The 10 MOST GHETTO CITIES in AMERICA

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  • Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
  • The ghetto. Such a powerful word in the American language. Just the word can bring up racial tensions and political arguments. The term originally referred to large Jewish neighborhoods in Europe, and then was used to describe large Jewish neighborhoods in New York City here in America.
    10. St. Louis, Missouri
    The factors which make St. Louis a true ghetto, according to the definition of a ghetto, is the poverty and the crime. St. Louis, as we’ve described before on this channel, is the 5th most violent place in America.
    9. Oakland, California
    There are large parts of the city where people DO live in poverty. In some neighborhoods - that number is nearly half. It’s also estimated that about 2% of all housing units in Oakland are considered public housing - or projects.
    8. Stockton, California
    Poverty wise, Stockton isn’t that high - it ranks only in the top 25%. But violence here is terrible. Stockton ranks 10th in America for number of violent crimes per capita.
    7. Baltimore, Maryland
    Poverty wise, it ain’t pretty here - overall, like in Oakland, there are some high earners here, putting Baltimore only in the top 25% poverty wise. But going back to our original housing projects research, we can see that Baltimore ranks third in the US for number of public housing as a percentage of all housing.
    6. Hartford, Connecticut
    Hartford may not be a place that you hear of very often. Unless you’re from Connecticut. Then you know Hartford very well. Could Harford be a worse ghetto than Baltimore? Well, if you’re measuring ghetto statistics, than...yes.
    5. Cleveland, Ohio
    Cleveland isn’t really going to shock anyone by making this list. Ohio’s most infamous city has lost 120,000 people in the last 20 years. Here’s why: It’s the second poorest city in the nation, to start. 35% of people here live in poverty, and Cleveland has the most children that live in poverty in the nation.
    4. San Bernardino, California
    3. Paterson, New Jersey
    Back to the east coast we go again, as we come to Paterson, New Jersey. Now, Paterson is the only city on this list I have never been to. It’s actually a real ghetto according to the definition. Paterson was once home to a Jewish population that numbered 40,000 people - and remember, the original term ‘ghetto’ referred to Jewish neighborhoods.
    2. Memphis, Tennessee
    Memphis, Tennessee is our second most ghetto city. It’s outright terrible for crime here. It’s the third most violent city in the nation, and also ranks 5th for number of property crimes per capita. And 75% of the city is a minority population.
    1. Detroit, Michigan
    Of course, many of you probably guessed Detroit would be on top of this list. Michigan’s crown jewel ranks first for poverty, first for violent crimes, and 7th for its minority population, where 90% of its residents minorities.
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  • @05mons
    @05mons 4 роки тому +621

    As a black American, all I can do is cry ...the truth really really hurts!

    • @mekaphilly5148
      @mekaphilly5148 4 роки тому +155

      Rejoice because so many of us are doing great. People are products of their decisions. Individuals have to want to do what is right.

    • @williammorse8330
      @williammorse8330 4 роки тому +165

      I am not a black American, but for what it is worth.... the vast majority of these troubled neighborhoods have one
      thing in common..... too many boys growing up without the guidance of a father.... that vacuum is filled by.... you
      guessed it.... sadly strange that this issue seldom gets discussion in the media....

    • @mekaphilly5148
      @mekaphilly5148 4 роки тому +33

      @@williammorse8330
      Good point. They don't want for issues to be addressed much less fixed.

    • @smeeagain3102
      @smeeagain3102 4 роки тому +23

      05mons all our tax dollars spent on wars in other countries instead of usa😞

    • @williammorse8330
      @williammorse8330 4 роки тому +47

      @naitethagr8 it all starts with the family....

  • @mtgpackrat7945
    @mtgpackrat7945 2 роки тому +60

    Comedian unknown: "Who would of thought the movie Robocop would be an optimistic view of what Detroit would look like in the future."

  • @basitk12
    @basitk12 3 роки тому +31

    Paterson is scary man. I once went there accidentally and my whole demeanor changed while driving through it.

  • @Mylc03
    @Mylc03 3 роки тому +105

    I'm shocked that Gary, Indiana didn't make this list🤣🤣

    • @sweetbreezy9779
      @sweetbreezy9779 3 роки тому +5

      Home of Michael Jackson. That city did something right ❤

    • @PixelGunZodiac
      @PixelGunZodiac 3 роки тому +8

      Gary is a ghost town,even downtown is bad.

    • @utxpia6228
      @utxpia6228 3 роки тому +6

      @cindi brady bigot lol

    • @dougjones7609
      @dougjones7609 3 роки тому

      It's too small now

    • @MasterMalrubius
      @MasterMalrubius 3 роки тому +5

      @cindi brady Yet the highest poverty rates are in cities run by Democrats.

  • @thesnuggler9606
    @thesnuggler9606 4 роки тому +327

    Nick Johnson: "Detroit is the most ghetto city in America."
    Detroit: *"We're #1! We're #1! We're #1!"*

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +36

      Yay!

    • @jaytravis6970
      @jaytravis6970 3 роки тому +21

      We are also one of the most improving and upcoming cities :)

    • @ashno7716
      @ashno7716 3 роки тому +29

      @@jaytravis6970 yes & who knows in 5 years with this current level of improvement, you could be Baghdad !!!

    • @jaerockchalk3216
      @jaerockchalk3216 3 роки тому +4

      @@ashno7716 HAHAHA omg choc milk all over my pants and keyboard . Thank you !

    • @vicktorpatriot1430
      @vicktorpatriot1430 3 роки тому +13

      @@ashno7716 baghdad has better weather.

  • @georgestuffer6505
    @georgestuffer6505 4 роки тому +220

    The term getto comes from the Italian meaning mageeto area of the poor. It was around before the situation in Germany and the Jewish plight.

    • @mikethebike2456
      @mikethebike2456 4 роки тому +9

      🚲 The term is also spelled with an 'h'.

