The 10 Most DANGEROUS Cities in Pennsylvania

[@NickJohnson]

Here's my entire Pennsylvania playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yp0BbP8pVMHHXi5wHGI-hGU

[@JaymesWebbs]

What’s your opinion on York?

[@ellexis3337]

Your videos just keep getting better and better!

[@NickJohnson]

Is that even possible?

[@davidbea3711]

@@NickJohnson not only possible ... Nick someday may be known as the 'white' Dave Chappelle !!!# go Nick

[@roncur]

@@NickJohnson lol

[@Gmgfjv]

How. All he does is complain about how bad every place in the world is. To this guy the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean is bad too . The sun has really bad parts. The deepest part of the universe is bad too

[@roncur]

@@Gmgfjv lol.

[@sonidosdepoesias1847]

Kensington in Philadelphia looks like an Apocalyptic Zombie era...

[@peggymattie5191]

100% Agreed

[@nittydalion]

That's probably the worst area in the whole state! Man that place does look apocalyptic.

[@farnortheastmovement1127]

Most of Kenzo. Just not the part where hipsters live

[@roncur]

I was just there last month. IT SUCKS !

[@nittydalion]

@@roncur almost every city on the eastern seaboard sucks. It's all the same. America's government is trash.

[@maggiepatkowski6639]

Someone should tell that Store owner that if he still calls it pop pop he's not ready to have pop pop yet.

[@davidsmith6217]

Hello dear , how are you doing? Please can I be your friend? Need someone to be my close friend and always talk to.

[@waltglow6396]

Worked at Hershey for 16 yrs retired moved out of Taxavania 5 yrs ago Tennessee Plateau is now my new home my property tax went from 7,500.00 $ a year to 951.00$ a win win situation 😀👍

[@blackbartthepoet3820]

How the jobs out there?

[@thornbird6768]

I always liked the look of Tennessee . I’m not American but the southern states seem to have an old America charm about them 👍🏻 and a nicer climate .

[@owenbackus8876]

@@thornbird6768 nicer climate when it is cold in Northern states. The south can get really hot and humid in the summer. So you pick, cold and winter apparel and paying for heat. Or hot and no clothing and searching for Air conditioning. Either way the energy bills get outrageous. I work outside so no matter where you go in the USA you have to be creative to survive the elements

[@rockn997]

All democrat areas. When Phila was controlled by Republicans, it was beautiful

[@balor7]

Any jobs in Tennessee with the same pay and benefits you had at Hershey?

[@topdog418]

I've always felt that crime in the street reflects the corruption in the government.

[@blackbartthepoet3820]

And the number of Walmart’s nearby

[@CarlosGarcia-we8bi]

Thank you

[@bluerfoot]

The one sided government.

[@theogceilingfanman]

PA is corrupt folks

[@xena06511]

You're right. The government is for the people & it has been infiltrated. The Shining is real.

[@tammyvincent9417]

Remember that the Scranton Strangler is still on the loose.

[@bettyschneider5268]

Really? 😱 😎🎭🤼🤸🤸🤸🤺🤹🤾🚵🚴🚲

[@bettyschneider5268]

Good time to buy a gun! 😎 🔫👩🏻🎭🇺🇸🎰

[@davidsmith6217]

Hello dear , how are you doing? Please can I be your friend? Need someone to be my close friend and always talk to.

[@AdvancedGemini]

I worked in Allentown for 10+ years and lived in the Lehigh Valley for most of my life. I only left because of a new job. Allentown is not great, but it’s not terrible either and it’s actually improved significantly since the 90’s.

[@Original-Juice]

correct. I live in Western Lehigh (Macungie) and work in Allentown. A lot of people are quick to destroy it because there are problems like any other small City. Going back to the 90's era the worst decision ever was the demolition and ending of Hess' Department Store. to me that was the all -time low point of Allentown. However, Now you have the PPL Arena where there are tons of events including the Flyers AAA as well as Coca Cola Park for the Phillies AAA. Downtown has decent restaurants and some incredibly nice, albeit overpriced Condos now too. it was mostly slums in place of where those are now, so IMO progress. Lived in the area all my life but have traveled to 42 States, just like you said, there are definitely BETTER spots...Definitely WORSE places too!

[@litoreggie]

I’m from Emmaus but currently living in Allentown and it’s bad.

[@decacards5250]

@@litoreggie I guess Billy Joel was right after all.

[@xjennicyde]

I've been living in Wilkes-Barre for a few years, originally from Lehigh Valley. I thought Allentown was bad until I moved up here, I don't like it, people suck, my autistic boyfriend was jumped, robbed & stabbed. He's OK now but he wasn't bothering anyone, he was just walking home through Kirby Park, & cops aren't doing much to find them.

[@SkiKoala]

I used to live just outside of Allentown. As a kid, I was told don't go anywhere between Main and 4th streets; those were the sketchy parts of town. Then it became 7th street. Then 10th. Starting to see a pattern here?

[@jsanchezelonce3414]

I do. Then 13th, 16th, 19th, 22nd, 25th, 28th, 31st, and so on and so forth. Pattern.

[@markjuarbe1048]

@JSanchez ElOnce idk I live below 20th st and that area is fine and nice where I live its so peaceful and quiet and nice the only thing u hear is the trash truck

[@jsanchezelonce3414]

@@markjuarbe1048 The pattern is strong. Look again. It’s in the numbers.

[@dalkhal]

Yeah now it’s from front street all the way to 20th

[@thomaspitts9949]

Funny because they pushed all the "inner-city" people outbut it gets worse 🤣

[@anavash]

I grew up in glorious Nanticoke (right next to Wilkes-Barre) from 76 to 96. Every time I fly back to visit family the whole area seems more hostile and run down. Huge demographic shift.

