Detroit, Michigan – W. Warren Avenue/McKinley Street
If you live in this area, your odds of falling victim to a violent crime are 1 in 13.
Tulsa, Oklahoma – E. Mowawk Boulevard/N. Cincinnati Avenue
Most of Oklahoma is pretty safe from violent crime, but this neighborhood has a ridiculously high 7,886 incidents of violence per 100,000 people.
E. St. Louis, Illinois, – City Center
80 out of 1,000 people are involved in violence, and a day doesn’t go by without there being reports of gunfire.
Baltimore, Maryland - Druid Hill Avenue/Lauren St.
Much of Baltimore's problems start with poverty. 95.5% of Maryland neighborhoods have more money than this place.
Memphis, Tennessee - E. Eh Crump Boulevard/S 4th Street.
Rent here is around $700 per month, which attracts lots of drug addicts and vagrants. It's a suburban neighborhood, but this doesn't stop it from being among America's worst.
Camden , New Jersey, Ferry Avenue/S 8th Street.
You have a 1 in 11 chance of being a victim of violent crime just by living here. The above picture shows the atmosphere of the area.
Memphis, Tennessee - E. Mclemore Avenue/Latham Street.
Homes here can be bought for just $45,000, which again, attracts the impoverished. There's no economy in this area, forcing the local residents to turn to crime.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Chicago Street/Mount Pleasant Road.
This neighborhood is home to more vacant houses than happy families. The absence of industry has taken its toll, leading to crime and poverty everywhere. One in three houses is abandoned here.
Houston, Texas - Scott Street/Wilmington Street.
Though it's suburban, this part of Houston is home to several high-rise low-income housing projects and apartment blocks, leading to incredibly dense, invulnerable strongholds of crime.
Baltimore, Maryland - W. Mulberry Street/ N. Fremont Avenue
For every 100,000 people, this neighborhood creates 9,379 crimes. With little tax bases, there's no real hope for infrastructure improvements, meaning that the situation is unlikely to get better any time soon.
