Eureka California in the so called Emerald Triangle in remote Humboldt county along California's north Coast is exceptionally crime ridden. It's where a lot of original hippies from the SF bay went and eventually stayed, -and partially mirged (and many had families) with some of the "red, neck" locals. A few generations of (often) very disfunctional family dynamics have often resulted. Not to mention all the drugs, anarchist believers(!) and depressed and isolated economy... The town of Weed on the lower slopes of Mt Shasta is another in the Golden state. These are just random examples. Weed and the nearby town of Mt Shasta are both full of new era flower children (I mean the real deal, and not the trust fund sort either!) mixed with hick locals, and very high levals of drug addiction, as well as being economically depressed. Tourism and logging are the only real games in town but a lot of people on disability or who are very marginally self employed seem to move up there from more urban locals. Plenty of marginal artists though, so these are interesting towns. Mt. Shasta Town is also home of the original Black Bear Diner, which is still operating as it was back when it started as a local small town mom and pop diner. Black Bear Diners is now a huge regional West Coast American diner Chain but the original is still going strong!
That's not really the case. Not that many criminally inclined West Oaklanders actually visit Emeryville which is on then other side of the freeway. Northwest Oakland meanwhile is increasingly gentrified. Emeryville actually has a high crime rate mainly because it is full of commercial businesses so it gets a ton of visitors from all over, which drives up the crime rate (including violent, especially since it has bars) as crime is measured on a per population bases.
@@TheTrumpReapergtfoh! Oakland is a troubled city overall with bad leadership but also has many many beautiful and largely safe neighborhoods with little crime. It's a rather polarized city.
Been to Globe AZ many times. As an Arizonan who has spent time in Tucson, Yuma, Tolleson, Tuba City, Kayenta, Nogales, Laveen, and Prescott Valley. Globe ain’t shit when it comes to crime. Period.
Az native here been to Globe more times than I can count. Globe is a nice little mining town. It’s not all that isolated. I 60 to Phoenix is a quick easy drive.
I’m glad you mentioned education. I live in New Mexico, and I have head so many of my daughters’ friends express hopelessness about their future, because they weren’t prepared.
Glad to see you’re back at it! I drove a truck for ten years and really enjoy your commentary and facts of the cities and towns in the U.S. as I have been to many of them.
Odd I have also and I couldn’t disagree more. I think it’s ok to accept this is subjective? As a big difference between societies comes down to the mentality held within. Many do not like that of the US. To which I would agree, it’s too individualistic to its own detriment.
I must not have traveled the United States enough but I have had family members who have been killed in the United States so I don't think it's safe to go there
It depends on how well off you are. If you have a high paying job with good health insurance thus financially able to live away from all the dirt then it’s paradise isn’t it? I traveled often as part of my job and most of these foreign countries are in the third world and people are not well off but they are not violent and streets are clean people respectful healthcare affordable out of pocket.
Brazil is fcked up more than anyone of US cities .. Crime is soo rampat that even Olympic athlete got mugged at gun point.. Lately inflation is outta control
Emeryville is actually between Oakland and Berkeley. And it has some attractive housing, shopping malls and nice hotels. Looks can be deceiving. Because, much of Emeryville looks very good!
So true and even more so sad about Emeryville, which used to be a really nice little Haven (YEARS AGO!!) sandwiched right there between the flats of Oakland and Berkeley. Still has the stunning views of SF and all the famous landmarks, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, etc, but has now really turned into Oakland's extended ghetto. Although I'm not sure why you showed Pixar Studios there!
Grand Rapids my whole life. Only ever heard it was called musk-ee-gun as well. Expect for another UA-camr who called it musk-again. He clearly wasn’t from Michigan
Back then yes. I was there in the early 1990’s myself. Emeryville has totally changed since however. The reason it has a high crime rate now is because it is full of commerce and visitors, and most of the crime is actually among those visitors. Emeryville is actually a lively and relitively safe town in reality as those crime numbers don't mean what most here (including the creater of this video) seem to think they do.
Would you consider doing a video of the cities that were thriving and vibrant and now are struggling to revive themselves. For example Detroit before the import cars to our country and the oil embargo crisis. When you compare it to the foreign cities that have taken over auto manufacturing you can see those cities are building dynamic skylines. I think your subscribers would like to see the contrast.
Actually, for big cities, Detroit is an outlier as it was a one-industry town. Long before manufacturing was outsourced, there was decentralization. Manufacturing moved to smaller towns, mostly in "right-to-work" states ,where they had more political leverage than in bigger cities.
@@Sam-r1g generally yes, but not always. I’d say red is typically all about law and order until it doesnt favor them. For example, just because we make guns illegal doesnt mean bad guys follow the laws. Same logic can be applied to drugs. I personally believe in individual freedom be it a gun or drugs. The problem with blue is they haven’t won an election based on ideas in decades. It’s all been about identity politics and it’s annoying. They always have to create a boogeyman to win an election, most of the time they fear monger things that arent even real. But if you think red isn’t doing bad stuff you’re not paying attention. The closest we could get to making your statement mostly true would be that “not all democrats are criminals, but most all criminals are democrats”.