[@TheTrevelyansway]

I grew up in Williamsport and have noticed the downward trend there as well. I left in 97.

[@eurodoc6343]

I grew up outside of Philly, and "more hostile and run down" pretty much describes where I grew up too. No desire to ever move back for me.

[@traciesoliday2746]

Absolutely right about the demographic. When all the locals children move out, and we have people from NYC & NJ move in, it's a whole new area.

[@waltglow6396]

Grew up on East Camden N.J. moved out in 1969 now my whole neighborhood is a big weeded lot ,retired now Eastern Tennessee is my home 🏡.

[@sbrown9020]

Wow off route 11 tiny town not sure if its still Luzerne or not.

[@lesliecas2695]

I lived in Wilkes-Barre from 1985 to 1987 and it was white people-land. All descendents of the miners who use to extract coal from the mountains. I guess that has changed?

[@mariatolentino4516]

Exactly. I lived there from 1997 to 1999. Also very peaceful and white. I was the only SE Asian/Pacific Islander in the office, and the Catholic Youth Center had only one black child and one half Asian child (mine). Very safe and people were very nice. I guess it has changed.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

the 2010 census said it dropped from 92% in 2000 to 79% in 2010... not sure about 2020

[@lesliecas2695]

@@UserName-ts3sp 2020 census says WB is 69% white.

[@tokeypokey]

Thats most of these places if you wanna be honest. Gentrification's ugly backside

[@UserName-ts3sp]

@@tokeypokey yeah it pushes the poor out into the suburbs. i know it's happening in my area

[@monkeydink9933]

Philadelphia's motto change is simple: the City of Brotherly hate.

[@rockon8174]

Sisterly Love

[@christopheryanoski6899]

Kane killed able and they were brothers.

[@monkeydink9933]

Kane was full of Satan.

[@Mrdana3438]

When they say stuff like the community needs to get more involved, what they really mean is that the men in the community need to get more involved. But our culture makes it difficult for a man to take a stand in his community.

[@hauntedbearchild]

As a Philadelphian, who moved to the Poconos, one of the big problems is all the big factory employers packed up and moved overseas. No jobs left for the working classes, many of whom were minorities, who made a good, middle class living. I worked with many of these minorities who had two-parent families and received good educations and had professional jobs. It was downward spiral from there, just like when RCA and Campbell's left Camden. Now, with the lack of leadership and the political grifting, it's on the downward spiral. they fool people from out of town to come there and get a great new office job in a big, new, fancy building. I still have kids there who have good professional jobs, so they stay. But they plan to leave when they retire, just as my husband and I did. Makes me sad because my family goes back to Philly in the 1600s and 1700s. Ancestors are rolling over in their graves.

[@brucesheehe6305]

Idle hands are the Devil's workshop.

[@melindaaimeeroth5580]

I have enjoyed what Hauntedbearchild has said. Mr. Johnson, the history of the country has to BE EXPLAINED when you explain how DANGEROUS these cities are. THERE ARE NO EXCUSES WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS COUNTRY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL HOWEVER: 1)The remnants of slavery are still existing in his country. Slavery ended in 1865. There are traditions where some people are having a lot of children. In psychology, there is a theory of psychobiology. When a tree is about to die, it sprays a lot of seeds and hence the child giving theory of humans. 2)At federal level of the United States, the gun control issues is apparently NOT ABLE to be solved with COMPROMISE. The founding fathers of this country would be ashamed. Having said that, the mass shootings seem to be from people of the suburbs who have children some of which are mentally troubled with good access to guns. 3) During the Clinton administration, Bill Clinton believed fiercely in N.A.F.T.A. along with other administrations from both parties. I understand Bill Clinton's viewpoint because by having countries with jobs, people from those countries might not want to leave. However, this treaty has boomeranged as Hauntedbearchild has pointed out. 4)This presentation of this video seemed to have a jovial tone without explaining the history of the United States. All I am saying, is that a presenter should not present this as something that is a joke. Having said that, I would like to get into this youtube business, so the writer of this, you Mr. Johnson, I would appreciate if you could explain how to do this. Sincerely, Melinda Aimee Roth

[@KISSFAN1970]

Two groups of people are almost exclusively responsible for all of these places being dangerous. Facts are facts whether you want to admit it or not.

[@career5690]

Black and Hispanic? You act like yts don’t commit crimes.

[@Robert-ur8mi]

That shxt was already dangerous before the Hispanics moved in.

[@basher5107]

Generations of coal miners living in poverty can cause hell on a community in an industrial town color has nothing to do with it

[@praxedes2]

While I don't necessarily disagree with the towns mentioned; I do think that the conclusion that the only safe places are too unaffordable for most is shortsighted. Most of PA is safe and cheap relative to the rest of the country. I looked at 3300 PA towns for 3 criteria: violent crime rate, property crime rate and cost of living index and compared them to the national averages. Violent Crime - 3181 / 3300 are better than the national average, ie 96.4% are safer than the US average Property Crime - 3121 / 3300 are better than the national average, ie 94.6% are safer than the US average Cost of Living - 2771 / 3300 are less expensive than the national average, ie 84% of PA towns cost less to live in than the US average Towns that are better than the national average in all 3 categories: 2572 / 3300; i.e. 77.9% of PA towns are both less expensive and safer than the US average. This doesn't deny that many of these towns have other issues, but solely on the basis of safe & affordable, there's a TON of options for places to live in PA.

[@alexvagias5295]

That's great research. I have no doubt it has very accurate. Pennsylvania, from my observations, is a pretty safe place, aside from certain neighborhoods in large towns or cities.

