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Camden, NJ and East St. Louis, Il are always on the top of the list of the Most Dangerous Cities in America. However, they are not "big cities" in any means of the word.
For small towns, I can also think of the following off the top of my head for being pretty dangerous...Benton Harbor, MI... Chester, PA...Braddock, PA...Newburgh, NY...Poughespsie (sp?), NY...Asbury Park, NJ.
I agree with lentzr Chester, PA... Braddocc, PA etc. I havent really felt unsafe in Asbury Park though. Most of the people ive met there were cool as hell down to earth people. Maybe i just missed something
I hate to knock the St. Louis metro at all- but Washington Park, IL is pretty bad. It's right next to East St. Louis and has a population of just over 5000. If you get off the interstate and take a little drive through Washington Park, the decay and poverty is clearly evident.
Try Detroit MI;
Flint MI;
Benton Harbor MI;
Gary IN;
Camden NJ;
Pine Bluff AR;
Petersburg VA;
Newburgh NY;
the cities of central CA (San Joaquin Valley) - highest auto theft in the USA
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