I'm not saying these places are safe, but I'm always very hesitant when it comes to statistics with tiny sample sizes. When you have a town with less than 15k population, a single bad incident can bump it to the top of the list. It's like saying that rattlesnake-taming is the world's most dangerous occupation. Well...when you've got 3 people doing it and one dies, you now have a 33% mortality rate. It would have been cool to list the populations of these towns. If one had 14k and one had 300, that would make a significant difference in how reliable the stats were.
I didn't see any towns lower than 8k populations... I did a quick demographic via Wiki... Demographics... Emeryville -40% Whites, Globe about 50-50 when not counting Hispanics as whites, Greenwood MS has about 25% Whites, Marksville LA is about 40% White, Helena West Helena is 20% Whites, Salem NJ - 24% Whites, Muskegon Heights - 16% Whites, Osceola Arkansas is 37% White, Florida City Florida has under 4% Whites, and finally Sauk Village Illinois has a White population of 3% when you subtract Hispanics from the equation.
Phew! I'm so glad that not a single town you highlighted was one I was thinking about moving to. Now, if you had included Nevada City California, my perception of reality would have been seriously challenged. Love your comedic riffing on cities and states in this country. It's a U.S. geography nerd's fun spot.
Emeryville is actually a safe city. It has a high official crime rate however simply because it is full of visitors from elsewhere to it's many businesses but crime rate is simply all local crimes divided by local population.
Wasn't sure it was "that" Salem. Worked on an industrial video there for a flooring company in the 90's. And the town itself reminded me of the Futurama cartoon. Weird place, weirder vibe. Very happy to see that week end!😊❤😂
Years ago, right after Hurricane Andrew wiped out Florida City, Homestead and a large portion of Miami-Dade County, I was travelling to a new job on the west coast of Florida. I was recently retired from the military and was being transferred from my job with Loral Aerospace to one of its radar sites at a little town called Horseshoe Beach, Florida. I was on my way to scope out my new job and make arrangements for a place to live in the area. Where we lived in the Keys, we had very little damage from the storm, but repairs and reclamation was still ongoing in the Miami-Dade area. When I got to the mainland, I stopped in Florida City to get something to drink at the only store seemingly left standing - a 7-Eleven. As I got out of my car, I noticed two young men, late teens or early twenties, lounging around at the front of the store. I went inside and bought a drink and some snacks. When I came out, one of the men stood up and asked me if I had a cigarette. I replied I didn't smoke. He then looked at his friend and said I should give them some money so they could buy some cigarettes. I declined. He then pulled out a stiletto and told me to give me what was in the fanny pack I was wearing. I asked him if he was sure he wanted what was in the pack. He grinned and said that he was sure. I then asked if he wanted to share the contents with his friend. Still grinning, he said yes. Needless to say, when I opened the pack, pulled out my 9mm pistol and told them to get down on the ground, he became very apologetic and assured me he was just fooling around and wasn't serious. I assured him I WAS serious and that the two of them should lie down on their bellies. About this time, the 7-Eleven Manager stuck her head out of the door and told me that the police were on the way. A few minutes later, a Sheriff's car pulled up with two deputies. I knew the Sergeant from a joint Law Enforcement/Military exercise I had attended previously. I gave him a statement on what had gone down and he and his assistant bagged, tagged, cuffed and stuffed the two. Apparently, these two were wanted for strong arm robberies in the FEMA Trailer park down the road. I gave them my business card and told them to tell the State's Attorney to get in touch if he needed me. I have been down in the area several times on business over the years. Neither Florida City or Homestead have recovered appreciably in the years since then. Florida City, as your vlog states, is still pretty bad. It's bad enough during the day, but NOT a place to go at night.
My husband and I just spent 10 days in Louisiana. Family all over south and central LA. Spent a couple of days in Marksville. Made it out, OK. Even went to Mass on Sunday. Now you tell me.
I've been to Emoryville several times, to shop at IKEA or to catch the BART. Never had or witnessed an issue...perhaps the angels were surrounding me! Very interesting video...I think I'll avoid every place on this list! Hope you are feeling great...you sound fantastic!
I knew Florida City or Homestead would make this list. The problem with Florida City is the poverty and lack of decent jobs. The local government there is too corrupt to even acknowledge the problem and basically has been in a time warp since hurricane Andrew went through it over 30 years ago. Locals refer to FL City as a "fly by" community because most everyone going back and forth to the Keys do not stop in that town.
It doesn't really. The crime rate for Emeryville is officially high only because the city is full of visitors, and crime is measured per population without taking into account the visitors among whom most Emeryville crime actually occurs.
@@dean4125 , Emeryville looks good and doesn’t feel unsafe. Things happen there but I would not avoid it . I just took the Amtrak train from Emeryville. Emeryville has its pluses. Just don’t assume that nothing ever can happen there. It can and it does. But, chances are it won’t.
