years, Louisiana is setting itself up for a big crime comeback.
Yeah New Orleans and DC are well known for how consistently high their crime and murder rates are. They topped the list the last two years straight with ease, with Memphis actually sitting in third behind them.
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Or chicago?
@@oahts5906 They don't have any crime in Chicago, because nothing is a crime there anymore.
If youre ever in detroit, stay in downtown. Its by far the safest part of the city, not that you wont run into crime but it is very safe. A lot of suburbs to the north and to the west are pretty safe but i wouldnt bet on it.
I went to a wedding in Memphis in 2011. It is quite the sh**hole. The church had barbed wire fencing around the property and was robbed the night before the wedding. They had to hire security to guard the parking lot during the wedding to ensure no incidents. Even near Graceland, it's not particularly nice.
Yep, it's a shame, but true. Even the outskirts of Memphis are crap. I've been to Memphis many times, but it seems to get worse every time I'm there.
West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee have always been struggling with racial tension-which in part led to all the crime.
In East Tennessee, though, there was no slavery, locals supported the Union during the Civil War, and blacks & whites have always gotten along much better.
I mean the KKK was founded in middle Tennessee so, there's that. East Tennessee is definitely not a bastion of racial unity when there are counties where black people were not allowed to own property and still have areas that have had no black residents to this day.
we went through memphis 10 years ago. We rode US 78 through town...just stay on the freeway or in downtown by the pyramid
@@grantorino2325 I was traveling thru Northeastern Tennessee a few years ago and was surprised by the number of black people I saw there. You don’t typically see many of them in Appalachia
Houston was the cover photo. Love that view of the city.
Baltimore was once the 2nd most populated city in North America and it’s home to some of the most beautiful architecture and has some interesting history
Agreed - I daydream about living in a painted lady in Charles Village and Abell on the daily. Or a four story romanesque rowhome in Bolton Hill! Beautiful city indeed
when was it #2 in population
Baltimore was the 2nd largest city in the US during the 1830 to 1850 census. Philadelphia was smaller only because the city hadn't annexed all of the county around it yet.
Damn. I guessed Jackson, MS for the top honor.
This diversity in content is so welcomed!
Just think how much higher all those crime numbers would be if the police and prosecutors didn't fudge the numbers. Think how much lower the numbers would be if those same people actually did their jobs.
Hmm. What does every violent location in the U.S. have in common? It's not poverty; there's a reason why places like Appalachia have much lower rates of violence despite crippling poverty. It's not red vs blue states (parts of Mississippi and Missouri are just as violent as places like Baltimore). It's not gun laws, considering the high homicide rates in many cities with strict gun laws. Is there some other obvious common denominator? Hmm...
Missing Detroit Houston and New Orleans flint and Chicago
what was the population cutoff used for "cities"? just since this is a topic where the list can change pretty radically depending what you do or don't count as a "city"
your photograph of Cleveland has the hotel that I always stay in it
I’ve been to Chicago. Downtown area and north area is pretty safe. South and parts of west is crime ridden. I love Chicago for the character of the homes and the beautiful skyline against the lake.
Yes, are pockets of crime, but are also beautiful (and expensive and low crime) areas of the South and West sides too, just as crime on North side.
Kansas City should most definitely be higher up on the list
Milwaukee is a amazing city hopefully we can fix r crime problems and become a major city again one day pray for Milwaukee 🙏
Seattle,Denver,Minneapolis,and Boston are not sweet whoever says that dont know what the hell they are talking about.Them cities are huge and thier inner city neighborhoods are pretty deep.Just don't go in those cities hoods because it gets sticky sometimes
I'm surprised Memphis wasn't higher on the list
Bro what it’s #1 lol
Hooray, Philly isn't on the list!
Actually, Cleveland does not have all 4 major sports. They don't have an NHL team.
He was probably counting the Jacks
Detroit’s getting better, though slowly. It’s population has started to increase after 70 years of decline.
How did they gain at every census if there are 4 negative ones?
Both the numbers you states for the census on screen did not math what you posted, aswell as the fact Cleaveland does not have an NHL team.
im from Memphis and een da folks who from the suburbs be the main one tryna act like dey on det🤣
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I'm surprised Flint isn't mentioned but Kansas City and Milwaukee were.
Kansas City had 184 homicides last year. Flint had 37. St Louis had 158 and Milwaukee had 172.
@@AwilDoinIt Most crime is unreported in Flint though because there’s a very tiny police force there
What if you factored in say, traffic or pedestrian deaths? I think St. Louis might be up there, if you believe anyone whos been to St. Louis and told me about it. But I'd be curious, traffic-related deaths are a huge issue in this country and I think statistics are available.
