One of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America - N. 27th St. Milwaukee Wisconsin

[@JunkSick]

I lived on 29th and Wells @ Our Safe Place. It's a halfway house for addicts getting out of treatment or jail or even off the street. Couldn't go anywhere alone. Used dope rigs on sidewalks, gunshots every night, people begging and following you. It's scary as fuck.

[@williebrewer2454]

I'm from Racine Wisconsin we help down here and look out for the kids..guns that y and jail we have fun

[@mattepton5731]

I grew up in the Milwaukee Suburbs and I love our city. I wish things were better for the people who live in these neighborhoods, but I’ve also had some really good experiences and met many kind, humble people who are intelligent and proud of their community on the very street they’re driving down in this video. 💙

[@theblacksheep5226]

Milwaukee can fool you. Lots of areas that are bad but don't look that bad. In most cities you can quickly tell you're in rough hood

[@Mrk3lly]

Do you still live in milwaukee ?

[@lloydtucker5647]

(The intersection at 3:23) Wow!! Back in the late 90s and early 2000s, I lived on 29th and Kilbourne. I remember there was a Viena Hot Links, or some kind of Hot dog drive through on the empty lot just north of the building that has the mural. The dollar store north of that lot across the street was a "Checkers" fast-food restaurant. Back then GM cars with automatic transmissions and tilt steering columns were notorious for being easily stolen. I had an 87 Camaro with a 305 V8 and five-speed that was unlikely to be stolen. I rarely locked the doors because I didn't want the windows broken (car thieves would only break the window if the doors were locked). I was at the intersection at 3:23 when a hooker tried to jump in my car, but the passenger side door happened to be locked. She knocked on the glass and said _"open the door, I'm the new girl on the block."_ I said _"no thanks,"_ popped the clutch and peeled out. Man, that felt great. Thanks for posting.

[@therustybelt9162]

It was more of a mess back then. Alot of the problematic buildings and businesses have been taken down. It is quieter now but the crime is still there. This area was scary to drive through in the 90's. The low rent apartments around the area keep it a market for everything.

[@boostlee5236]

That area only reminds me of Jeffrey dahmer. Gramps lived on 20th and state and we use to visit/play in the area all the time. Scary to think we could have been one of his victims.

[@kinggee5605]

Yup, Judy Red Hots used to be right there

[@josheternal]

Remember a place called Bill's Chuckwagon on 27th & Vliet? They made ribs. I think its like a seafood store now or something.

[@lloydtucker5647]

@@josheternal I don't remember that place.

[@mongoosevsgt]

just waiting at the stop lights is nerve wrecking. you think someone will car jack you or take your wheels before the light turns green. that is how bad it is now!

[@jimmyconway7554]

20th & keefe not 27th lololol no dont know my city pal or your just scared of my folks on the north side... ill show ya around i own all kinds of house here

[@rottie615]

Don’t believe the hype 😒

[@RanRan_10131]

who the deepest in the city GDS BDs or VLs?

[@oldschoolhiphop2275]

Everybody was deep. I went to Pulaski H.S .around 1995. The LK's were deep on the south side, but the GD's were the absolute deepest at the school. There were very few BD's & they were exclusively from Chicago only. The Vice Lords had decent numbers ,& there were a few different sets of them. There were some 4CH's, but Conservative Vice Lord was probably the deepest. As far as the city goes it depends where you lived. I was on the Northside which was dominated by GD'S & B.O.S.

[@Jsim1987]

False. My neighborhood is in this video.

[@a-10warthogbooyahbigbabbyb32]

I've been here visiting all over Wisconsin there are many great places to live. I must emphasize that Wisconsin is an especially beautiful place to raise families and grow up. It has lots of beautiful lakes and plenty of great people. There are pockets of people that are up to no good e.g. Drug dealing, pimping, racist motorcycle gangs, black gang and Mexican gangs pretty much like most cities and states across America. My understanding is that we're all just human beings just trying to survive. In Wisconsin the good far outweigh the bad. This state deserves an A- overall.

[@1223steffen]

low wages

[@johnscherf1228]

Winters suck!