I worked in Emeryville for a couple years. They try so hard to make it look super nice but its surreal to see a violent crime occur in a fancy looking area.
Globe, AZ is not that far from a big city - 60 miles to Mesa. For many Arizonan's who have been around for a while, it has the best Mexican food available anywhere. And it's a nice pit stop before one of the most spectacular drives in the lower 48: the Salt River Canyon to Showlow.
Surprised not to see anything in Eastern NC. If you're reading this, anything inbetween Raleigh and Wilmington or OBX is "do not stop zone" A high school acquaintance of mine was murdered recently in broad daylight in this area; body dumped in a drainage lake. This country is a crazy place. Never forget that.
I grew up in the northeastern corner of NC near Elizabeth City. There is not much around but the crime is not as bad because people commute into southeast Virginia for work. You are correct that a lot of eastern NC is poverty stricken and the crime rates are high. Greenville is decent (has some rough areas), New Bern is a nice town and Jacksonville has Camp Lejeune. Places like Kinston, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Lumberton, etc. are best avoided.
I wasn't expecting to recognize the names of any of these small towns, but we used to rent a hotel room in Florida City when diving in the Keys because the hotels in the Keys are so expensive. We didn't have any problems, but that was over 20 years ago. Maybe things weren't as bad back then.
I know Salem well. It's one of my favorite places in South Jersey, because of its history and so forth. Also, as soon as you drive outside the city limits you are out in farm country. But Salem is such a sad place. It's had a lot of bad luck with industry leaving the city. It has a very urban feel to it, but only has a little over 5000 people.
Back in the 80s, Emeryville was supposed to become a hi-tech community due to its proximity of Berkeley and San Francisco. It was once a bedroom community for San Francisco communters. Getting into the city is a very abrupt turn off the interstate.
I know exactly what you mean about Emeryville Amtrak station. Thank God I rescheduled my trip avoiding a late night arrival into Emeryville. Instead I left from that station during the morning. Still dangerous I’m sure but I felt better doing it that way. 😂😂
@@esotericsolitaire I know that. That's why I said if they were going just on crime. Camden is consistently rated as one of the most dangerous cities in the country. But, it is also fairly large for the area. So I wasn't expecting it to be on the list. I've spent time in both Camden and Salem. It's a matter of knowing where to go and where not to as well as when.
@@lanedaw811 OK. So we agree that they are one consolidated city. They have different histories and now one municipality. In any case, I simply mentioned the blues history of West Helena, a history known to us blues people and, I assume, to you. Have a good day.
Emeryville is amazingly prosperous for a high crime spot. Fancy shopping, sculptors' studios, and artisnal pizza a mile or two from some of Oakland's worst drug zones. I've spent a lot of time in Emeryville with very little sense of any danger.
Helena West Helena has the silly name because a few years back they combined the two towns in order to have better demographic numbers. Didn't seem to help much. Really a strange town to visit. You can tell that 100 years ago or so it was quite the place, grand old buildings and such. Also looks like it was booming in the 50's or so, with shopping centers and other building from that period. Now it's just incredibly depressing.
I always thought that if the place is small and all the residents know each other, the crime rate should be lower. Apparently there is no such rule. Or they all have developed some sort of cabin fever, ha!
Whew. A city in NM didn’t make the list. I moved to Albuquerque. People gripe about the crime. Lots of nice neighborhoods and nice people where I live but don’t leave your car out at night.
I drive through Emeryville regularly to go to shopping malls and big box stores. Today, I actually thought about going to the Ikea, but decided to just go home instead. Maybe that was the best decision! The most interesting thing about that city is that they still have a Wild West-style gambling club that's been there since 1896. I've heard stories about people getting murdered outside that place and the liquor store that's next to it.
Emeryville is just spillover from Oakland. Ironically, it was a sundown town back in the day. My father in law said blacks would get beat up if they went north of 580.
Residents of Florida City here. Lots of homeless people lots of meth addicts walking around. And there has a lot of missing persons that when did disappear it goes undocumented here. That being said they're building brand new developments here townhouses starting in the 350 and new homes starting in the 550s within 2 miles of the maximum security prison here.
That's only going to make it worse not better. I figured the Florida City government would learn from the mistakes over in the city of Miami for the last 20+ years.
Remember the scene in "The Blues Brothers" where the cops chased the Bluesmobile around inside the shopping mall? That was shot at Dixie Square mall, which had been abandoned for several years when the made the movie. That's Saulk Village. I grew up south of Gary, and Saulk Village was about 15 miles away. Pretty much their whole economy revolved around selling liquor at retail to Indiana residents (Indiana has high liquor taxes and fixed pricing; Illinois has lower liquor taxes and free market pricing).
Many moons ago, there was a Company called Hooker Chemical near Muskegan Heights Michigan. They were closed down by the EPA due to poor business practices. There went a whole bunch of good paying jobs and the addition of a toxic cleanup site.