[@seagate1686]

Nick I worked for a month near Latrobe. I am from MA and I couldn't believe how nice those ppl were. I was thinking what do they want from me. Being from MA I was sus of ppl being kind to me. I couldn't have been as wrong. They were kind to me and very nice. I guess I was wrong for thinking this but it was just wrong of me. Great ppl there!

[@blairbrownie1223]

I live in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, and love it! Hiking, biking, rolling hills warm weather from mid-April until November. Great skiing in January and February. I moved to South Carolina for a job, and couldn’t wait to get back north.

[@MaskMagic_]

I agree!

[@all_things_beautiful6905]

All cities have bad areas. I personally love visiting the museums and my son loves the Carnegie Science Center! Such beautiful architecture in the city as well.

[@dagreazy3815]

Where you live fox chapel

[@hongzhang9281]

No, there are already at least 492 murders in Philly by now 😂

[@dwayneangel4585]

It's at 500 now

[@naciames6032]

Update 540🤦🏾‍♂️

[@davidsmith6217]

Hello dear , how are you doing? Please can I be your friend? Need someone to be my close friend and always talk to.

[@appalachianenthusiast9499]

Johnstown is also a very dangerous city. In the Moxham neighborhood, you can see one gang at each corner of an intersection at night yelling, screaming, and sometimes fighting each other. Murders also occur every week or two.

[@scottyagodich7319]

I know, I live in Central City, way too close. Johnstown used to be really nice

[@larryn1929]

The Kensington section of Philly is about as wild as it gets.

[@jeffsea6490]

*Thanks for sharing this alarming content with outstanding narrative Nick n Sage* 👍🇺🇲

[@johnnykurplutzo6789]

Fake news

[@jeffsea6490]

@@johnnykurplutzo6789 what part is fake ?

[@johnnykurplutzo6789]

@@jeffsea6490 nothing dangerous out here

[@onlyone2948]

I am from a PA town with a very bad reputation for violent crime. In short, it is no surprise. Before my 12th birthday, I thought about leaving that place for good. I have been gone for a while, but Ilive in the area now. I sacrificed to help my family there. I helped too many people in my time, and it just set me back.

[@owenbackus8876]

Lived in Lancaster County and Erie. Both places are very different from one another. I sure Like PA the rural areas are really interesting and rural.

[@dapv144]

Wilkes-Barre is where cable TV started. John and Margaret waltson strung twin-wire cable from an antenna atop a large hill down to their TV shop. Then they ran it to their customers house for a charge. They did it to increase TV sales.

[@davekoss3181]

Began in Mahanoy City

[@frankmfeb13]

@@davekoss3181 that's crazy, I was just on a job in barnesville this past winter and I never knew that

[@JUAN75001]

That intro was hilarious Officer Johnson 😂😂😂😂. Excellent work again Nick ! I love watching you your videos.

[@NickJohnson]

Hi Juan

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@NickJohnson Maybe u could be a police officer if real estate doesn't work out! 😱 👮👮🚓🚔Lol 😂

[@ericathegypsy4946]

I live in Pennsylvania,and have been here all my life. I live out in the sticks in a really small town,and the only thing I have to worry about here are wildlife in my backyard. lol But I get it,every state has it's bad areas and very happy I never was a part of them.

[@Kastil]

I live in a small town in PA. Nice and quiet.

[@ericathegypsy4946]

@@Kastil Absolutely :)

[@davidsmith6217]

@@ericathegypsy4946 Hello dear , how are you doing? Please can I be your friend? Need someone to be my close friend and always talk to.

[@kennethorourke3043]

Susquehanna is the worst area around me. no violence, just inbreeding. Hahaaha

[@ryand4533]

Outside of Philadelphia most of Pa looks worse than it is because it’s so old and rundown.

[@courtneyc5736]

I live in a beautiful rural small town I pa. Close to the Maryland border.

[@mariatolentino4516]

@@courtneyc5736 Same here. Nice small town of less than 1,600, safe and quiet. Free from those lousy vehicles with "music" in full blast.

[@maggiepatkowski6639]

If they could build an all star team of Officer Nick, SuperGayCop and Kyle Rittenhouse, Pennsylvania would be cleaned up in next to no time.

[@NickJohnson]

Omg

[@ryand4533]

Lolololok

[@knighttuttrupriprock9733]

Yup,

[@owenbackus8876]

😆

[@owenbackus8876]

Don't be mean to Nick he is a lot nicer guy than Rittenhouse! Nick won't sue or shoot you if you disagree with him! Nick is alright ya'll

[@jspin4018]

I'm surprised Scranton isn't on here, it's in the FBI 100 most dangerous cities in 2021 list.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Lived in Philadelphia 12 years, the only crime I experienced was my car was broken into inside the gated parking lot @ my apartment bldg. And got back from vacation once & somebody was living in my apartment! Lol

[@bettyschneider5268]

Should have charge them rent money! Lol 😂 💰 🏫🏣🏫🏡🏠🌇🏘🏗🏙🏚🏚🏚🦇🦉🦌

[@josephpizzo1250]

Lived there been carjacked in 93. Spent 11 days in hospital been Shot at ...stabbed. Had two guns pointed to my head and misfired and had 4 cars stolen. South philly. Stay out of that progressive controlled hell

[@CapAnson12345]

You say that's the ONLY crime but that would be enough for me, thanks.

