The Most Dangerous City in Europe? | Crimewave

In Marseille, gangs fighting for territory have become more violent; setting on fire their rivals, kidnapping, torturing and killing young people to send messages to rival gangs. Most of these crimes have been happening in the Quartiers Nord, an area that according to the families of the victims, has been neglected by the state which allowed crime to proliferate.
VICE gains access to the criminals operating in the area who reveal how the traffic of drugs and weapons works, as well as a young lookout and drug dealer. We then speak to Amine, whose brother was brutally murdered at 22 years old and his body was later found burned in the boot of a car.
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00:00 Intro
00:44 Drug Wars of Marseille
03:48 Selling Drugs
05:19 The Armed Robber
06:34 "I was the victim of attempted murder"
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[@VICE]

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[@casperchristensen6451]

@Mary Loves God You're american right?

[@Toni-iw2ql]

@@familysanchez106 what does that mean??? What's ara and akha?? I know are/ ara means yes in Persian and acha means ok/good/yes in hindi/ urdu.

[@Toni-iw2ql]

@@casperchristensen6451 probably yes, they are spreading the word of God, and internet is one way or one weapon for spreading the gospel and the word of Christ. Its ok as long as they are not forcing people and using some extreme methods to send their word. Everyone has a choice what they wanna believe or who they wanna follow. But i dont see how it's relevant for this fentanyl thing??? Maybe cause it's a disease (addiction) so maybe she is saying when u accept Jesus its enough for a person to be cured from the disease of addiction. All they gotta do is ask Jesus for help and he will show them the way, thats my thought on her message

[@BobbyDaLocc]

Bro this is completely wrong, Stockholm has the most murders rapes and overdoses in the whole of 🇪🇺, who tf fact checked this?

[@gigachad6885]

Fentanyl Floyd is one of their biggest customers !

[@evolancer211]

It's hard to imagine that 25 deaths a year is considered "most dangerous"

[@holokyttaja5476]

Maybe for an American it is

[@KrimsonKannon1969]

Thats a Friday night in Chicago, Philadelphia, or Baltimore

[@victorsantos-jp4jz]

@@KrimsonKannon1969 Imagine Rio de Janeiro. 25 deaths in one neighborhood for day.

[@kjireland3567]

@@holokyttaja5476 why do you think they always say god bless America. Because it needs it

[@Islam.is.the.truth..]

Keep in mind it’s a population of 850,000 people. That’s a lot for a city that doesn’t have a gun culture like America

[@ayomide1007]

Americans in the comment dissing how little the numbers are compared to thier cities just shows how messed up The US is. Just saying

[@chaz2985]

@Tony Torres wow you're so cool!! I wish that my children could grow up to be like you and your 'real crime'!!

[@ShitBagSPC]

@@chaz2985 Your children wouldn’t survive this harsh world bud.

[@moffe5241]

Yup. Back in the 90's my city used to be the most dangerous city in America. I could take a walk at 3 AM in the morning in this city.

[@nlleaks015]

@@moffe5241 you wouldn’t survive in marseille La castellane

[@moffe5241]

@@nlleaks015 As long as I don't get involved with any drug or gang-related activities, I'll do just fine.

[@FeelingsAintFacts]

I see a lot of people talking about the murder rate being low. I actually live in France and the translations are wrong , "20 deaths a year" isnt what the guy was saying , he was talking about how there are shootings occuring everywhere in Marseille. As a matter of fact , Marseille had 25 murders from June to September 2021 according to official figures so theres no way Marseille only has 25 homicides in a year. Bear in mind The city of Marseille's population is only 878,320 inhabitants, so the murder rate is quite high for a European city

[@houseplant1016]

Which language does the guy with the glasses speak? Nl

[@FeelingsAintFacts]

@@houseplant1016 Theyre all speaking French , but the subtitles got messed up

[@houseplant1016]

@@FeelingsAintFacts 7:00 he mixes French with another language, I also speak French but I never heard this.

[@FeelingsAintFacts]

@@houseplant1016 It's French , but he's speaking with a thick southern accent

[@carilaeeduardo3055]

@@houseplant1016 all the words are French but the accent is Marseilles in france in each region there is an accent

[@unnot5706]

i love how the spotter is giving them information that could damage the ring

[@rodrigoflores890]

25 deaths a year would be considered an all time low record in my city, so sad.

[@ROT4RYfc3s]

Bro.. 25 deaths happens in like a week or two in my city

[@rodrigoflores890]

@@ROT4RYfc3s same, but more like every two days.

[@alejandrovelasquez1710]

@fdsfd asdfsdsdf somewhere in latam

[@staforiii]

Same in bmore. That would be considered paradise

[@yener_1399]

25 deaths a year is what even the most safest place in America has

[@JasperSmith.]

I moved to Marseille 6 months ago, and it really is a great city just like many others. You'd be surprised how friendly the locals are, just as long as you stay out of the few rough areas

[@JasperSmith.]

@aellyks The whole city has a multicultural population, so I wouldn't say there's a majority of any origin in these areas

[@Afroninja2025]

@aellyks nice bait Update:he deleted his comment 🤣🤣

[@jonhov7397]

@aellyks stop doing drugs💯

[@LondonPestControl]

@@JasperSmith. they share one faith

[@friendlyghostbasel]

@aellyks Does your brain have a majority of dead cells?