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Nice to hear the stats of the smaller cities. A lot of places I’ve never heard of before. Top notch quality content as always 👊🏻
The list is poorly researched
Eureka California in the so called Emerald Triangle in remote Humboldt county along California's north Coast is exceptionally crime ridden. It's where a lot of original hippies from the SF bay went and eventually stayed, -and partially mirged (and many had families) with some of the "red, neck" locals. A few generations of (often) very disfunctional family dynamics have often resulted. Not to mention all the drugs, anarchist believers(!) and depressed and isolated economy... The town of Weed on the lower slopes of Mt Shasta is another in the Golden state. These are just random examples. Weed and the nearby town of Mt Shasta are both full of new era flower children (I mean the real deal, and not the trust fund sort either!) mixed with hick locals, and very high levals of drug addiction, as well as being economically depressed. Tourism and logging are the only real games in town but a lot of people on disability or who are very marginally self employed seem to move up there from more urban locals. Plenty of marginal artists though, so these are interesting towns. Mt. Shasta Town is also home of the original Black Bear Diner, which is still operating as it was back when it started as a local small town mom and pop diner. Black Bear Diners is now a huge regional West Coast American diner Chain but the original is still going strong!
All Democrat cities with high minority populations
Emeryville has a high crime rate because it borders West Oakland, which is one the worst neighborhoods in Oakland.
You will get jacked up
Oakland doesn't deserve to exist.
Most of the criminals in Oakland and Emeryville are black.
That's not really the case. Not that many criminally inclined West Oaklanders actually visit Emeryville which is on then other side of the freeway. Northwest Oakland meanwhile is increasingly gentrified. Emeryville actually has a high crime rate mainly because it is full of commercial businesses so it gets a ton of visitors from all over, which drives up the crime rate (including violent, especially since it has bars) as crime is measured on a per population bases.
@@TheTrumpReapergtfoh! Oakland is a troubled city overall with bad leadership but also has many many beautiful and largely safe neighborhoods with little crime. It's a rather polarized city.
Briggs, I just wanted to say thanks for brightening so many of my days with your content. I always feel much brighter after a listen💛
Briggs your metaphors are hilarious😂😂😂... Some of these places I've never heard of.. I appreciate your insight and commentary🙋🏽♀️
Thanks for the lively narration, and keeping the pace moving. Interesting production!
Thanks for coverage ❤
My pleasure 😊
Been to Globe AZ many times. As an Arizonan who has spent time in Tucson, Yuma, Tolleson, Tuba City,
Kayenta, Nogales, Laveen, and Prescott Valley. Globe ain’t shit when it comes to crime. Period.
Agreed. I like globe.
Az native here been to Globe more times than I can count. Globe is a nice little mining town. It’s not all that isolated. I 60 to Phoenix is a quick easy drive.
This list was made up of towns with less than 1,500 residents. I'm sure there are other cities with more crime.
I live in Globe.
It's ghetto. That goes with most of Arizona. Most of us are used to it.
I’m glad you mentioned education. I live in New Mexico, and I have head so many of my daughters’ friends express hopelessness about their future, because they weren’t prepared.
You got your voice back !. Glad to hear it. Good vidio too.
Glad to see you’re back at it! I drove a truck for ten years and really enjoy your commentary and facts of the cities and towns in the U.S. as I have been to many of them.
Be nice to each other.
It's dangerous out there!
Immigration is a great idea. Most countries are much safer than the US
Thank you Briggs…another awesome post!
Thanks for the warnings on these locations.
I am not abandoning the USA. I have traveled the world. There is still no place better.
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Odd I have also and I couldn’t disagree more. I think it’s ok to accept this is subjective? As a big difference between societies comes down to the mentality held within. Many do not like that of the US. To which I would agree, it’s too individualistic to its own detriment.
I must not have traveled the United States enough but I have had family members who have been killed in the United States so I don't think it's safe to go there
It depends on how well off you are. If you have a high paying job with good health insurance thus financially able to live away from all the dirt then it’s paradise isn’t it? I traveled often as part of my job and most of these foreign countries are in the third world and people are not well off but they are not violent and streets are clean people respectful healthcare affordable out of pocket.
I have travelled to more than 2dozen countries and felt much safer anywhere in Scandinavia as compared to USA's major metros.
Sad and interesting. I love your channel. Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brazil is fcked up more than anyone of US cities .. Crime is soo rampat that even Olympic athlete got mugged at gun point.. Lately inflation is outta control
All of these American cities probably seem quite safe compared to the cities where you're from. It's all relative...
@nicolasharvey
I don’t think you have traveled
Emeryville is actually between Oakland and Berkeley. And it has some attractive housing, shopping malls and nice hotels. Looks can be deceiving. Because, much of Emeryville looks very good!
Hope CA vote the ❤ Trump Vance so sanctuary cities can be corrected! Kamala will be worst & no freedom.
Marksville is not a dangerous or scary place. Not sure what you are talking about. People are cool and the town is sleepy. What are you talking about
@@littlewitch2175statistics generally don’t lie😂
Never had an safety issues in Emeryville when I worked there for a decade.
