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It's going to depend on where you go in the city; all cities tend to have particular areas where the crime is concentrated. You also have to remember that a lot of this crime is gang/drug related so you have a lot less of a risk if you stay away from banging or getting involved in buying (or selling) drugs. I've been in all of these cities except for Las Vegas. They all have their rough areas but they all also have quite a bit to do and have areas which are safe to walk around in.
I'm surprised Louisville is in the list. I lived there for a while and never got the impression that it was a scary city
It's going to depend on where you go in the city; all cities tend to have particular areas where the crime is concentrated. You also have to remember that a lot of this crime is gang/drug related so you have a lot less of a risk if you stay away from banging or getting involved in buying (or selling) drugs. I've been in all of these cities except for Las Vegas. They all have their rough areas but they all also have quite a bit to do and have areas which are safe to walk around in.
I'm surprised Louisville is in the list. I lived there for a while and never got the impression that it was a scary city
I've been to Louisville and its surrounding environs a few times. The crime rate is pretty bad there. The city and county governments merged sometime in 2001 or 2002 or something like that, so the sky-high crime rates of the inner city then became diluted amongst the now-lower rate of the newly-merged city. However, the crime rate has crept back up since 2013 or so, to a point that the merged city homicide rate per 100,000 population is approaching what the old, non-merged city homicide rate was per 100,000 population. That is to say, the inner city of Louisville is now more dangerous overall than ever before, and violent crime neighborhoods have spread south from the inner city. (Actually, 2016 was the worst, but 2017 wasn't drastically better.)
These list are overrated anyway. I think at this point only cities with super high rates should be listed. If your city doesn’t have a murder rate of over 20 per cap then it shouldn’t be on a “deadlist” list.
The concern of being the victim of a violent crime has never crossed my mind while living in Milwaukee.
Instead, I hang out on the patio of a local brewery, stroll along the river, swim at the beach on Lake Michigan, walk to restaurants, walk my kids and the dog to the park, attend hockey and baseball games, make a good living, and simply enjoy life.
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