    • @mithubird9755
      @mithubird9755 4 роки тому +29

      The original ghetto was in Venice and was the Jewish area. You can still visit it and it is a very peaceful, quiet area. The synagogue is beautiful.

    • @angelabailey5889
      @angelabailey5889 3 роки тому +4

      I thank you for this history lesson. Interesting fact there. Research time. I want to know everything about this

    • @basitk12
      @basitk12 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah but those days are long gone. People live and learn. Unlike some.

    • @ms.bubs4fun506
      @ms.bubs4fun506 3 роки тому

      I went on food tour to the "Jewish Ghetto" in Rome.

  • @CARETAKER1313
    @CARETAKER1313 3 роки тому +84

    As a kid, I saw the first "low-income housing units", built by the city; in my neighborhood. They were attractive two and a half story red brick apartment complexes, with small lawns at each entryway. Each one or two-bedroom unit was equipped with modern appliances ( gas range, refrigerator, and sink), and the bathroom facilities were modest but very adequate. They were great residences for any Responsible tenants. Within a year the ten apartment building complexes were occupied with state-subsidized welfare residences, Who turned these buildings into the near slums they had created elsewhere. Apartments were overrun with roaches, Hallway lighting fixtures were non-functioning or broken, copper piping had been stolen, garbage was dumped out of windows, and the one-time lawns were littered with debris and the occasional abandoned vehicle. Well as the saying goes"There went the neighborhood". Did I mention, nobody but street thugs roamed those apartment streets after dark. You can take some people out of their self-created Ghetto, but You can't take the Ghetto out of some people.

    • @KadiddlehopperClem
      @KadiddlehopperClem 2 роки тому +3

      What have you done to resolve any of these issues?

    • @wil7228
      @wil7228 Рік тому +5

      That's what democrats like ,turn off the lights and they will show up .

    • @wil7228
      @wil7228 Рік тому +3

      @@KadiddlehopperClem you have to remove the rats

    • @leagarner3675
      @leagarner3675 Рік тому +2

      Sounds like you have bad landlords. The tenants aren't responsible for maintenance. You know that during that 10 years, the carpets should be replaced, new paint, all plumbing fixtures either repaired or replaced, all window fixtures need to be replaced due to normal wear and tear.
      If there is garbage, how is that the tenants' fault? Please explain that one.

    • @troy3456789
      @troy3456789 Рік тому +4

      It's why taking from the happy to give to the ungrateful has never, ever created happiness. The initial cost is small compared to the cost of trying to keep it livable once the residents start destroying it. Of course they don't care about it. They didn't earn it.

  • @wandahall4435
    @wandahall4435 3 роки тому +1

    💖💖💖 Nick & Mappy & rewatching videos. Talk about A great day😁😁😁

  • @Code_blu215
    @Code_blu215 4 роки тому +94

    Ghetto is technically another word for slums that's used in other parts of the world.

    • @ouch3076
      @ouch3076 3 роки тому

      ikr

    • @kierancusack7774
      @kierancusack7774 3 роки тому +1

      flavela

    • @cccycling5835
      @cccycling5835 3 роки тому +8

      Even the worst “ghettos” I’ve seen in the USA don’t even come close to what is around worldwide.
      We are spoiled as US citizens if these places are “ghettos”.

    • @Code_blu215
      @Code_blu215 3 роки тому +13

      @@cccycling5835 living in a ghetto is far worse than seeing a ghetto

  • @tacomablack
    @tacomablack 4 роки тому +286

    Shocked that Camden, New Jersey didn't make the list

    • @agthaog1986
      @agthaog1986 4 роки тому +15

      yeah i would put it over paterson

    • @andywilliam1990
      @andywilliam1990 4 роки тому +10

      Yal running off old data and past reputations. Classic ignorance.

    • @peterkoster9390
      @peterkoster9390 3 роки тому +1

      hairbandfan1967 lol

    • @Theirishcannoli
      @Theirishcannoli 3 роки тому +2

      Prob cuz its not as bad as paterson in 2020, but why do research?

    • @kimberlyheadrick9682
      @kimberlyheadrick9682 3 роки тому +4

      Me to. I am from blackwood NJ. All of Camden is boarded up except for the hospital

  • @waypro4286
    @waypro4286 3 роки тому

    You are Awesome Nick, love you’re sense of humor! Right on point, great videos.

  • @chrisf8855
    @chrisf8855 2 роки тому +1

    You rock, Nick. I really enjoy your videos. 🙂👍

  • @matthewmajestic1013
    @matthewmajestic1013 4 роки тому +12

    I love your videos Nick!!, and you calling your mom made me smile:), I hope these towns and cities can get in a better position.

  • @cherij9008
    @cherij9008 4 роки тому +5

    Great video.....Meals on Wheels is a wonderful volunteer opportunity. The people are sooooo appreciative!

  • @snowstormyman
    @snowstormyman 3 роки тому +2

    Thank´s for sharing this... (A fan from southern Sweden.)

  • @icecreamforcrowhurst
    @icecreamforcrowhurst 3 роки тому +82

    I’m going with Baltimore. Took a wrong turn there late at night once and I knew I had to get out fast.

    • @terriburton9299
      @terriburton9299 3 роки тому +18

      Yes Baltimore is ghetto I'm trying to get out

    • @XevenYT143
      @XevenYT143 3 роки тому +7

      Good thing you did cause my boy Evan moved to Baltimore and not even a month later he got jumped

  • @DeviousDan84
    @DeviousDan84 4 роки тому +446

    I'm from NJ and surprised that Newark didn't make the list and the surrounding areas irvington and east orange are dangerous. Camden is also a warzone

    • @tunedtfin917
      @tunedtfin917 4 роки тому +10

      devious dan84 Yeah new jersey has very small cities but there all battlefields newark is safest it has ever been only 40 murders compared to 2015 when it had over 100 murders and over 300
      shot

    • @alexanderbarr8944
      @alexanderbarr8944 4 роки тому +13

      north jersey has legit compton crip presence

    • @wepainc.811
      @wepainc.811 4 роки тому +4

      Facts lmao

    • @Shannonbarnesdr1
      @Shannonbarnesdr1 4 роки тому +4

      Yep!