@@korenng5553 , we are voting for her! She is a local girl who made good! Trump wants to be a dictator! Where is the freedom?
Most Dangerous Towns In America : You need "A Top 1000 List". No shortage of crime ridden areas in the U.S.A! 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I'm wondering if some of it is just that data collection is better than other places.
Best commentary, yet!!😂😂🩷
Except he blamed everything but the root cause. Demographics...
Haven’t go time to watch but I am guessing Mar A Largo will be on the list and gaining notoriety
So true and even more so sad about Emeryville, which used to be a really nice little Haven (YEARS AGO!!) sandwiched right there between the flats of Oakland and Berkeley.
Still has the stunning views of SF and all the famous landmarks, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, etc, but has now really turned into Oakland's extended ghetto.
Although I'm not sure why you showed Pixar Studios there!
Idk, Dexter seems like a pretty cool neighbor as long as you’re not a serial killer too.
I've lived in Michigan for 59 years. I've only heard it pronounced musk-ee-gun.
Grand Rapids my whole life. Only ever heard it was called musk-ee-gun as well. Expect for another UA-camr who called it musk-again. He clearly wasn’t from Michigan
My dad was from Michigan and I heard the same from him.
I live in Wisconsin.
I left the Bay Area 30 years ago and even then Emeryville was poverty stricken and very dangerous.
Back then yes. I was there in the early 1990’s myself. Emeryville has totally changed since however. The reason it has a high crime rate now is because it is full of commerce and visitors, and most of the crime is actually among those visitors. Emeryville is actually a lively and relitively safe town in reality as those crime numbers don't mean what most here (including the creater of this video) seem to think they do.
Would you consider doing a video of the cities that were thriving and vibrant and now are struggling to revive themselves. For example Detroit before the import cars to our country and the oil embargo crisis. When you compare it to the foreign cities that have taken over auto manufacturing you can see those cities are building dynamic skylines. I think your subscribers would like to see the contrast.
Foreign cities did not take over! Greedy companies and messed up laws do not want average Joe bring the bacon home! Labor is cheaper overseas!!!
Or my hometown of Mckeesport, PA
Actually, for big cities, Detroit is an outlier as it was a one-industry town. Long before manufacturing was outsourced, there was decentralization. Manufacturing moved to smaller towns, mostly in "right-to-work" states ,where they had more political leverage than in bigger cities.
Remember that crime rates are low if no one arrests and convicts the criminal.
Or even redefines crimes as non-crimes.
Damn, great point! So basically most places are worse than they seem 😂😐
Portland Oregon is like that.
Crime rates started climbing, so they just decriminalized street drugs so poof no more ‘crime’.
Vote Blue and thats what you get !!
@@Sam-r1g generally yes, but not always. I’d say red is typically all about law and order until it doesnt favor them.
For example, just because we make guns illegal doesnt mean bad guys follow the laws. Same logic can be applied to drugs.
I personally believe in individual freedom be it a gun or drugs.
The problem with blue is they haven’t won an election based on ideas in decades. It’s all been about identity politics and it’s annoying. They always have to create a boogeyman to win an election, most of the time they fear monger things that arent even real.
But if you think red isn’t doing bad stuff you’re not paying attention.
The closest we could get to making your statement mostly true would be that “not all democrats are criminals, but most all criminals are democrats”.
Thanks Briggs. You are a national treasure.
National treasure is a stretch 😂
Never
I can not believe the words cozy spot nestled between San Francisco and Oakland came out of your mouth.
😂😂😂 agreed
lol why not? I thought Emeryville was nice?!
@midnight.amethyst it is for me 🤷🏿
Ya nothing cozy about Emeryville
Dude, at least there are cops there. There are small towns in northern California that police aren't even ALLOWED.
“…fester like a bad casserole.” 😂😂😂 Dang, what kind of casseroles you been eating?
Love the ominous music at the intro to each city
These are towns not cities
I'm not saying these places are safe, but I'm always very hesitant when it comes to statistics with tiny sample sizes. When you have a town with less than 15k population, a single bad incident can bump it to the top of the list. It's like saying that rattlesnake-taming is the world's most dangerous occupation. Well...when you've got 3 people doing it and one dies, you now have a 33% mortality rate. It would have been cool to list the populations of these towns. If one had 14k and one had 300, that would make a significant difference in how reliable the stats were.
I didn't see any towns lower than 8k populations... I did a quick demographic via Wiki... Demographics... Emeryville -40% Whites, Globe about 50-50 when not counting Hispanics as whites, Greenwood MS has about 25% Whites, Marksville LA is about 40% White, Helena West Helena is 20% Whites, Salem NJ - 24% Whites, Muskegon Heights - 16% Whites, Osceola Arkansas is 37% White, Florida City Florida has under 4% Whites, and finally Sauk Village Illinois has a White population of 3% when you subtract Hispanics from the equation.
Thank you for the video!