[@RaeMae0613]

I agree. ❤

[@johnnytapia3869]

There’s white gangs

[@wavygang2343]

Bro shut up

[@xheralt]

Milwaukee's central city. Duplexes and bungalows. 3 out of 5 boarded up, burned out, or empty lot. Chicago south side. 4-story brick apartment buildings. 3 out of 5 boarded up, burned out, or empty lot. Downtown Detroit. 18 to 25 story hotel and office buildings. You guessed it, 3 out of 5 boarded up, burned out, or empty lot.

[@judyhansel8000]

Born at 27 + Wells . 1937. Families. Went to WI Ave school 27 + WI Ave. Thanks for the memories!

[@mahavakyas002]

1937? must have been a totally different place back then?

[@judyhansel8000]

@@mahavakyas002 I have fond memories, but preferred my grandparents farmhouse in Wautoma. That town + area is same now as then. Last visit? 2016 WI Ave 35th to lake looked the same. I still can't figure out that huge Mosque on Wi and 30th? When was that built?? At 10 years old, I'd walk to 8th + WI for the library or 35th and Clybourn for library. No fear. There was an A&P and Woolworths on 27th & Kilbourn. Had a part-time job at McDonald's Drug Store at 17 at 27 and Wells. Loved the Tower Theater. Played on the grounds of the County Hospital at 25th Wells.

[@kinggee5605]

North Ave back to Capitol between 27th and 35th is the worst part of that area and then of course if u go east to towards the freeway. That Highland, State, Kilbourn, Wells & Wisconsin Ave area is going through a transition. It used to be very dangerous over there back in the day even 10 to 15 years ago but they r cleaning that area up.

[@naturalsovereign9761]

I lived on 35th and Wright from late 80s till 02.

[@jimmyconway7554]

20th & keefe not 27th lololol no dont know my city pal or your just scared of my folks on the north side... ill show ya around i own all kinds of house here

[@naturalsovereign9761]

Whatever I born raised there, who scared, when everybody's got the same thing, anyway I'm right.

[@LovinLifeLivinRight]

Love Wisconsin...the people are the best. Just dont be fuckin around...snitchin and stealing from folks and you'll be alright.

[@sandcastles0077]

Is it weird that I can tell it’s Milwaukee just by the bumps audio from dude driving over pot hole 🕳 😂👌

[@Ryan-ve9wu]

Grew up at 35th and Vliet, 75-80. I remember flying down 35th towards Vliet on my big wheel. Mom almost had a heart attack! We were robbed a few times before we moved to south Milwaukee. The house an Vliet was huge and beautiful inside.

[@littlecritter4570]

Suicide Hill, remember it fondly. I was on 38th and Galena from 73-85

[@naturalsovereign9761]

How old are you I lived on 39th and vliet from 77 to85.moved from 3rd and burleigh in that brick building where they just found that mummified corpse. Across the street on 3rd was Garfield park. Kitty corner coopers store which had lemon lime ice cream on a sugar cone across the street on burkeigh was an amoco gas station. Also lived on 33rd and Lisbon.

[@xheralt]

There are still some very nice houses on McKinley Boulevard, between 27th & 35th.

[@travisbinder9426]

27th street is not even dangerous. The area you need to ever Milwaukee, native agree with me is Burleigh. Wright. Lucus. Meineke and Brown Street these area I just name are the most dangerous area in Milwaukee.

[@MrOuchiez]

Yep, Ive seen 4 people popped on 2 separate occasions on/near 11th & Wright. They aint messin in there.

[@billdobberpuhl9507]

I did a real estate appraisal on 8th and burleigh two years ago. It’s not a place you want to be after dark!

[@chrisdaren9994]

You right an Ring. Garfield, Llyod and a few others too. But really it crack everywhere now

[@josheternal]

27th aint dangerous since when? It always been bad. 27th itself aint bad cuz its the main strip. But go half a block off that strip either direction at night and tell me what you run into. Also Brown aint bad and aint been bad in like 10 years. Brown is like half gentrified now and its been that way. Only part of Brown that's still bad is west of 35th like between 35th and 40th. Youre right about them other streets though. Burleigh, Locust, Center all bad stuff.

[@RaeMae0613]

Yes, I lived on 35th.. 35th and Clark, 33rd and center... terrible, horrible place.

[@MrStradia]

Old Style beer sign brings back memories.

[@rsn3hunnid228]

I get my hair cut at hall of fades

[@rsn3hunnid228]

Its ight

[@jimmyconway7554]

lolol i live on 38th lisbon lolol hall of fades nice!!