    • @isaacannanjr2371
      @isaacannanjr2371 4 роки тому +14

      devious dan84 Trenton is also bad too.

  • @roofieandraggy16
    @roofieandraggy16 4 роки тому +110

    Nick that call to your mom made my day. Bro you are a great dude.

  • @deloressimmons805
    @deloressimmons805 3 роки тому +3

    Your videos are great. When I first saw one I was a tad bit offended but as I watch more of them I am really enjoying them.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 роки тому +1

      yeah people don't get me at first :) Hey Delores!

  • @michaelbatu6364
    @michaelbatu6364 3 роки тому +1

    We appreciate it very much Nick

  • @duncandmcgrath6290
    @duncandmcgrath6290 4 роки тому +4

    Informative and hilarious as always , thanks Nick 👍

  • @JK-gk6qx
    @JK-gk6qx 4 роки тому +32

    I was braised in Baltimore and I absolutely love Baltimore. And yes I said "braised" deliberately... Baltimore is beautiful. When I was homeless I spent hours walking all parts of Baltimore. From its 18th century water front communities like Fells Point and Federal Hill moving north to 19th Century brownstones in Mount Vernon ..to North Ave and Pennsylvania Ave traditionally African American communities that have a history of hosting great American performers in clubs during the Harlem Renaissance..I can go on and on..up to Mondawmin Mall and so many communities like Hampden, Pig Town...etc... All parts North South East and West all having a particular character history Architecture and Personality.. It was a blessing for me to have been braised on those streets which took a boy and made a man.. I miss Baltimore everyday..It is my hope Baltimore will rediscover itself....
    for a new generation without losing its Charm. Charm City ..City of white steps - for its famous row homes and the white marble steps off the street to the front door..
    So much more..it is a tough place and a beautiful city.. Welcome to Bawlmore Hon!
    Every city has its history.. I specialize in historic restoration and have worked in most cities around this country..from New York to Florida..from Baltimore to San Francisco.. Contributing to the restoration and preservation of historic land marks..like the Frederick Douglass Isaac Myers Maritime Museum in Fells Point. I am getting older now.. I truly hope the young generation gets it too.. Each city in this video once thrived with life and energy..it doesn't take too terrible an amount of Common Sense to know that it is Not the way the World is.. It's what we Make it.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +1

      Great!

    • @atis9061
      @atis9061 3 роки тому

      I thought Baltimore was so interesting & beautiful when I was there recently.

    • @searchingforlostatoms7191
      @searchingforlostatoms7191 3 роки тому +2

      Unfortunately, you are delusional about Baltimore. I lived by Paterson Park some years ago, and I don't see it coming back on a large scale

    • @JK-gk6qx
      @JK-gk6qx 3 роки тому

      @@searchingforlostatoms7191 OH wow. Good Ole Paterson Park. Old memories...
      I hope you are wrong. I hope B'more pulls itself up by its boot straps... Every part of Baltimore has history and beauty.. I wish I were a young man again.. And in good health.. I would love to continue in Restoration.
      ALL my prayers for a better future.

    • @atis9061
      @atis9061 3 роки тому

      @@searchingforlostatoms7191 ok. they're the optimist. you're the pessimist.

  • @mstrwil73
    @mstrwil73 3 роки тому +28

    Born and raised in San Bernardino. It's depressing every time I go down there. Las Vegas is my new home.

    • @Lourdes-A.
      @Lourdes-A. 3 роки тому

      You made the right move. Best wishes in your new home!👍🏻

  • @isaiasbrown740
    @isaiasbrown740 3 роки тому +20

    You should've played the song "The Ghetto" by Too $hort when mentioning Oakland! Born and raised there my heart will always be in The Town.

  • @Jenny-uo8nc
    @Jenny-uo8nc 4 роки тому +356

    Lmao. "San Bernadino is a dump for LA rejects."

    • @jtwu8931
      @jtwu8931 4 роки тому +30

      They go to Palmdale now, SB is too ghetto for them

    • @mobiditch6848
      @mobiditch6848 4 роки тому +8

      JT Wu Palmdale is as creepy as it gets.

    • @whackamolechamp
      @whackamolechamp 4 роки тому +4

      Where do the rejects from San Bernardino go?

    • @Know26874
      @Know26874 4 роки тому +22

      @@whackamolechamp Albuquerque

    • @UnchainedAmerica
      @UnchainedAmerica 4 роки тому +8

      @@whackamolechamp Mexico.

  • @BrandoBaggins73
    @BrandoBaggins73 4 роки тому +14

    I freaking love your videos! But I think it's the random outbursts of song that are my favorite bits. That and the hilarious old timey commercials

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +5

      i love watching old commercials. especially from the 80s

    • @BrandoBaggins73
      @BrandoBaggins73 4 роки тому +2

      @@NickJohnson They're seriously the best. haha

  • @DavidLopez-jl2ug
    @DavidLopez-jl2ug 3 роки тому +11

    I love the diff'rent strokes song. It makes my Friday even better. It is a good fit for this, I must say.

  • @allthewaylivewithchefnette7501
    @allthewaylivewithchefnette7501 2 роки тому

    I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS THEY ARE VERY INFORMATIVE AND YOUR COMMENTARY IS EXCELLENT! 👍😊

  • @tudorjason
    @tudorjason 4 роки тому +286

    Mom sounds just like a mom

  • @42VS42
    @42VS42 4 роки тому +3

    I love your videos man! Always a happy happy joy joy moment when I see a new one 😁🐧🌴

  • @jenduke1543
    @jenduke1543 2 роки тому +1

    I love it! You’re a data crunching nerd. You are a gig beyond belief and actuarial Wonk. I love you man.