[@johngotti299]

@@josephpizzo1250 damn wtf that’s wild

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@CapAnson12345 I know right! 😱

[@dougmorris9317]

I live in Pittsburgh, about 4-5 miles north of downtown. But I guess I'm one of the lucky ones, have never been robbed, raped, stabbed or shot! It pays to live in a quiet neighborhood with no bars, in a double security apt building too. I turn on the news each morning, surprised what happened only a couple miles from me overnight..damn! 😮

[@faraon2012]

Economy collapse and civil war is coming over us, be prepare for the beginnings of the new Atlantis of Francis Bacon in United State of America. (2020/2070)

[@gwenjoy2538]

I know right? Every morning it's all that is on the news.. with the way the country is right now, drugs, crime, illegal everything, defunding, people not wanting to work who are healthy...it's truly sad

[@davidbea3711]

now THATS da ol classic Nick we have grown ta know & love !!! BEST 'supporting actor award' for neiborhood security guard & BEST musical soundtrak of the year for a documentary drama film

[@sznbarbie6805]

Coming from someone who lives in Wilkinsburg you were spot on LMFAOOO. I can’t wait to leave.

[@jgrysiak6566]

I left in '97, never looked back!

[@bradklingensmith]

My family left in the late 1950s. And you tell people it's a dry town and they don't believe you.

[@jgrysiak6566]

@@bradklingensmith , & now Wilkinsburg is broke wants to merge with Pittsburgh so they can get cheaper property taxes & dump their crime infested town on Pittsburgh! LMAO

[@mrski749]

These dangerous cities all have the same thing in common.

[@HR-uq3ko]

Democrats?

[@Michaelasoulin]

Yup we all know what that is but can’t say

[@yahwehnissi8336]

Drugs and poverty always bring Plight.

[@toplaycool21]

I live in the Lehigh Valley where Allentown is, and yes Allentown is pretty bad. Bethlehem is pretty good except the south side. Easton is only bad in west part. But Allentown's issues beat both cities. Once you go to the suburbs (I.E. Emmaus, Nazareth, Macungie, Hellertown, New Tripoli, Bath etc), it's a lot quieter.

[@antonleimbach648]

This is what happens when we ship our steel and manufacturing industries overseas and switch to a “service” economy. Crap jobs, no unions, and no future except minimum wage jobs. Everyone can’t get a four year degree but the alternative is horrible.

[@nickc9224]

It makes me happy when i see someone who totally gets it and tells the truth.Unfortunately you just can't convince enough people of this. Both political parties have been helping this demise of shipping jobs overseas.I personally feel it was all done on purpose to destroy America!

[@hauntedbearchild]

I concur with this. If you are old enough to remember Philly when it was a large manufacturing area you know the difference. Minority families were intact and had good factory jobs. I worked with many of the children of those families who grew up the same way I did. Father worked the good factory job with benefits, Mom stayed home and took care of the kids. The factories left and it all went downhill, especially in the minority communities.

[@johncronin5311]

It was the democrat party that sent jobs overseas start with bill clinton and nafta

[@TonyTitleGuy]

Unions are part of the reason why many companies moved away, or closed down. Check coal towns for example.

[@ShariDLamas]

I'm in PA Easton to be exact. Been here 46 yrs and it's not too bad just a 20min drive to good Ole Allentown. I think that it really doesn't really matter where you live anymore . Crime is a possibility whether you live in a high end or low end . Always be aware of your surroundings.

[@kerryalfaro9437]

GOD bless you!! I live down freemansburgh Ave off of stefko Blvd behind valley farm market!!

[@matthewlawton9241]

This. Small towns are violent too. Framing it as "look at how violent big cities are!" is intellectually dishonest. The correct narrative is "Look at how badly america screwed up that people are so poor they have to turn to gangs and robbery to survive.".

[@marystewart1125]

Lived in Manayunk /Philly for 15 years. The riots were the last straw. Police stood down for a week. Philly has become unlivable.

[@davidsmith6217]

Hello dear , how are you doing? Please can I be your friend? Need someone to be my close friend and always talk to.

[@hauntedbearchild]

It's the lack of good leadership, for one thing.

[@courtneyc5736]

I live in a small town in PA and it's very safe. Also, not expensive!

[@praxedes2]

The majority of PA towns are safe and affordable. I looked at the numbers and came up with 2572 (out of 3300) PA towns that are both safer than the national average and have a lower cost of living.

[@davidsmith6217]

Hello dear , how are you doing? Please can I be your friend? Need someone to be my close friend and always talk to.

[@rtmars9093]

@@praxedes2 what you smokin?

[@praxedes2]

@@rtmars9093 This is an 11 month old video, but from my other comments on this video: Most of PA is safe and cheap relative to the rest of the country. I looked at 3300 PA towns for 3 criteria: violent crime rate, property crime rate and cost of living index and compared them to the national averages. Violent Crime - 3181 / 3300 are better than the national average, ie 96.4% are safer than the US average Property Crime - 3121 / 3300 are better than the national average, ie 94.6% are safer than the US average Cost of Living - 2771 / 3300 are less expensive than the national average, ie 84% of PA towns cost less to live in than the US average Towns that are better than the national average in all 3 categories: 2572 / 3300; i.e. 77.9% of PA towns are both less expensive and safer than the US average. This doesn't deny that many of these towns have other issues, but solely on the basis of safe & affordable, there's a TON of options for places to live in PA. So what are you smoking?

[@rtmars9093]

@@praxedes2 just stating the facts

[@johngarbarini1048]

Gee, I was going to set up my homeless tent in Philly; I'd better re-think that strategy.

[@bettyschneider5268]

Yeah they might have room in California? He did a video on Homeless there! 📼🎥🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🦇🐀🐁🐍🏕🎪⛺🏗🛣🛤🏘🏚🏚🇺🇸🎭😔 😱

[@samholdsworth420]

Skid row is nice this time of year!