[@Carljung14]

27th is a shit hole, 3 car burglary and one break-in...more impoverished than other bad areas in Milwaukee but overall dangerous area

[@naturalsovereign9761]

I lived off 35th and North. All they did was dump day and night.

[@thereal.dmitch2400]

30th Atkinson

[@donaldewert2402]

REALLY??? Are You Some Really Rich Kid?

[@ADrunkCrayfish]

This looks nice enough idk what I up mean by bad though.

[@justj9805]

I walk up and down to Kilbourn kitchen all the way to 27th and Wisconsin to cash my check & even though I get asked for change and cigarettes I have never got assaulted on the street and I am white living on 28th & highland blvd. I also lived on 29th and wells for 18 months since 2018 and again I am on 28th & highland and I have been here for 6 months since march of 2021 and I think it is pretty laid back

[@NikateeN]

Man, a lot of big houses for a bad area. It’s deceiving for sure. Where I live, it’s little 2 bedroom shacks with chain link fences in the hood.

[@wavygang2343]

Nigga Chicago houses are big too so what’s yo point?

[@1diggitech]

Been in Mil all my 50 + yrs off a 19th & Atkinson,raised in tha heat of it all, it's block to block action nowadays mfs on the same block, same affiliate don't like each other.I started bangin in 78 shit was different and a little different new breed out there now.Now old mfs from 24/27/ B.O.S/19 we all somewhat cool just to still be here fuck mfs used to shoot at each other now we might have a drink, still gotta be on point but times brings wisdom and forgiveness.

[@hwollemann82]

Um I haven't been there in a long time but when I was there growing up the north side was somewhere to avoid. People lost their lives over shoes and jackets and I got lucky to escape the drama. I moved away so idk how it is now but hopefully better.

[@casswashwash1070]

Its more depressed thann dangerous

[@milwaukeemike3557]

I laugh at these cowardly comments, been staying on 29th & kilbourn the last 12 years, before that, 30th & wells, before that, 32nd & wells but as a kid I moved here from the Robert Taylor homes in Chicago in 87 to 34th & brown, 22nd & brown, 19th & brown, my daughter was born in 24th & brown, also used to throw basement parties on 28th & 29th & burleigh, between 89 & 92

[@josheternal]

28th & Burleigh is literally one of the most 5 most dangerous neighborhoods in America. You can fool people from far away with your "Im from Chicago so I'm so tough" talk. But people from this area know the deal. Quit tryin to act hard onljne

[@50LOT1]

I watch the video and I see beautiful peace city.

[@Madmoney262]

No it's not tho I'm from here it's bad as he'll

[@izzylandyt]

It’s crazy how this is a dangerous area but it looks so nice

[@therustybelt9162]

It is. A lot of crime behind closed doors, and in the cheap apartments on the side streets. The city had actually done a good job of making 27th itself look better by cleaning up and demolishing some of the abandoned buildings.

[@billrogers7920]

Trust me not a great area

[@justinarazo8857]

Are you blind? Do you live in Milwaukee? 27th St on the north side looks like a dump and most the buildings are shut down! I live on the north side by Havenwoods, but that's further out. I prefer the north side over lil Mexico on the south side any day tho - regardless my husband is Mexican. Black ppl keep to themselves. Mexicans and white ppl are nosy neighbors. Loud and annoying too. On my block in Havenwoods is mostly black ppl. They play their music in the summer, parties here and there, but they mind their own business. White ppl? Hell no! We're nosy. Mexicans talk shit too. I'll never move back on the south side.

[@Nino_J]

Justina Razo The southside is more congested to me, the houses are right on top of each other

[@justinarazo8857]

@@Nino_J That too. It looks just like Mexico. I went there in '15 and it's a fun country but overpopulated n the houses r right next 2 each other just lk the south side. No space or privacy.

[@kemokamal4814]

South bound is not the worst from center to capitol is where it go down

[@chrisdaren9994]

He definitely headed in the wrong direction

[@hwollemann82]

Idk what is bad now but I grew up on 53rd and Vienna by capitol court and 44th St near custar hs and my grandparents were on 76th and mill. This was in the 80s so maybe it's better now but my memories aren't great.