  • @basitk12
    @basitk12 3 роки тому +1

    Man I love your videos and honesty

  • @tm100pct7
    @tm100pct7 4 роки тому +68

    That's because the Mexicans in Brownsville are workers... Other groups are not so keen on it

    • @valimback5109
      @valimback5109 4 роки тому +3

      What about in Skid Row in Los Angeles is that a ghetto I thought South Central was worse because of The Purge in 1992 riots I mean

    • @royroland3884
      @royroland3884 4 роки тому +10

      I've seen the skid row in Los Angeles, and most of the homeless there are blacks.

    • @valimback5109
      @valimback5109 4 роки тому +1

      @@royroland3884 I thought South Central is bad because remember 1992

    • @tdunph4250
      @tdunph4250 4 роки тому +8

      Why do large groups of people leave one large ghetto located in one part of the world only to come and live with another large group of people in another country's ghetto????

    • @tm100pct7
      @tm100pct7 4 роки тому +1

      @@brandonburns5365 I would say they are kept illegal so they don't have a choice

  • @drexelmildraff7580
    @drexelmildraff7580 4 роки тому +4

    Love your videos.

  • @Marvel_fan-py9wv
    @Marvel_fan-py9wv 3 роки тому +114

    Not surprised to see my Hometown Cleveland Ohio on this list. But I love my city more than It will ever love me.

    • @kevinrice4909
      @kevinrice4909 3 роки тому +1

      Even the PO Po car's are all beat up... still have the lake ...not on fire anymore... hahaha

    • @AUGUSTIN-MUSIC
      @AUGUSTIN-MUSIC 3 роки тому +2

      yes man. Ohio/Cleveland pride 💪🏻

    • @bretfoley424
      @bretfoley424 3 роки тому +2

      I clicked on this video cuz I was afraid my hometown would be listed (haven't been back since 1979) Heights, Represent!!

    • @peterhamlinhamlin8908
      @peterhamlinhamlin8908 3 роки тому +7

      Cleveland,a ghost town like detroit,chicago and Pittsburgh after steel production left for recycling in Japan and Korea and others

    • @williamboswell1055
      @williamboswell1055 3 роки тому +2

      I lived in Cleveland, Ohio around 1963. I'm glad I wasn't there very long. When I was there, I had a teacher who went psycho because I wouldn't say good morning to her. I think this "ritual" was the verbal equivalent of giving the old goat an apple. This teacher got mad because all of the upper class students were cheering me on out in the hallway since they didn't like her either. The teacher caused such a stink about it, my father had to intervene and give her some "leadership" as he called it. I didn't like Cleveland then and probably wouldn't now. I still remember that teacher's name after all these years. Living in Cleveland did not impress me at all. It might be a peachy city now, but that horrible teacher left it's mark long ago with her name on it.

  • @danielsan3681
    @danielsan3681 Рік тому

    I love your channel. 👍🙏

  • @toddage83
    @toddage83 4 роки тому +16

    You know it’s kinda ghetto in San B when momma Johnson uses the phrase “going down”
    Wow don’t go out at night there folks.
    Great vid Nick

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +5

      Momma Johnson is tough on crime

  • @angelinag.woodruff8378
    @angelinag.woodruff8378 4 роки тому +191

    Being “ghetto” has nothing to do where you come from, your economic status or even how you were raised... you can be poor and still be decent, be honorable in your intentions, have class and integrity. Being “ghetto” is truly a state of mind..
    Ascribing the word “ghetto” and relegating it to certain races is wrong as anybody of any racial group has the potential to be “ghetto.”
    People have the ability to rise above their circumstances and break the cycle of poverty, drug/familial abuse and crime. First, please STOP killing each other!! Please STOP!
    You have to be motivated to change, develop a strong sense of community, have faith in God and education yourself. Change is possible when you have hope...we need it more than ever now.

    • @Grand_History
      @Grand_History 4 роки тому +5

      1:55

    • @paulndaoc
      @paulndaoc 4 роки тому +17

      Yes being ghetto is a lifestyle and frame of mind that is derived from the prevailing customs of the ghetto, but there are a large number of good people living in the ghetto and they are the ones I truly fear for.

    • @angelinag.woodruff8378
      @angelinag.woodruff8378 4 роки тому +4

      Paul NFullerton Exactly. They can get out and rewrite their story.

    • @angelinag.woodruff8378
      @angelinag.woodruff8378 4 роки тому +10

      Brandan Miller The latter group relegated the term “ghetto” on themselves. Now a lot of people have come to see the word “ghetto” as a badge of honor. That is really damn sad as mediocrity should never be the standard.

    • @kathrinekerns8398
      @kathrinekerns8398 4 роки тому +8

      I am in total agreement with you. You can live in the ghetto but, not have a ghetto mainframe. Like a rose growing up out of the concrete. Bloom where you are.🌹

  • @oelabed1
    @oelabed1 3 роки тому +8

    I live in Paterson NJ. Some neighborhoods are tough, but for the most parts it’s ok, specially South Paterson where there is a huge middle eastern community with nice restaurants

  • @williamsantillanes9322
    @williamsantillanes9322 Рік тому

    Love your content though through n through

  • @gambit_toys6554
    @gambit_toys6554 4 роки тому +7

    On point!
    Thanks for including Houston!
    I live here and trying to move out.
    Super ghetto here, women are scared in public.

    • @texasgina
      @texasgina 4 роки тому +1

      Thomas that’s sad. I think Houston was for the most part OK until Hurricane Katrina refugees went there

  • @Lisa59
    @Lisa59 4 роки тому +5

    My grandmother grew up in Patterson, NJ back in the 1920s when it was a nice place to live. Too bad it's gone downhill since then (except for Patterson Falls, which are beautiful and were actually a honeymoon destination years ago). Thanks for the special guest mappy dudes!