[@ThatStonedTroll]

I grew up in Wilkes-Barre I moved out of the state of PA back in 2014 and I never thought about going back I'm really happy in the mid Atlantic

[@renroxhrd]

I used to go to college in Erie PA, that city could have been on here. Very dangerous downtown

[@Dalt21]

Not really

[@drewphillips8236]

I’m from Erie and at one point it was very dangerous and High crime area.

[@tomaguilar7974]

I'm glad I'm not anywhere near PA. I'm on the west Coast.

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@tomaguilar7974 oh where all the homeless live? 😱 🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🦇⛺⛺⛺🏗🎪🇺🇸🎭

[@paulbrower3297]

@@bettyschneider5268 There has been little real estate development in America except for high-end buyer. Housing for everyone else is bing priced into the stratosphere, and so are rents.

[@Coop1250]

I attend Temple University in Philadelphia and it’s honestly not that bad as what it’s made out to be by mass media

[@jeromeduffy9270]

Really???

[@williamwesley8440]

It's Kensington beach aka zombie land

[@MarcS-mp1je]

I drive through there a few times a month for work and it’s awful, don’t sugarcoat it

[@AnAmericanGirl4Sure]

I grew up during the 70s in a small town in Pa. It was Very safe, it was also all white.

[@raymondjones7725]

It's economics, dummy. Not color. Neighborhoods that are 'safer', Black or white, people have jobs and the property values are intact. Not a 'surprise' that dangerous neighborhoods also look bad.

[@AnAmericanGirl4Sure]

@@raymondjones7725 What was I thinking...of course YOU can describe my neighborhood better than me since you are obviously so highly intelligent that you need to resort to name calling to someone that you don't even know.

[@dalkhal]

@@AnAmericanGirl4Sure Lmfaooooo

[@davidsmith6217]

Hello dear , how are you doing? Please can I be your friend? Need someone to be my close friend and always talk to.

[@autumnrobinson5973]

This video is so helpful! I've got a job lined up after college that's taking me to the Lehigh Valley/Bethlehem area. So now I know to steer clear of Allentown!

[@kylekropf2545]

Allentown has a lot of nice suburb areas and main streets worth visiting. There are some crowded inner city areas that aren't as nice.

[@cruzanthony21]

Some parts in Bethlehem is bad too. also close by the Wind creek casino

[@hauntedbearchild]

I hope you moved to Northampton County to live, just north of that area.

[@MarcS-mp1je]

Bethlehem is pretty shitty also

[@AaronFretti]

The Lehigh Valley as a whole is pretty great as far as getting a good mix of the type of life you’re looking to lead. Allentown has it’s rough spots but also has it’s bright ones. East side and south side, along with the non-gentrified area of downtown have a good amount of crime and a little violence. There’s drugs, homelessness and bad schooling. But the west side of the city and the suburbs are some of the best areas in the state as far as schooling, opportunity, and way of life go. There’s amusement/water parks, museums, art districts, nightclubs, ball parks and arenas to name some of the things to do. A lot of history in the city as well. Food scene could be better for a city of it’s size but all in all, if you stay out of the crime ridden area that ALL cities have, you may really like Allentown, Pa and almost certainly the lehigh valley. :)

[@ShaneFleming2016]

Biggest downside is how expensive it is.

[@AaronFretti]

@@ShaneFleming2016 you got that one right, gotta get out the city or head to the Poconos to get some bang for your buck. Although, some people are willing to pay for that urban lifestyle.

[@ShaneFleming2016]

@@AaronFretti Poconos are nice but seems people are fleeing NYC metro for there.

[@paulbrower3297]

@@ShaneFleming2016 More likely they are priced out of the NYC area. Real estate is a racket in some cities. The principle is incredibly simple: get as much out of the tenant as possible for living where he does. Obviously that's far less in Detroit than in New York City. The only real estate development that I notice even in small-town America i -- this is sixty-five miles away from any city of 50,000 or more -- is high-end housing that one can afford only if one has a high-end career or if one has just sold out the family farm. This is in a poor area that has little to offer. t's been that way since the Crash of 2008.

[@lesymarf13]

Sheeeeeeetttt homie

[@andrewgoosdy3814]

Thanks for bringing the information bro..😂😂😂😂

[@andreww1212]

I remember as a kid going to Pennsylvania with my parents from New York. Passing through Allentown wasn't that bad but this was back in the early 90's. Sad that it has gone way down. It was pretty quaint.

[@thomaspitts9949]

Well a bunch of New Yorkers decided to stay so...there goes the neighborhood.

[@kerryalfaro9437]

Obviously you haven't seen it lately!! TALK about gentrification!!! 1500 dollar a month rent for the fckin city center condos they've built in the 6 block radius

[@matthewlawton9241]

Moron@@thomaspitts9949

[@elizabethannbender1735]

Been liking u & ur channel since the beginning & you've only gotten better & better 😂

[@crazyunclebill9308]

Pennsylvania is probably my favorite Northeastern state, though it feels much more like Ohio than it does New York.

[@IlCaroSassone]

PA is definitely more like Ohio or western NY than the Northeast. Only Philadelphia is the exception.

[@Mattrino101]

I grew up in southwestern new york right near PA border, lived outside of Pittsburgh for five years and now live in northeast Ohio right near the WV northern panhandle and I can honestly say that it all feels relatively the same! I think eastern PA can qualify for northeast but I feel that much of the states western half qualified as Appalachia along with the southern tier of New York and the eastern most counties of Ohio along the river

[@crazyunclebill9308]

@@Mattrino101 I've been looking at St. Clairsville myself!