[@rosemariemerzlak3856]

My son lives on 27th st concordia

[@boostlee5236]

Around state street is Jeffrey dahmers stomping grounds.

[@bizzle7878]

you passed my house

[@DSPHistoricalSociety]

Not that bad for Milwaukee- used to be a lil' p@rn shop called JR's that greeted you the minute you got outta the valley

[@stephaniewalsh67]

I am having trouble how the "danger" is being presented here.

[@therustybelt9162]

I'm not trying to present anything, just drove through the area and filmed it. The FBI does a report on the 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in America every year, and for most of the late 2010's this area (Around North 27th St from roughly North Avenue to the Freeway) was on the list. The FBI defines the list by the chances of being a victim of a crime while in the area. What this means - ALOT of crimes happen here and nearby. Is it dangerous to drive through in traffic during the day? Most often not. Numbers don't lie. Many times in the last 10 years this area had one of the highest crime rates in the country.

[@nicon53204]

the hood i use to live on 35th st down their glad i moved out of that area lived their for 30 years

[@paulrogers6364]

Candyland compared to most big cities....

[@dewalterdrills5643]

I'm in Milwaukee right now for work if been all over America for work I drove all over this city its beautiful shit ain't hood at all. Now Chicago, Tulsa, Louisville, El paso, Dallas those places are HOOD .

[@nectarsis]

Yet Milwaukee is as bad or worse than almost all of those cities in most areas of violent crime for years

[@wavygang2343]

Nigga u don’t live in Milwaukee shut up😂 bc if u did u would know what’s actually going on in the city den

[@gabrielguzman6018]

Keefe is a dangerous neighborhood

[@mailboxmedia6655]

lol ive walked and biked through there its a nice place the people are seem nice

[@josheternal]

Just stop, you prick. That's the 53206 zip code hes riding through. Homicide rate of 250 per 100,000 resident. For comparison, Englewood, which many consider to be Chicagos worst neighborhood, has a homicide rate of about 100 per 100,000. Youre just talking shit bro and trying to seem cool. Fuck you

[@mailboxmedia6655]

@@josheternal wow.... also even if what ur saying is true thats good for you. but i one biked through there. there was culture and art and it made me feel happy to be there. how am i talking trash? i said its a nice place. how am i trying to seem cool? i just said i liked it there. who hurt you? you wanna talk about it? you seem in a bad mood what happened dude?

[@MalikShabazz00]

You must be white....yeah we get a few of those coming through here every now and then, specially with the gentrification spreading from the eastside because younguys want to be closer to downtown. But ive noticed how white folks come through certain areas with no care in the world. Came to the conclusion that you guys know you're safe ( as long as you keep it moving) its isolated crime down these ways

[@mailboxmedia6655]

@@MalikShabazz00 well yeah i guess i just dont know about anything that isnt nice suburban greenfield everyone in the comments is telling me that im trying to be a tough cool guy saying its a nice place but when i biked through there i had no idea it was a bad place. im just seeing this now that why i made my comment. because i thought it was odd. everyone is making it seem like i would have gotten mugged or something all im saying is that my experience was good. im not cool. im not tough im just some small white skinny kid who biked through a street.

[@daviddecou2770]

I would be more afraid of the drivers if you are on a bike. They are extra reckless

[@bigcatproductions2789]

Wow you really know what you're talking about ! I live downtown

[@LayeredEgo]

Plot twist from Milwaukee: I don't know what your thinking about My Streets aren't this BAD its your understanding that needs polished and Refreshed the world is full of dangerous places but nothing compares to a Misleading thought process

[@Mrk3lly]

I'm from Philly and I can tell you brotha that we get the same stereo types put on us. I wish I can meet you and other black men down in milwaukee to discuss business as black men with the same common problems YA DIGG. LETS GET THE BAG ! I do live in central wisconsin now.

[@LayeredEgo]

@@Mrk3lly THIER IS NOTHING BETTER THEN REINFORCING THE DREAM.

[@Mrk3lly]

@@LayeredEgo facts I love Milwaukee and the people who got their heads on straight. It's a shame that the bed bucks up here are doing a dis-serivce to the real riders of Milwaukee. 💯

[@montinebyrd82]

LOL! This is definently not the most dangerous neighborhoods in America! I wouldn't want to live there but it's definently not the worse. lol

[@raycashmilwaukee]

Love Milwaukee.