  • @antoinettestroh993
    @antoinettestroh993 3 роки тому +1

    Omg I’m from a suburb of Cleveland!! but been
    In Florida since 2001 . I used to hang out at the after hours bars in East Cleveland back in the early 80’s . It was ghetto but I was never scared , maybe because there were a bunch of us. I really enjoy your videos

  • @likemeordont5951
    @likemeordont5951 3 роки тому +2

    Idk why I forgot to subscribe the other day, (because I intended to), but it’s bugged me ever since. So I looked up my history and there you were. So, just want to let you know I am subscribing and hitting the notification bell. I like your songs butI doubt I will teach them to my grandkids. BTW: I love San Bernardino. My son still lives there in the 92404 area, that we lived in when he was in school.

  • @davidloy4794
    @davidloy4794 4 роки тому +156

    Honorary mention: Flint MI

    • @dreadhead5719
      @dreadhead5719 4 роки тому +1

      Gene Murphy also conservative, it goes both ways.

    • @jag92949
      @jag92949 4 роки тому +6

      How about Saginaw?

    • @garyrichardson7592
      @garyrichardson7592 4 роки тому +4

      You talkin about where the government killed most of the people okay got it

    • @Flifty69
      @Flifty69 4 роки тому

      lolol Lansing

    • @randyanderson4360
      @randyanderson4360 4 роки тому +1

      Is flunt ready for the world? ( see how i done that?)

  • @ringmasterscarnivalofterro5982
    @ringmasterscarnivalofterro5982 4 роки тому +14

    It's nice to know that San Bernardino changed its mayor and City Council, now I just hope things get better soon for all out there.

  • @devincarr9406
    @devincarr9406 3 роки тому

    Love the videos plz make more

  • @asemotaobakpolor8176
    @asemotaobakpolor8176 Рік тому

    Well done guy I appreciate

  • @dwaynelewis1608
    @dwaynelewis1608 4 роки тому +6

    After growing up in San Bernardino and seeing the major change. I'm shocked it is that low. I've been gone over 20 years now and have been back a few times. It gets more depressing each time.

  • @shanepitcher8494
    @shanepitcher8494 4 роки тому +38

    I live in metro Detroit but I have family who works there and all my grandparents and both my parents were born in the city limits and I can say hearing stories of how it used to be to it's fall while my parents grew up is heartbreaking

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +8

      So sad

    • @gloriahanes6490
      @gloriahanes6490 4 роки тому +10

      I was born and raised in Detroit known as part of the "Little Italy" neighborhood. My grandmother use to send me door to door to visit the neighbors on two streets in any direction, who showered me with gifts, food, and drink. Only to find out they were all my first and second cousins. My red wagon was filled with the haul, and I went back to my grandmother and said, "I never met such nice neighbors". I was just eight years old at the time and thrilled to bits.

    • @cynthiaallen9225
      @cynthiaallen9225 4 роки тому +4

      Capitalism and greed.

    • @roadtoad7704
      @roadtoad7704 3 роки тому +4

      @@cynthiaallen9225 The decline of decent paying middle class supporting industrial jobs.

    • @karenhamilton956able
      @karenhamilton956able 3 роки тому +3

      The politicians had a huge hand in destroying Detroit..My grandparents came off the boat to Detroit & I heard about the 'good old day's too..All I know is I wouldn't go thru Hamtramck on a sunny day,in an armoured car with machine gun turrets..It is worse than Bagdad..

  • @Blocktob1
    @Blocktob1 3 роки тому

    Your videos are great!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 роки тому

      Andrew, you could sub to my other channel! ua-cam.com/channels/Y1W9MVJbzcvEgD2xATMWOg.html

  • @johnadams2063
    @johnadams2063 3 роки тому +1

    I love the condescending flavor of this video is freaking great!!!

    • @swift7169
      @swift7169 3 роки тому

      He isn't condescending bro.

  • @TheNatashaNicole
    @TheNatashaNicole 3 роки тому +10

    Baltimore is also the setting of The Corner another show about drugs and crime. Also, you're hilarious Nick. Love your renditions of popular songs.

    • @Cozmo-hp4uo
      @Cozmo-hp4uo 3 роки тому +2

      I always had a good time in Baltimore, I'd go there on weekends now and then when I was in the military.

    • @michelleevans456
      @michelleevans456 2 роки тому

      Isn't there a place in Baltimore called the 4 x 4?

  • @MsG55580
    @MsG55580 3 роки тому +21

    I had my best childhood in the 70s in SB and it's heartbreaking to hear how it has declined.

    • @swift7169
      @swift7169 Рік тому

      south baltimore? whereabouts?

    • @liamky
      @liamky Рік тому +2

      @@swift7169 i think he meant San Bernadino

  • @likemeordont5951
    @likemeordont5951 3 роки тому +2

    Hilarious intro!!! I saw the title for this video and I thought to myself, I wonder if the city I grew up in , raised my two kids in, and where my son still lives, is on this list.? It's been on it's share of " Worst" lists, but is it really "That Bad?" There are so many, many cities in the U.S., experiencing steep economic decline with increasing, joblessness, homelessness and desperation. It turns out, I didn't even have to watch the video. But I'm glad I did. I loved seeing the footage of my hometown.
    Anyway, my hometown is San Bernardino, California

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 роки тому +2

      That's MY hometown too

    • @likemeordont5951
      @likemeordont5951 3 роки тому

      @@NickJohnson Then you're alright in my book, your mama, too!

  • @valenciaorange2000
    @valenciaorange2000 2 роки тому +1

    I'm cracking up at the theme song you recreated!! ROFLMAO

  • @manfredmann2766
    @manfredmann2766 4 роки тому +12

    Love your parody on Different Strokes.

  • @knighttuttrup
    @knighttuttrup 3 роки тому +3

    More great song stylings by Nick, fn hilarious!