[@ronfroehlich4697]

@@Mattrino101 Pittsburgh is the Paris of Appalachia

[@Mrdana3438]

except for Philadelphia

[@gijanetexas5770]

My hometown, Reading, is not on the list? Wow.

[@praxedes2]

The least safe places in PA according to crime statistics: 1. East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh metro) 2. Mount Oliver, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh metro) 3. Homestead, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh metro) 4. McKeesport, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh metro) 5. Chester, Delaware County (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro) 6. McKees Rocks, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh metro) 7. Seven Springs, Fayette County (Pittsburgh metro) 8. Ambridge, Beaver County (Pittsburgh metro) 9. Duquesne, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh metro) 10. Marcus Hook, Delaware County (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro) If we remove the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia metro areas, the 10 worst (based only on crime stats) are: 1. Farrell, Mercer County (Youngstown, OH metro) [14th overall] 2. Harrisburg, Dauphin County (Harrisburg-Carlisle metro) [15th overall] 3. Bradford, McKean County (Bradford metro) [20th overall] 4. Wilkes-Barre township, Luzerne County (Scranton-Wilkes Barre-Hazleton metro) [21st overall] 5. Plymouth borough, Luzerne County (Scranton-Wilkes Barre-Hazleton metro) [22nd overall] 6. Steelton, Dauphin County (Harrisburg-Carlisle metro) [25th overall] 7. York, York County (York metro) [27th overall] 8. Lancaster, Lancaster County (Lancaster metro) [28th overall] 9. Selinsgrove, Snyder County (Selinsgrove metro) [31st overall] 10. Renovo, Clinton County (Lock Haven metro) [32nd overall] If we only include communities with at least 10,000 people: 1. McKeesport, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh metro) 2. Chester, Delaware County (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington) 3. Harrisburg, Dauphin County (Harrisburg-Carlisle) 4. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington) 5. Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) 6. York, York County (York metro) 7. Lancaster, Lancaster County (Lancaster metro) 8. Pottstown, Montgomery County (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington) 9. Coatesville, Chester County (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington) 10. Yeadon, Delaware County (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington) 96.4% of PA towns have lower violent crime rates than the national average. 94.6% of PA towns have lower property crime rates than the national average. **I use "town" as a shorthand for towns, townships, boroughs, cities, villages, home rule municipalities, etc.. The only incorporated town in PA is actually Bloomsburg.

[@diose0078]

praxedes2, I wonder if you have been to Lancaster and how did you feel there walking around. I'm from NYC and have been thinking about moving there. Thank You in advance for your reply.

[@praxedes2]

@@diose0078 Hi there! I have been to Lancaster, and I felt fine there. I was only there during the daytime though. I'm sure there are others who can answer with more experience, hopefully someone will jump in for you. Best wishes on your relocation!

[@diose0078]

@@praxedes2, Thank You, for your reply very nice of you.

[@aaronbruner772]

7 springs and ambridge? I’m kinda shocked there….

[@lazarussimpamba9428]

The cities are not dangerous.... it's the people living in the cities who are dangerous.

[@Nop913]

Yeah..😁😅

[@jspin4018]

& because of dangerous people it causes a city to be dangerous

[@Scratchingforcash]

It’s dangerous. Paint it whatever way you want.

[@sexychocolate10049]

Thank you someone said it

[@fantasyfootballdragon5095]

No shit captain obvious

[@joevaccaro6655]

Nick, The beastie boys came to mind 💡at the start of this show, and especially after you sprinted off 😂

[@NickJohnson]

Haha I love that band

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@NickJohnson 😎🎸😎🥁

[@maninthehills7134]

I wonder what the correlation is between violence and broken homes. It's taboo to discuss even though it's the elephant in the room

[@matthewlawton9241]

It's literally not taboo. And if you'd taken a high school economics class, you would understand poverty and crime rates tend to trend together almost everywhere on Earth. When your nation is so broken that people can't afford even a boiler plate decent existence, they start taking. And the thing is, they're not really wrong.

[@gbennett9297]

Woodward is absolutely beautiful! It is the middle of nowhere and Amish country but extremely nice

[@tbwkn]

Hey, my home state. I'm pretty much in the middle in jersey shore. Love your videos Nick. Especially your songs

[@Piznick64]

How is new castle and erie not on here?

[@jamescampbell8845]

quite some time ago i was on jury duty in Reading pa. we went for lunch and a man i was walking with said to me he grew up in reading with doors unlocked now, its not possible and theres only been one change in that amount of time.

[@tstahler5420]

Back in the 80s you could walk all over Reading and feel pretty safe.

[@kevinjutila]

Man you ain’t kidding about Wilkinsburg that place gives me chills, driving down some of those roads seeing like the majority of the house’s abandoned and boarded up kind of made you feel like your another dimension.

[@kenc3305]

How’s Johnstown. Pa. bad or good?

[@timeout8928]

Have you done any videos on any correlation between crime / violence and ethnicity, education etc? Are there any characteristics in common with dangerous areas?

[@praxedes2]

Long Term Democratic control.

[@jamesrobert4106]

Ohhhhhh yes. In every slum city in America the common characteristics are identical. They were all safe, clean, prosperous cities in the 50 and early 60s.

[@johnnyjohnson4742]

I grew up in Philly but now I live in San Diego. Philly is sodom and Gomorrah

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

What do you mean? Isn't San Diego nice ?