Phew! I'm so glad that not a single town you highlighted was one I was thinking about moving to. Now, if you had included Nevada City California, my perception of reality would have been seriously challenged.
Love your comedic riffing on cities and states in this country. It's a U.S. geography nerd's fun spot.
Some the stock photos used are not for Globe,AZ but Superior.
Emeryville Being More dangerous Than Oakland is a shocker Idk if they classify Crimes In Oakland as Crimes in Emeryville
Emeryville is actually a safe city. It has a high official crime rate however simply because it is full of visitors from elsewhere to it's many businesses but crime rate is simply all local crimes divided by local population.
I’m sorry,but I’m from Illinois and I never heard of Sauk village . That’s crazy though . Keep up the content
PS - Loved your piece on Globe. And I know that you know that picture of the motorhome was actually taken in New Mexico, not Arizona. 😂
I lived in Globe from '78 -'82 . It's true. Every week-end someone got shot or stabbed etc.
I sure enjoy the way you write your scripts! Any subject, I have to listen :-)
Wasn't sure it was "that" Salem. Worked on an industrial video there for a flooring company in the 90's. And the town itself reminded me of the Futurama cartoon. Weird place, weirder vibe. Very happy to see that week end!😊❤😂
Love the emphasis on the small towns
WHY ?
@@yomama6350 so? They liked the video.... Why are you offended? Look at the rest of his 1000+ videos if you're looking for one just about California.
@@groverearp2600 why not, he has already covered the big ones.....
@@yomama6350 is that because of the Emerald Triangle?
Thanks, Briggs!
Years ago, right after Hurricane Andrew wiped out Florida City, Homestead and a large portion of Miami-Dade County, I was travelling to a new job on the west coast of Florida. I was recently retired from the military and was being transferred from my job with Loral Aerospace to one of its radar sites at a little town called Horseshoe Beach, Florida. I was on my way to scope out my new job and make arrangements for a place to live in the area. Where we lived in the Keys, we had very little damage from the storm, but repairs and reclamation was still ongoing in the Miami-Dade area.
When I got to the mainland, I stopped in Florida City to get something to drink at the only store seemingly left standing - a 7-Eleven. As I got out of my car, I noticed two young men, late teens or early twenties, lounging around at the front of the store. I went inside and bought a drink and some snacks. When I came out, one of the men stood up and asked me if I had a cigarette. I replied I didn't smoke. He then looked at his friend and said I should give them some money so they could buy some cigarettes. I declined. He then pulled out a stiletto and told me to give me what was in the fanny pack I was wearing. I asked him if he was sure he wanted what was in the pack. He grinned and said that he was sure. I then asked if he wanted to share the contents with his friend. Still grinning, he said yes.
Needless to say, when I opened the pack, pulled out my 9mm pistol and told them to get down on the ground, he became very apologetic and assured me he was just fooling around and wasn't serious. I assured him I WAS serious and that the two of them should lie down on their bellies. About this time, the 7-Eleven Manager stuck her head out of the door and told me that the police were on the way. A few minutes later, a Sheriff's car pulled up with two deputies. I knew the Sergeant from a joint Law Enforcement/Military exercise I had attended previously. I gave him a statement on what had gone down and he and his assistant bagged, tagged, cuffed and stuffed the two. Apparently, these two were wanted for strong arm robberies in the FEMA Trailer park down the road. I gave them my business card and told them to tell the State's Attorney to get in touch if he needed me.
I have been down in the area several times on business over the years. Neither Florida City or Homestead have recovered appreciably in the years since then. Florida City, as your vlog states, is still pretty bad. It's bad enough during the day, but NOT a place to go at night.
I’d love to live out the rest of my life in Switzerland ❤
The Swiss never let foreigners buy real estate in that country….I looked into it.
@@geminiecricket4798 So then rent. Why is there such a stigma about renting?
Who wouldn‘t? Very stringent visa requirements
@@geminiecricket4798Philippines doesn‘t either
@@andyjay729 Because it is stupid to rent in the long term.
Surprised either East Cleveland, OH or Rockford, IL didn’t make the cut
Rockford is a city. It's too big to be a "small town". But I'm still butthurt a chicago suburb/village is #1.
How about East St. Louis?
Are these places too high population to make this list?
My husband and I just spent 10 days in Louisiana. Family all over south and central LA. Spent a couple of days in Marksville. Made it out, OK. Even went to Mass on Sunday. Now you tell me.
At 2:48 in the video the video is of Main St in Superior AZ and not Globe AZ.
Briggs, you rock! ❤ Peace
Thank you
I've been to Emoryville several times, to shop at IKEA or to catch the BART. Never had or witnessed an issue...perhaps the angels were surrounding me! Very interesting video...I think I'll avoid every place on this list! Hope you are feeling great...you sound fantastic!
I love Emeryville
@@LisaPFMooreI'm sure there are good parts and not-so-good, just like in many cities. Never had an issue there.