  • @shakazulu1978dw
    @shakazulu1978dw 3 роки тому +2

    THANKS FOR SHOWING WEST GRAND BLVD TO GRANDRIVER IN DETROIT. WAS ONCE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STREET TO TRAVEL DOWN

  • @naylasosa6562
    @naylasosa6562 2 роки тому +1

    What can you say about Hesperia, CA? Or the high desert in general? You should def do a video on that.

  • @patrickwentz8413
    @patrickwentz8413 4 роки тому +25

    I used to deliver medications to private homes and apartments in Baltimore. I would be told by the residents to stay in my car because I would get shot if I tried to go inside and make my delivery. cray cray.

  • @americanmeatman
    @americanmeatman 4 роки тому +52

    That exact circle of st. Louis that you circled is where I drew the line had to leave after an armed home invasion

    • @whackamolechamp
      @whackamolechamp 4 роки тому +5

      Have you seen the documentary Spanish Lake? It's about the St Louis area.

    • @pureonyx5090
      @pureonyx5090 4 роки тому +3

      David glad your ok and live to tell about it. Being a home owners that's my worst nightmare.

    • @davidfrehlini5430
      @davidfrehlini5430 4 роки тому +3

      David Wozniak. I am glad you you are OK and I hope you are doing just fine. Oh. And I am glad you are out of there now. God Bless.

    • @josiwells9695
      @josiwells9695 22 дні тому

      Lmaoo between gravois and grand like that circle part too, lmaoooo that shit just as wild,

  • @kennedyfitzgerald5166
    @kennedyfitzgerald5166 3 роки тому +3

    Your singing is adorable❤️

  • @lisabradford8180
    @lisabradford8180 3 роки тому +1

    you are funny AF🤣🤣 new subbie💖

  • @Horzzo
    @Horzzo 4 роки тому +5

    Love the Double Dragon music during Mappy's shootout! I bet he also loves the NES game "Mappy Land".

  • @carolyndavis6657
    @carolyndavis6657 4 роки тому +6

    Glad you didn't mention Birmingham; I live and work just outside of there and seems to be a shooting every day. Very sad.

  • @cgream4879
    @cgream4879 3 роки тому +1

    Don't quit your day job, Nick! lol Just found your videos...many are very interesting and you're a hoot! I live in Welcome and was actually surprised to see Lexington was so drug infested, enough so that it was on your list. I guess I just don't travel in those circles, never have & never will. I rather like Lexington's main drag which you showed in your video. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to watching all of your videos while I'm recovering from surgery...it only hurts when I laugh, so it may take me a few days. ;)

  • @swift7169
    @swift7169 3 роки тому +23

    I was waiting for Baltimore to be mentioned on this list. One thing to remember is that a major reason for the poverty and crime in Baltimore is the white flight that happened in so many other places in the United States. Problem is that the bad reputation of crime is something that's constantly brought up but no one wants to do anything about it. Either people are too soft on crime or the jump to the other extreme and are too hard on it and when law enforcement is involved in the drug trade and violence then you have a real problem. Also, you have the problem of people having the catch and release attitude which allows people with a rap sheet longer than a cvs receipt do be right back in the neighborhoods that they were terrorizing in the first place.

    • @jamesrobert4106
      @jamesrobert4106 Рік тому

      White people civilise the world. America, Africa, Britain... They are going to hell for one reason.

    • @jabaltariq4606
      @jabaltariq4606 Рік тому +1

      The flight of jobs is the number one cause of ghettoization. All of the ghettos are characterized by extremely high rates of unemployment

  • @vaithym7072
    @vaithym7072 4 роки тому +3

    Hey Nick and mappy
    NJ you haveing such a wonderful voice sing as well
    Really I like that 👍

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +4

      Haha I do not sing well but thanks for saying that

    • @vaithym7072
      @vaithym7072 4 роки тому

      @@NickJohnson really I'm not .kiddin you NJ
      You are singin style well
      That's why . I'm just sayin that any way "have a happy weekend" NJ . I'll see you your anther video my friend
      GOD BLESS You 👍

    • @carmenmonoxide7459
      @carmenmonoxide7459 4 роки тому +3

      @@NickJohnson ::: You still won the prize of someone who sings worse than me. Hahahaha!

  • @wildflowersmile3224
    @wildflowersmile3224 4 роки тому +7

    I live in Utah where tea drinking is pretty much a crime. As a non-mormon I felt ghetto drinking my green tea. But this kind of ghetto is all too much for my brain to process. (Sarcasm is high)

  • @Jay-hr3rh
    @Jay-hr3rh Рік тому

    Nick kept me entertained during my hospital stay.

  • @marilynringel9228
    @marilynringel9228 3 роки тому +1

    Another interesting video

  • @mikehayne538
    @mikehayne538 3 роки тому +6

    O'Reilly should have you on his podcast. You impress as a guy who works hard to make these videos. They are good!

  • @tylerdebo2467
    @tylerdebo2467 3 роки тому +31

    Should have sung Elvis's "In the Ghetto"

  • @joan3891
    @joan3891 3 роки тому

    Say hi to mum. You do such a great job on your channel!!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 роки тому

      Okay Joan I'll tell her right now!

  • @ChronicPainInTheAss
    @ChronicPainInTheAss 3 роки тому +1

    You're very funny. I always enjoy your videos and adding your mom was a fun touch.
    If you love your mama, get her outta that ghetto town man! LOL!

  • @blupyxi5669
    @blupyxi5669 3 роки тому +65

    It's a shame he actually has to explain the history and meaning of the word to ignorant triggered people.

  • @toughbutsweet1
    @toughbutsweet1 4 роки тому +8

    I also used to live in San Bernardino and Rialto, and it is completely true about them being LA's dumping grounds. Now I live in Riverside so I too fled, but not as far as you.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому

      Hey Chris did you go to G?

    • @toughbutsweet1
      @toughbutsweet1 4 роки тому +2

      @@NickJohnson I went to Eisenhower. We didn't move to Berdoo until I was 19. We lived on Baseline and Sepulveda three blocks above Baseline during the murder capitol years of 90-94.