[@rickyayy]

Why is SD Sodom and Gomorrah, always heard it was nice

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

@@rickyayy what do you mean

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@rickyayy Lol 😂 Really? 🕺💃🏻👯🚶🚶🚶🚶🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻👫💏💑🙆🏻

[@johnnyjohnson4742]

I meant philly is sodom and Gomorrah

[@SeddySaysGo]

he looks like a character David Arquette would play dressed up like that cop..lol

[@MrDan708]

Reading (where I work) isn't on this list, and I can truthfully say it doesn't seem to be as violent as it once was. But here's a true story: just last night, a fellow patron at a Reading Royals hockey game said when he parked along Franklin St near Santander Arena, he was propositioned by a streetwalker as soon as he got out of his car!

[@samidan91]

And was she any good

[@bettyschneider5268]

Lol 😂 🚶🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻💃🏻👯👭🕺🕴🏻

[@MrDan708]

@@samidan91 The gentleman joked that he spent as much time with her as it took the opposing team to score against Reading - 21 seconds!

[@pepintheshort7913]

I was surprised Reading didn’t make the list, but after doing a bit of research it looks like things aren’t as bad as they were 10 years ago.

[@gijanetexas5770]

Reading is not in the list? “clutches chest”

[@lesymarf13]

Once again nick I’m impressed with your awesome 👏🏻 videos you do. Plus your songs are catchy lol 😂 after church watching this video I sang the song 🎵. Your the man !

[@lavapix]

Back in the 80s I only went to Allentown for the mall or Nesters. That may have been in Whitehall. Allentown wasn't that bad back then. Had friends who lived in Marvin Gardens (If you live in the area you know) and it was fine.

[@j.davies1596]

Ha, I live in between Philly and Chester, it’s a few minutes to walk to chester and i’ve heard some weird things

[@decacards5250]

On the reality cop show 'On Patrol', Wilkes-Barre, PA is one of the cities filmed there. You can see the amount of crime there.

[@mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412]

13:10 didnt know that. I'm from 54th and kingsessing ave. I grew up there in the very early 80s. My family moved just before it got bad.

[@OhioTruPatriot]

What about Reading or Scranton?

[@pepintheshort7913]

I was surprised by Reading not on here as well. And I did some looking and it seems that Reading’s much better than it was 10 years ago.

[@OhioTruPatriot]

@@pepintheshort7913 I was all over Pennsylvania in 2001-2005 .. reading was a drug sesspool .... it was a invasion from the bronx NY ... Scranton PA around the same time was crazy A town and north and south philly as well as Patterson NJ

[@markroberts9577]

The diner pictured in New Ken is a area that i have to visit on occasion. Social security moved their office out of there. I used to walk the streets in Wilkinsburg! My mom and dad graduated high school there.

[@palapalak.8907]

I used your video to decide where to move to. It used to be quiet here , and safe but now crime spillng out from inner city. They break into car by getting the fob code somehow... Getting a BIG dog!

[@bettyschneider5268]

Maybe get 2 big dogs & gun? Lol 😂 😎😷🔫 🐶🐺🦊🦍🐵🐒🐗

[@gwenjoy2538]

They dont get codes. They use coins and put them where people cant see in the door handle so when you lock the car with the fob it still makes the locking sound but, it does not lock. Always check your door handles. Im from Pittsburgh..things have really gone downhill..self defense and carrying something for safety is a great idea

[@palapalak.8907]

@@gwenjoy2538 Man, that's crazy. I was wondering how they pulled that off.

[@gwenjoy2538]

@@palapalak.8907 when you work in the industry long enough you hear it all.

[@hauntedbearchild]

Dogs can be shot. Get a gun.

[@gonzalogutierrez970]

America is transforming into Latin-America (But without good weather or sensual women)

[@Notourtube]

More concerning about Pottstown is how they street park their cars…. Who backs into street parking spots like that??

[@christopheryanoski6899]

Most of NYC or so I've heard. It's actually safer if you think about it.

[@aldomni45]

Nice stash Nick!🥸

[@phatphish7617]

Just out of observation, I have a quick question: Does Pennsylvania have a "lead paint" problem? Like, that would explain some of the violence and drug abuse...

[@dvanerdivkanade]

This sounds absolutely crazy to me as Eastern European

[@TheSanityMachine33]

You don't have a Multicultural problem there

[@dvanerdivkanade]

@@TheSanityMachine33 we have a close proximity to Russia, that's even worse.

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@dvanerdivkanade How about afro America right here in good old USA 🇺🇸🎭🗿🗿🗿😱

[@pepintheshort7913]

What country are you from? There’s a lot of places in Pennsylvania that have large concentrations of people with Eastern European ancestry. Schuylkill county (where I’m from) has the largest concentration of people with Lithuanian ancestry in the US. Carbon county, to the east, has the highest Slovak concentration. And Luzerne county, to the north, has the highest Polish concentration.

[@praxedes2]

@@pepintheshort7913 My ancestors are Slovak and Lithuanian. I'm from Skook & Carbon - had no idea about this. In regards to the Polish population, there are parts of Chicago that seem like they should be higher than home, but I've never looked at the numbers.

[@fredgardner2870]

They all seem to have one thing in common.......... Democrats

[@gwenjoy2538]

Yes..as a PA resident. The highest gas taxes too

[@gavynhohman5720]

Totally agree. I’m moving if we go dem again in 2022 midterms

[@lisacooper3300]

@@gavynhohman5720 me, too

[@kylecuster5091]

Johnstown should be on your list

[@murp61]

The Chrysler guy Lee Iacocca (or however you spell it) grew up in Allentown from what I heard.

[@DamnageDotCom]

I was born in Wilkes Barre, PA and I've lived either in or around the city my whole life. I currently own a building about two blocks outside of downtown. What was stated here about the city is accurate, unfortunately.

[@patriciayohn6136]

I knew Chester and Harrisburg would make the list but you forgot York and Lancaster!!!

[@slavicax5323]

That is so sad and heartbreaking.... that families or anyone lives there!