Motorcycle on its side, wheel spinning but nobody around 😂
May have been stolen , crashed and ran
I live in Fly over Country, 15 miles from the closest stop light and two miles from a stop sign. I will stay right where I am. 😊
I knew Florida City or Homestead would make this list. The problem with Florida City is the poverty and lack of decent jobs. The local government there is too corrupt to even acknowledge the problem and basically has been in a time warp since hurricane Andrew went through it over 30 years ago. Locals refer to FL City as a "fly by" community because most everyone going back and forth to the Keys do not stop in that town.
I like Emeryville I didn’t realize they had a high crime rate
It doesn't really. The crime rate for Emeryville is officially high only because the city is full of visitors, and crime is measured per population without taking into account the visitors among whom most Emeryville crime actually occurs.
ive been to emeryville a few times. because Ikea is there its the only reason I go there lol. but its not as bad as u make it sound.
@@dean4125 , Emeryville looks good and doesn’t feel unsafe. Things happen there but I would not avoid it . I just took the Amtrak train from Emeryville. Emeryville has its pluses. Just don’t assume that nothing ever can happen there. It can and it does. But, chances are it won’t.
Delta dirt distillery in Helena is quite the diamond in the rough. Very special story. Very wonderful family
I used to fish for walleye in Muskegon lake at night. Hearing random gunshots from the heights was common.
30 minutes! I’ll take it!! FriYay video 🎉🎉🎉🎉
8:50 the balance between comedy and actual economics is so consistent with Briggs is a talent
Nope
I worked in Emeryville for a couple years. They try so hard to make it look super nice but its surreal to see a violent crime occur in a fancy looking area.
Globe, AZ is not that far from a big city - 60 miles to Mesa. For many Arizonan's who have been around for a while, it has the best Mexican food available anywhere. And it's a nice pit stop before one of the most spectacular drives in the lower 48: the Salt River Canyon to Showlow.
If Stockton, CA. ain't on here, this list isn't valid
I thought the same thing! 🤣
The video is on small towns.
Stockton has more than 15,000 people so can't be on this list.
@@Wandau854 title says towns, not small towns
@@Off_Brand_Mex under 15000 people
Surprised not to see anything in Eastern NC.
If you're reading this, anything inbetween Raleigh and Wilmington or OBX is "do not stop zone"
A high school acquaintance of mine was murdered recently in broad daylight in this area; body dumped in a drainage lake.
This country is a crazy place. Never forget that.
Like Whiteville.
I grew up in the northeastern corner of NC near Elizabeth City. There is not much around but the crime is not as bad because people commute into southeast Virginia for work. You are correct that a lot of eastern NC is poverty stricken and the crime rates are high. Greenville is decent (has some rough areas), New Bern is a nice town and Jacksonville has Camp Lejeune. Places like Kinston, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Lumberton, etc. are best avoided.
Lumberton was scary as f last time i went through.
Granby Colorado when I lived there was only 1500 people. I was there until 2002. Marvin hemyer, my neighbor, bulldozed it June 2004
I wasn't expecting to recognize the names of any of these small towns, but we used to rent a hotel room in Florida City when diving in the Keys because the hotels in the Keys are so expensive. We didn't have any problems, but that was over 20 years ago. Maybe things weren't as bad back then.
Sauk Village, IL.
At least it's not Ford Heights, IL.!!!😮
I remember that used to be all hillbillies in Sauk Village. Damn, that place must have took a shit i gotta see
Or Robbins and Harvey.
Briggs, highly informative and relevant. Nicely current. Keep them coming.
Thanks Briggs
I know Salem well. It's one of my favorite places in South Jersey, because of its history and so forth. Also, as soon as you drive outside the city limits you are out in farm country. But Salem is such a sad place. It's had a lot of bad luck with industry leaving the city. It has a very urban feel to it, but only has a little over 5000 people.
Back in the 80s, Emeryville was supposed to become a hi-tech community due to its proximity of Berkeley and San Francisco. It was once a bedroom community for San Francisco communters. Getting into the city is a very abrupt turn off the interstate.
Anyone else shocked East St. Louis didn't make the list!?!?!?😱
East St Louis has a population of over 15,000 people that why it not on the list.
Thinks it’s a bit to large of a town to make this list. But yah, it’s the worst 😂
Weren't you listening? It's for towns of 15,000 or less
I know exactly what you mean about Emeryville Amtrak station. Thank God I rescheduled my trip avoiding a late night arrival into Emeryville. Instead I left from that station during the morning. Still dangerous I’m sure but I felt better doing it that way. 😂😂
I'm really surprised that a New Jersey city, like Nrwark, didn't make the list.
Go back and listen to the video. Number of people per town is a parameter.
If they were going just on crime, etc, Camden NJ would have probably made the list.
@@dizzysdoings not. This video addresses towns/cities under 15,000 population.
@@esotericsolitaire I know that. That's why I said if they were going just on crime.
Camden is consistently rated as one of the most dangerous cities in the country. But, it is also fairly large for the area. So I wasn't expecting it to be on the list.
