[quote name='Graystone']Well this thread went from 6 pages down to 4 someone do a little moderating?[/quote]
Hmmm, I can only imagine why. Let me guess, some people were bringing race into the topic, perhaps? I'm betting there were a lot of 'Ninjas' showing up in this topic...what a bogus excuse. Ultimately, it's a question of poverty, although that also is not a valid excuse as there are various poor parts throughout the world that aren't uber-violent and crime ridden. But the most desperate of people/groups breed the most violent of criminals.
We can mention all the notirious cities and particularly their most frowned upon neighborhoods/districts. Anywhere 'ghetto' or 'barrio' is going to be bad, no question. A lot of the traditional ones from the last 40 years are going through gentrification, but there are a lot more non-traditional places being created.
SO many formerly respectable cities in the midwest, turning into the modern rustbelt, mostly due to American manufacturing continuing to collapse, and the auto industry continuing to suffer and fall apart.
Detroit, Flint...various other cities in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana. Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Border towns in south Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and of course Cali. Outer burroughs of NYC as well as parts of New Jersey.
LA has gotten much better, but there are still plenty of horrendous parts. And of course practically no one can afford a median priced home, let alone a piece of crap fixer in a decent area or better.