[@jrock-xs9vp]

Great video as always

[@ericrog3426]

Philly's biggest problems are a weak Mayor, soft on crime District Attorney and an incompetent Police Commissioner.

[@bettyschneider5268]

I told my daughter to stay away from Philadelphia Pennsylvania! 🔔⏳⌛⏰⌚🌃🗽🌉

[@ryand4533]

That and a good portion of the population really really likes to smoke crack.

[@hauntedbearchild]

And all the people who keep voting for them.

[@MarcS-mp1je]

Thank a democrat

[@MarcS-mp1je]

Very wise advice

[@raulbass8792]

if allentown is in the top ten of PA that mean PA does not have too many dangerous places because here in allentown almost nothing really bad happend often

[@lostarsm9240]

Johnstown, PA. Gun violence and broken homes galore.

[@tonyawms3186]

My Dad died in Philly b4 he could leave due to a heart attack. I'll always regret him not moving down South after retirement.

[@dalkhal]

It’s ok he’s in heaven

[@tonyawms3186]

@@dalkhal That's a nice thing for you to say. My Dad's ashes a here down South w/me. The bible says the dead are not conscious of anything at all. *See Ecclesiastes 9:5.

[@dalkhal]

@@tonyawms3186 does it? What does that mean they aren’t conscious at all, are you saying when we die we just die and nothing after?

[@tonyawms3186]

@@dalkhal When we die we don't exists anymore at all. *NOTE: ONLY God has the authority to resurrect a person, if he chooses to give that person eternal life in the heavens -OR- on the earth in Paradise.

[@dalkhal]

@@tonyawms3186 is that a jehovah witness belief?

[@deergod93]

Moved out of the city October 1st. It’s a shame because I lived there 46 years. It’s not the city I grew up in.

[@Mr.Itsaragrisil]

I'm curious planning to move here but Where is the people in this city? I saw a few people form their area😅

[@pjflynn5978]

I do love the small towns in PA such as Greencastle and waynesboro are just adorable

[@feliciabaugher4032]

You have not mentioned about York Pa?

[@6ab999]

There’s worse places and he did in a older video

[@nazdewitt9628]

Nah this really not how pa is trust me. I’ve been to pittsburgh. I’ve been to Philadelphia. I’ve been to Wilkes barre it’s really not all that. Now get this. I’m a new jersey native. So Pa is like a wonder land to me. This is actually a really great state. When in Philly don’t be looking for trouble. When in Pittsburgh stay in the inner city it’s juts fine. Its an awesome place honestly. State college is great if your a college kid. Alot of the small towns in this state are really genuine and you can really make ends meet. Like indiana Pa, or butler pa. There’s so much more than the violence. Every state has violence. Were human its in our DNA. Hershey Pa is ghetto but what state doesn’t have that? Try Paterson New Jersey. Or Newark, or camden, or Orange New jersey, or flatbush new york, trenton new jersey, ozone park new york! All %100 worse than all of Pa. Tbh Camden Nj is worse than any part of Pa I’ve ever been in. Pennsylvania is definitely better than you all think. Another thing is the laws. Jersey was a very bad state when It comes to that. The police constantly harass you in jersey. They have noting better to do. And forget about NYC police. You wanna see corruption? Go to NYC and live there. It’s literally a zoo. NYC has a shootings every day. Tbh I’d say stay away from both of those states. This is a time of extreme haves and extreme have nots. So the majority of y’all reading this will be extreme have nots. I’d say take the chance and come to pa. Please….. don’t go to NYC and don’t go to jersey. And if your scared of burglary or anything you can always get a gun in pa. Nj and New York City make it HARD asf to get guns out there. Trust me I lived in both of those states. The government doesn’t want you to be armed. They want you to rent and not own anything and get robbed on the daily and say nothing. That’s basically what’s it’s like to live in New Jersey or NYC. Trust me when I lived in jersey I got robbed multiple times. And where was the police when I needed them? Can’t rely on the government people we have to take this into our own hands. At least in Pa you can own a firearm and protect yourself. The thing is you’ll probably never need to use a gun if your living in the smaller towns anyways. At least I never had to. So pls people stay safe and do your own research. Come to Pennsylvania and pursue your happiness! 💫

[@robertthomas8216]

I love Pennsylvania, I live in Saint Marys it's really nice

[@billm1866]

How can you say that Hershey is ghetto? Have you ever even been there? It is an ideal, no crime community and one of the nicest places in the state. You probably hate chocolate.

[@CapAnson12345]

Lot of great places in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately the bad places are really bad.

[@sarabroughton7165]

The one thing I can say about Allentown is mind your business and be careful who you call friend. I am born and raised in Allentown and I mind my business, work and go home

[@PraveenSrJ01]

Where is monroeville, Pennsylvania on the list which is a suburb of Pittsburgh?

[@wyzefreedom]

But that's the thing tho ain't it? Pittsburgh ain't no tiny place. It's good places and bad places... Miami ranks decent in crime too... But WHERE is never discussed. Wynwood for example is a safe nerdy artsy spot by wynwood walls and even midtown which is down the street. Wynwood is separated into districts. The so called fashion district and beyond? Not so nice looking... They are literally across the street from each other and wynwood as a whole is tiny. So now apply that same logic to a city the size of Pittsburgh and you can see why these videos are pretty much useless...

[@moemcgovern7345]

The Mayor and DA do nothing to help Philadelphia, neither does the Governor.

[@DanielPerez-cz3cx]

I knew about a neighbors dispute ended with three dead. that was on feb 21. Very sad. Any thoughts about Mechanisburgh?

[@lajuanjulius4137]

Nice place to raise children big on high school sports