You gotta get paid young man. Love people reeing about the stats. I heard if you ree loud enough, the stats will actually change.
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Informative video, although I do not subscribe to the idea that poverty drives crime. Moral choices drive crime. You can be poor and be virtuous, just as you can be rich and decadent.
why no Jackson, MS?
Yo dude Camden nj gets my vote 🗳️ bro😮
How is it Chicago and New York are not on this list, is it because of how large in population they have?
Ny is the safest large city in the country where u been
@trapmuzik6708 I live in NYC and the crime is out of control so idk what you are talking about!!!!
@kawaii89123 I go by crime statistics nyc is NOT in the top 30 go look for yourself it doesn't mean there's no crime but compared to other large cities
@@trapmuzik6708 You do know that for NY and Chicago the FBI use a different scale. I lived in Chicago and I know this for a fact. They do not want any one to know the real numbers because of tourism. I will not go to NY or Mexico. That is just me go if you want, hope you do not get mugged.
I like your videos and you do have decent insight into some of these topics. I hope you have a chance to visit some of these cities yourself one day. There’s no doubt crime exists in these places but there are also some nice neighborhoods and redeeming qualities about all of them too.
Philly not mentioned 😤😤
they should be on there else the data is faulty
Per day, month, year??
Isn’t East Cleveland also dangerous?
Very. But it’s too small to count on a list like this.
3:39 as someone from the tacoma area, I’m not surprised at all. I avoid that city like the plague same with Seattle. Even spanaway just to the south I make sure to hide anything of value in my car
Nice voice, we want to see you.
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He's in every video. He's the Beaver 🦫
Let’s go
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More like yt essellense since yts were in charge then abandoned the cities after stripping them of resources due to racism and greed 💰
Yikes…
I think this list is very inaccurate since you’re mostly just looking at per capita, which does not make sense to take into consideration divorced from actual violent crime numbers. Tacoma, Washington, for example will score higher on per capita violent crime because it is taking into account per capita violent crimes in large swaths of the city, which has low population such as commercial or industrial districts, And so if less people live in those districts then violent crimes occurring there will appear higher on the per capita amount. But there’s no way in hell Tacoma is more dangerous or violent than Baltimore or St. Louis. This list is really bad.
Per capita is all that matters, as it’s the measure of your odds of being a victim.
What is the alternative to per capita stats? If you go by total number of crimes, the cities with the most people will always have the highest crime rates...
Per capita also doesn't take into account of the different violent rates in different neighborhoods. When you look at Chicago and cities with large populations have great neighborhoods as well as neighborhoods that see most of the crime relative to the actual city population it's staggering. Worse than many smaller cities higher on the violent crime list @@jimbo1637
I know this kid basically just spits out information without doing any credible research but, in his/her defense the per capita (per 1000 people) measure of a statistic can be the most accurate when proper information is obtained by those presenting the statistic.
If you have a city with 5 million people, it’s bound to have more violent crime than a city with 100 people, statistically. Where would you rather live: city A with 100 people and 10 homicides a year, or city B with 5 million people and 30 homicides a year? Your chances of being a murder victim are 1 in 10 in city A, whereas your chances of being a murder victim in city B are 1 in 1,667.
The arkansas river is not pronounced like the state becuase the state just wanted to be special
That’s only the portion of the river that runs through Kansas. In Colorado (where the source is), it’s pronounced the same as the name of the state.
And this is what happens when we stop discussing geography and start looking at crime rates. Misinformation all over the place and people start throwing in their personal opinions, which mean nothing because some people are natural born complainers and those people are the same people that increase the number of hits you get in UA-cam. Please go visit these cities because cities and places are more than top ten and bottom ten lists, especially when there is no accurate way to measure crime rates.
I’m use to your niche topics, there are so many of these videos on yt. Still watched but meh.
I'll do better king🙏
@@BeaverGeography it was still a great watch. 💎
Yeah, this is a Briggs/Nick Johnson 2020 topic.
I am genuinely surprised Portland, Oregon isn’t on here.
I was expecting Cincinnati to be on here
Compared to all these cities, Cincinnati is a paradise, lol. It just doesn't have the amount of crime like all these others.
@@jeremiahallyn4603 The thing i hate about Cincinnati is that there's a freeway splitting the city center in half
This list is wack....I live in Detroit and Carbon works had nearly no residents for it to be violent. Your data is old.