[@chrisfrye3707]

Use to live off here. Wasnt that bad

[@benjamind3058]

Worst hood? Lol have you seen Oakland CA?

[@kasotaylor4842]

Not dangerous. It’s pockets of neighborhoods over there that are beautiful. I lived on 29 kilbourne, which is a beautiful block

[@dubsteptilldeath1688]

I lived on 29th and locust🤣

[@laurapoisel4282]

Looks peaceful. This ain't squat compared to many many other hoods in the US. Jeez, big waste of time.

[@benzyboy-nd8ju]

Look up the statistics then... it may not look dangerous in this video but go there for a few days and you’ll find out very quickly. Milwaukee is not far behind Chicago, Detroit or NYC in terms of homicides

[@RepubliKING]

That's what I don't get, ppl don't see "Detroit" slums and think they know the neighborhood. It's so safe that the 197 ppl that have been murdered in Milwaukee to date must be mislabeled and they all trip and fell to there deaths! 😁

[@Heyymynameisjbells]

This is what Wisconsin looks like?!? Wow let me cross this state off my list. Not what i imagined. I live in california and have never been to Wisconsin before.

[@alexisstarks5530]

What makes it so dangerous

[@rottie615]

Poverty 😔

[@paulhoover891]

@@rottie615 poverty is not what makes it dangerous. Poor choices make it a dangerous area. Poverty is a by-product of poor choices.

[@paulhoover891]

And this is not the roughest part of the city. Driving up Fon du Lac Ave. or Lisbon would have been scarier.

[@MrOuchiez]

@@paulhoover891 - FDL Ave AND Lisbon Ave are both a breeze. Take a wrong turn just west off 43 between Brewers Hill and Capitol and now were talking.

[@chrisdaren9994]

@@paulhoover891 he could of just turnt around and road towards burleigh

[@gamingviperz9516]

28th n brown that my house i can see it

[@scottnukend]

this is so scary. I will never understand how people can live like this when any second most people around them are willing and wanting to hurt or kill them.

[@staylowtinostaylowtino9796]

It’s alot of shooting over there!!back in the day!! my 4th time getting shot at was over there! An 12 was an still is 🥵 af feds an all Lol I miss them days! 🖕🏽🤚🏽🩸🤙

[@gregwilde1119]

Amazed you survived!!! Most don't. You are so brave.

[@Sergiwergi111]

You think there gonna kill a random person broad day

[@Bretkane]

Said by a suburbanite who's scared of the city

[@arcadiaflorada]

How frightening

[@billclinton3744]

all democrats

[@brianjett1446]

27 Street isn't that bad I stay on 27 and capital.

[@kndli67]

This area is not dangerous You’re not going to get car jacked driving through here😂😂

[@t.o.dmidwest2189]

Yes u can , or shot #facts

[@kndli67]

Trouble On Dek 414 bro now you’re not going to get Randomly shot or car jacked over here stop making people scared of Milwaukee tf

[@josheternal]

Just stop, you prick. That's the 53206 zip code hes riding through. Homicide rate of 250 per 100,000 resident. For comparison, Englewood, which many consider to be Chicagos worst neighborhood, has a homicide rate of about 100 per 100,000. Youre just talking shit bro and trying to seem cool. Fuck you

[@kndli67]

@@josheternal has im bot talking shit trying to seem cool i lived in 53206 for 12 years on 12th and Atkinson supposedly the “worst area” of the 53205 and i can tell you you don’t randomly get shot when you’re there anyone could walk down the street you’re false narrative on an area you know nothing about baffles me I’m now in area code 53210 and i can tell you once again Milwaukee is a safe place i live on center street which is near Washington park and Sherman Park which is looked down upon as bad areas because people like you area believe false statements and area to afraid to come take a look yourself

[@omegalul8595]

@@kndli67 yeah to be honest, I always drive around this area (in the video) to visit my brother sometimes and man, it really aint that bad. I never felt any fear driving or being at a stop light. It's not like I don't watch my back but most of the time, its pretty peaceful even with reckless drivers lmao

[@bobbywilliams9387]

no it's not!! basically same everywhere in this city by everyone whatever skin color. and there are much denser areas..historic mitchell street, washington park area etc.