I've spent time in both Camden and Salem. It's a matter of knowing where to go and where not to as well as when.
Helena is home to the King Biscuit Blues Festival. It has a long tradition as a lawless blues town.
Helena is not West Helena
@@lanedaw811 They are one consolidated city now.
@@philnewton2011 yes, I know that born and raised there, know more about that community than anyone that posted on the site.
@@philnewton2011 lived there, know the town and people very well
@@lanedaw811 OK. So we agree that they are one consolidated city. They have different histories and now one municipality. In any case, I simply mentioned the blues history of West Helena, a history known to us blues people and, I assume, to you. Have a good day.
Emeryville is amazingly prosperous for a high crime spot. Fancy shopping, sculptors' studios, and artisnal pizza a mile or two from some of Oakland's worst drug zones. I've spent a lot of time in Emeryville with very little sense of any danger.
Gee, what a happy video.
OMG, I lived just west of Sauk Village, it was bad back in the 70’s and 80’s!
Helena West Helena has the silly name because a few years back they combined the two towns in order to have better demographic numbers. Didn't seem to help much. Really a strange town to visit. You can tell that 100 years ago or so it was quite the place, grand old buildings and such. Also looks like it was booming in the 50's or so, with shopping centers and other building from that period. Now it's just incredibly depressing.
That's the story of a lot of American small towns.
I’ll take your word for it.
It was a thriving community until the mid 1970’s, then the industry’s moved out and the demise occurred.
8:10 Nuclear plant nearby means cleaner air
And a glowing complexion
@@danasmith858 nuclear power is cleanest and safest in the world. But please continue in your ignorance
Emeryville is the Amtrak final destination, in more ways than one.
I usually get off Amtrak in Richmond
It would be nice if you mentioned your source for the stats.
Globe AZ has some really good food spots . But, that's it.
Alternate title: "Towns Without Pity".
Too funny when you Gary ain’t no peach 😂😂😂
I always thought that if the place is small and all the residents know each other, the crime rate should be lower. Apparently there is no such rule. Or they all have developed some sort of cabin fever, ha!
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I remember doing a job in Salem, NJ and we were only allowed to work between 7AM to 3AM. The work hours were a hard start and finish time.
It's just the typical drug and gang nonsense in nj.
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Whew. A city in NM didn’t make the list. I moved to Albuquerque. People gripe about the crime. Lots of nice neighborhoods and nice people where I live but don’t leave your car out at night.
I’m from Silver Lake in Providence and it’s been so grimey I had to get out before I became another statistic
Briggs was so funny 😂 salem nj should start a soft ball club to get ppl together, but they better pad their clubs with rubber😅😮
I drive through Emeryville regularly to go to shopping malls and big box stores. Today, I actually thought about going to the Ikea, but decided to just go home instead. Maybe that was the best decision! The most interesting thing about that city is that they still have a Wild West-style gambling club that's been there since 1896. I've heard stories about people getting murdered outside that place and the liquor store that's next to it.
Emeryville is just spillover from Oakland. Ironically, it was a sundown town back in the day. My father in law said blacks would get beat up if they went north of 580.
I thought for sure Humble TX was going to be in this list.
I got my NACE level 3 certification in Humble. Set me on a great career path.
Lmaoo 😂 humble ??
Residents of Florida City here. Lots of homeless people lots of meth addicts walking around. And there has a lot of missing persons that when did disappear it goes undocumented here. That being said they're building brand new developments here townhouses starting in the 350 and new homes starting in the 550s within 2 miles of the maximum security prison here.
That's only going to make it worse not better. I figured the Florida City government would learn from the mistakes over in the city of Miami for the last 20+ years.
Remember the scene in "The Blues Brothers" where the cops chased the Bluesmobile around inside the shopping mall? That was shot at Dixie Square mall, which had been abandoned for several years when the made the movie. That's Saulk Village. I grew up south of Gary, and Saulk Village was about 15 miles away. Pretty much their whole economy revolved around selling liquor at retail to Indiana residents (Indiana has high liquor taxes and fixed pricing; Illinois has lower liquor taxes and free market pricing).
That was actually Harvey, IL.
When I was hanging in Emeryville early 2000s, it was hip, lots of IT folks and cafes. Most have now moved to...Portland now.
I rather live in Emeryville then portland. They had a Chicago style pizza place my dad loved.
I thought East St Louis, IL would be on here
Way more than 15.000 people
@@AnthonyPrince01 Not that much more, actually. It had just 18,469 people as of 2020.
Hey Briggs, an idea FYI for a video- poorest savest towns/cities/counties
Many moons ago, there was a Company called Hooker Chemical near Muskegan Heights Michigan. They were closed down by the EPA due to poor business practices. There went a whole bunch of good paying jobs and the addition of a toxic cleanup site.
Great video. New Sunday video this week?
I'm surprised he didn't put St. Louis on here. As someone who lives in misseroi, I have to say St. Louis can be very chaotic at times
St. Louis is a city not a town.