North Auburn Gresham Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois has a murder rate that seems to be increasing yearly and a major reason is because of the crime that happens in the North Auburn Gresham neighborhood. This neighborhood which occupies the 60620 zip code has a violent crime rate of 73.5 per 1,000 residents. The chances of becoming a victim in this section are 1 in 14, which is actually on the low side for many of Chicago's rougher areas. The entire south side of Chicago seems to be an evil playground that won't stop its madness until the whole city is engulfed in violence.
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Washington Park Chicago, IL
You shouldn't be surprised seeing another Chicago neighborhood on this list. This time it's the Washington Park neighborhood, which occupies the 60637 zip code. This area has a violent crime rate of 65.77 per 1,000 residents. The chances of becoming a victim in this neighborhood are 1 in 15 which sadly is lower than some of the other Chicago areas which have made this list.
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Northeast of East Atherton and South Dort Highway in Flint, MI
The Flint, Michigan neighborhood northeast of East Atherton and South Dort Highway has a violent crime rate of 70.5 per 1,000 residents. The 48507 zip code gives its residents an alarming 1 in 14 chance to become a victim.
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North Lawndale Chicago, IL
Crime may be on the way down in North Lawndale, but not enough . Currently Chi-Raq is the murder capital of the US and North Lawndale has too many of them happening in their area for its own good. The 60623 zip code has a violent crime rate of 80.17 per 1,000 residents. Not to mention if you do live here there is a 1 in 12 chance that you will eventually become a victim of some crime.
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Columbus Square St. Louis, MO
The Columbus Square section of St. Louis, Missouri is a very dangerous neighborhood where violent crimes occur way too often. The area which occupies the zip codes of 63106, 63102 and 63101 not only takes up plenty of real estate in St. Louis but many of it's residents take up too much space in jails and morgues. The violent crime rate in the neighborhood is 67.75 per 1,000 residents. The chances of becoming a victim of a crime in this area is 1 in 15.
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Gaston Park Memphis, TN
When homes in a neighborhood are allowed to look like the one pictured here, you know it must be a very bad area. That is the case when it comes to the Gaston Park section of Memphis, Tennessee. The area code of 38126 has a violent crime rate of 82.91 per 1,000 residents and there is a 1 in 12 chance of becoming a victim. 17% of its residents travel more than an hour to get to work which is the longest commute rate in the entire country.
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Downtown Memphis, TN
Memphis, Tennessee is known for being one of the favorite musical cities in America but the downtown section is known for something completely different; crime! The downtown section of Memphis is one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America and has been for quite some time now. The section of Memphis which occupies the 38126 zip code has a violent crime rate of 67.26 per 1,000 residents. The chances of becoming a victim in this neighborhood is 1 in 15.
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Harlem Near St. Nicholas and 125th in New York
This area is famous for the Apollo theater and shopping district, however it is also infamous for the crime that occurs within it. The section of Harlem near St. Nicholas and 125th street in the borough of Manhattan has forever been linked to the trafficking of illegal drugs and where there is a drug market, there is bound to be violence and danger. The zip code of 10027 has a violent crime rate of 116.30 per 1,000 residents. The chances of becoming a victim in this neighborhood is 1 in 9 which is extremely high.
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East of Barton and McFarland in Detroit, MI
This is what a typical street resembles in the neighborhood East of Barton and McFarland in Detroit. The zip code of 48209 has a violent crime rate of 149.28 per 1000 residents. The chance of becoming a victim in this neighborhood is 1 in 7 which is truly sad. Here is yet another reason why it is so cold in the D!