  • @trentblack1218
    @trentblack1218 3 роки тому +1

    Good video!!!

  • @donh5794
    @donh5794 3 роки тому +2

    Camden, NJ right across from Philly on the Ben Franklin Bridge. Also, Chester, PA.

  • @Rachelleluluful
    @Rachelleluluful 4 роки тому +47

    Omg!!!! Save your mom! Get her out of there!!!

    • @Rhaspun
      @Rhaspun 4 роки тому +2

      It's not all bad. I've driven through San Bernardino. There are pockets of areas where it is still nice. It's like the area near the riots in South Central LA. Go a couple of miles away and you will see well kept houses and neighborhoods. The houses aren't grand in anyway but everyone seems to keep up their houses.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +10

      Haha omg she's fine

    • @AnalLoverNDestroyer
      @AnalLoverNDestroyer 4 роки тому +2

      @@NickJohnson
      I get the feeling that you arent white but J£wish. Am I right?

    • @moneyblue8466
      @moneyblue8466 4 роки тому

      Rachelle Kebaili lol

  • @RushFanatic87
    @RushFanatic87 3 роки тому +3

    My old hometown, Shreveport, has gotten so bad over the last 25+ years. Its crime rate is now almost twice the national average and higher than 95% of US cities. My heart breaks every time I go back and see how much worse it has somehow gotten.

  • @rogeriacatto5633
    @rogeriacatto5633 3 роки тому

    In Milwaukee( Wisconsin ) there are a lot of Ghetto. I am loving your Channel, pretty cool.

  • @marlowswindow
    @marlowswindow 3 роки тому +2

    Your songs at the beginning of your videos are hilarious.

  • @nyishabolt1081
    @nyishabolt1081 4 роки тому +39

    In the Ghetto...nobody's smiling, lol

    • @moneyblue8466
      @moneyblue8466 4 роки тому +5

      Except for when they laugh at you ñ🙁

    • @medusaspupil
      @medusaspupil 3 роки тому +1

      Playing tag with the winos....in the ghetto.....

    • @mrike5651
      @mrike5651 3 роки тому +1

      nyisha bolt I’m smiling because I don’t live in the bad neighborhoods

    • @justincase4892
      @justincase4892 3 роки тому +3

      I'm smiling. I don't live in America.

    • @adrianp7574
      @adrianp7574 3 роки тому +1

      nyisha bolt I smile when I leave Compton to visit friends in South Torrance

  • @Hankusorealius
    @Hankusorealius 4 роки тому +11

    Hi Nick,
    WWW weirdo here: I love your vids. Keep going.
    I'm surprised El Paso didn't get a mention. Any insights?
    •Drain @70

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +5

      el paso is challenged as well!

    • @Bhq870
      @Bhq870 4 роки тому +5

      People don’t realize that El Paso is one of the safer large cities in America... Most people who blindly listen to our president don’t know what they’re talking about

    • @Bhq870
      @Bhq870 4 роки тому

      www.google.com/amp/s/amp.elpasotimes.com/amp/3556070002

    • @texasgina
      @texasgina 4 роки тому +2

      El Paso has gotten better. I’m in San Antonio and this month marks 7 years living here. I’ve noticed a big increase in thefts at the grocery stores. Entitled losers walking out with groceries in the reusable bags unpaid for. Grazing through the store. It’s disheartening watching scumbags stealing

  • @edwardmunson3896
    @edwardmunson3896 3 роки тому

    Nick: Though I don't always agree with what I am about to watch, when I finish, it's like overdosing on a laxative! Yep, sometimes reality hurts. You are kind of a cross between a domestic "National Geographic" and the "American Journal of Psychology." Work on that singing.........no, don't do that....I am about to order it, as it is. I can listen to it at night and end with "Help Me Make It Through The Night" (Kris Kristofferson). Then, the next morning I can wake up to "Oh What A Night" (The Four Seasons). You really do have one of the best Channels on UA-cam.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 роки тому

      lol it's on itunes edward: music.apple.com/us/album/state-songs-an-album/1523790725

  • @judyjones8876
    @judyjones8876 3 роки тому

    Enjoying your videos and you dont make traveling anywhere easy im from NC we are so safe lol take care

  • @beatle9239
    @beatle9239 4 роки тому +5

    Probably about the most accurate list of this type. After the top 3, you could really say about any good sized city in America could round out the list.

  • @johnlabus7359
    @johnlabus7359 4 роки тому +51

    What about Gary, IN? Is it no longer considered a city after falling off a cliff?

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +20

      gary is terrible terrible

    • @insanemob8508
      @insanemob8508 4 роки тому +4

      Nick Johnson , Gary is tough but most people from Gary is moving to Indianapolis

    • @AZBUSINESSOPINIONbySKUSMAN
      @AZBUSINESSOPINIONbySKUSMAN 4 роки тому +6

      I almost lost my life there my 20s. A guy just started shooting at us at a stop light. All because we didn't want to give him our phone number at the gas station.

    • @anitaknight3915
      @anitaknight3915 3 роки тому

      @@AZBUSINESSOPINIONbySKUSMAN whhhaaatttt omg? Glad you are okay!! Were you guys hit or grazed by any bullets?

    • @stuckcase7775
      @stuckcase7775 3 роки тому +4

      Was once the largest steel mill city in the world. Dems taxed the jobs over seas. I was a steel worker for 11 years til the bottom fell out. Joe Biden endorsed the free trade act that shipped in millions of tons of cheap steel. Thanks again Joe

  • @travischaddock4826
    @travischaddock4826 3 роки тому +2

    I enjoy watching his videos. I forget there is still gang problems in the world because of were I live. It hasnt even been a slight thought for 15 years for me. Love it

  • @outofstep6026
    @outofstep6026 3 роки тому

    Some of the Memphis footage is the same that you showed in Chester PA. Same with worst cities in NJ and CT. Makes me question if what I’m watching is accurate. I don’t question the accuracy of the cities on the list, just the accuracy of the footage.

  • @BC-hv7fn
    @BC-hv7fn 4 роки тому +8

    For STL, a good start would be driving down streets like N Grand, Dr MLK dr, Goodfellow & Page area etc..Hodiamont would be a good choice also

    • @IAmEverythang
      @IAmEverythang 3 роки тому +1

      ....as well as right by that white water tower and the areas surrounding both Fairground park and O'Fallon park.

    • @luv2cheer28_2
      @luv2cheer28_2 3 роки тому

      Goodfellow yikes

    • @jdubskiwright2380
      @jdubskiwright2380 3 роки тому

      Northside in general moline acres ect

    • @IAmEverythang
      @IAmEverythang 3 роки тому

      @@jdubskiwright2380 kinloch and surrounding areas

  • @The1ByTheSea
    @The1ByTheSea 3 роки тому +33

    It is not only San Bernardino,but the homeless are everywhere in California. It is not only a S.B problem, but a state problem.

    • @brendapayne6603
      @brendapayne6603 3 роки тому +8

      The warm weather+high cost of rent+economy+mental illness+substance abuse+ people being alone without someone to help them=homelessness. The problem had many causes.

    • @jimtalbott2894
      @jimtalbott2894 3 роки тому

      I never been in San Bernardino but I thought San Bernardino was a clean city where wealthy people live and was completely safe. I'am 😮 surprised.

    • @notthemama9986
      @notthemama9986 3 роки тому +3

      @@jimtalbott2894 San Bernardino is a dumpster fire lol

    • @jimtalbott2894
      @jimtalbott2894 3 роки тому

      @@notthemama9986 Thanks for letting me know. Maybe I won't go on a vacation trip to California.

    • @notthemama9986
      @notthemama9986 3 роки тому +1

      @@jimtalbott2894 I wouldn't rule out a vacation to California that quickly. San Bernardino is pretty far east of LA and nobody really travels out to that side of SoCal unless they're passing through.

  • @dval1059
    @dval1059 3 роки тому +1

    I live in the Stockton valley region and these pictures are very accurate. Its getting worse here and rapidly deteriorating.

  • @tbmason961
    @tbmason961 3 роки тому +13

    Surprised DC, Carol City, And Chicago aren’t included.

    • @swift7169
      @swift7169 3 роки тому +1

      DC has been gentrified quite a bit and does not deserve to be on this list.

    • @tbmason961
      @tbmason961 3 роки тому

      @@swift7169 it’s still pretty terrible, two teens just carjacked an Uber driver and killed him

  • @Sick_Boy_Rick74
    @Sick_Boy_Rick74 4 роки тому +33

    Hi Nick’s Mom!!! And check out Mappy popping off them caps to save Juan! Said it before and I’ll say it again, Mappy is my homie! 😂

    • @susanhowell1673
      @susanhowell1673 4 роки тому +3

      Mappy is a decent dude.

    • @Shannonbarnesdr1
      @Shannonbarnesdr1 4 роки тому +2

      LOL. Tell mappy I might rag on him a lot, same for the missus, but they my homies and I got there backs :)

    • @evelyndurham8228
      @evelyndurham8228 4 роки тому

      Got to watch out for that evil pirate gang

    • @davidblaskie8987
      @davidblaskie8987 3 роки тому

      Mappie is steeped in coolness. He's my hero. And any other would-be pirates better not mess with him if they value life and limb.

  • @jeffcook5449
    @jeffcook5449 4 роки тому +40

    God I stayed in a hotel in Memphis and I felt unsafe just driving down the highway

    • @getmeouttatennessee4473
      @getmeouttatennessee4473 3 роки тому +2

      Yup. I live in east Tennessee.
      Memphis terrifies me.
      Just nope... and I'm from Baltimore, born and raised.

    • @ZieSpiralOut
      @ZieSpiralOut 3 роки тому +2

      Dude I live in midtown Memphis. I used to work on Beale as a bartender. I carry everywhere I go. I don’t know what else to do. I have seen a giant beat in, been followed by dudes as I went to my car. My husband was carjacked at gun point. We are so sick of this place, I don’t want to leave my parents though. They live here and are both up there in years. I really value the time with them I have left, so I guess I’m here till they aren’t.

    • @jeffcook5449
      @jeffcook5449 3 роки тому +3

      @@ZieSpiralOut my neighbors from Memphis and he retired to Charleston SC and I would certainly recommend it and it’s good for seniors to

    • @ZieSpiralOut
      @ZieSpiralOut 3 роки тому

      @@jeffcook5449 They want to, its complicated because my dad runs a small pimento cheese business out of Memphis. He is doing okay with it, but not enough to change headquarters yet... I just doubt they will too because they have said they wanted to move for a long time, but are still here. and now they have even more reason to not leave. So I just deal with it. Charleston sounds amazing though. I lived in Maine for a year, I would definitely move back. Cheers! glad you made it safely through Memphis!

    • @williamboswell1055
      @williamboswell1055 3 роки тому +1

      I went to Memphis in 1997 and could not believe how rundown the city was. They were closing bars and other businesses while I was there. One bar was selling off the furniture and even the bar. It looked like a ghetto to me. I couldn't believe it. There wasn't much left of the city since most everything was boarded up or closed. Even the taxi's weren't running so I had to walk everywhere in bad neighborhoods. It might be better now, but it was scary then.

  • @metatronmen2431
    @metatronmen2431 3 роки тому

    Just in Dallas Texas area, due to their high crime rates, South Boulevard-Park Row, Cedar Crest, South Dallas, Convention Center District, Cockrell Hill, Northwest Dallas, and Wolf Creek are few more you can add to your list.

  • @lilycherkaoui5423
    @lilycherkaoui5423 3 роки тому

    I'm not surprised about most of these. Maybe next time can you list 20 ghettos. Thanks.