[@charliespeary9539]

“Everything that starts off great ends badly” - wise words.

[@rble4433]

neighbourhoods like this exist all over europe, his balcony view is so much like just visiting an ex of mine who lived in an area that has been talked about similarly, and the layout is exctly the same.

[@leftysmokesit]

Big respect to the guy who's brother was killed that he chose the path of love instead of seeking for vengeance.

[@cosmokitty1004]

well said theres nothing better than love as luther vandross said- also another song said to love and be loved is better than silver and gold

[@JavHos98]

He made a mistake! Revenge ain’t got no expiry date!

[@funnyluckyducky1960]

@@JavHos98 sadly it does not. Therefore it always leads to more deaths. Killing means killing. The suffering will only end by refusing to seek vengeance in these kinds of situations

[@JavHos98]

@@funnyluckyducky1960 the truth is that these killers and gang members have no remorse and regret about it! They have chosen this life and most of them are grown men and understand the consequences of their actions! In Uk gang members takes points on the score board for any kill they get! They look more dangerous and unfortunately they boast about it too! It’s same in most of the places! I believe the killer should face the same fate as the victim and that’s it! He can’t kill my loved ones and laugh at me and my family! I’m not violent at all I just can’t tolerate that!

[@lazylad8544]

Man who goes seeking revenge must remember to dig two graves.

[@ack131]

Lmao the drug dealers are so polite "Give him 20 please, thanks"

[@noursedeyboa3138]

if you insult your customer he won't come back lol

[@KS-lv4br]

@@noursedeyboa3138 he will cuz he’s an addict

[@noursedeyboa3138]

@@KS-lv4br no, he can go to a rival business

[@seb5595]

As a Frenchman when I hear we are doing this because we don’t have a choice this kills me…. Everything is free in this damn country, take your ass back to school, learn something go get a damn job.

[@lo2740]

yes this entitled mentality is really pathetic, of course they have the same choices as everyone else, those staying in these "projects" do it because they pay very little to no rent, most likely living on benefits and trafficking (a lot of famillies do this in marseille "cités").and others just like this life. These areas and peoples have benefited from billions of tax money over the last 50 to 70 years, incredibly more than the general population, still we hear this kind of statements, usually from middle east immigrant kids.

[@unknownv8462]

Tkt mec les gens de marseilles t'ont pas attendu pour allez au travail, tu crois les entreprises a marseille ct robots les ouvriers ?

[@kaplingnag7267]

unfortunately it isnt that easy. there are other factors in it as well

[@thiagovasconcelos3]

here in Recife-Brazil only on february of this year we had 260 murders. Oh God, I wish that my hometown was this dangerous as Marseille. Being brutally honest, putting the reality where I live in perspective Marseille sounds to me like a very safe city. Don´t get me wrong I would love that Recife had this numbers.

[@noursedeyboa3138]

Marseille is a safe city if you are not a drug dealer in fact

[@yassir3858]

@@noursedeyboa3138 true

[@Troublion]

Main difference between america and Marseilles (and all the dangerous cities in France/Europe) is that in Marseilles it is mostly about criminal organisations figthing each other for the business, it's well organized and ppl don't want to be arrested for dumb reasons. In America you can get shot anywhere by a crackhead that is ready to kill just to get enough money for his daily crack. So in Marseilles, if you stay away from criminal organization or the dangerous parts of the city you will be fine overall, in America you can get killed anywhere And I find weird that some americans in the comment almost act like they are "proud" that their country is more dangerous

[@FeistyBunny]

As someone who has lived in Chicago and Phili, all of what you said is nonsense. We have a saying in the US that goes "don't start none, won't be none". If you go around looking for a fight and starting nonsense, you will get killed. However, I was safe in both Chicago and Phili, cities often considered dangerous.

[@fabianschneider7572]

@@FeistyBunny school shootings and other similiar incidents say otherwise...

[@tortellinifettuccine]

@@FeistyBunny as a Chicagoian don't be a dumbass. I've lived as a European in Chicago more than long enough to label myself as a Chicagoian, over 10 years. What he says is correct. In the usa, random homicides are by far the main cause of homicides, vs in places like Marseille, it's organized crime. Either way, Marseille has a lower crime and murder rate than all large usa cities, especially safer than Chicago. Bro, go down on the red or green line all the way to 95th or cottage grove and tell me you're safe......

[@doudzer6883]

@@fabianschneider7572 Cest surtout le fait que les armes sont plus dur a trouver en France qu'au États-Unis mais les gens l'oublie beaucoup

[@shelbyspeaks3287]

@@FeistyBunny keyword *chicago* not LA which most of the dumbass "gangbanger" culture comes from...

[@npd6225]

I moved from Australia to play Rugby for Marseille- I can honestly say this is an over exaggeration of the danger. This would be par with every city in the world, especially in low socioeconomic areas.

[@PHlophe]

But where from in AU you came from. You are a rugby player your body type is intimidating . nobody is going to try to fool with you without getting pounded to jelly. we are not built like you over here.

[@indiasuperclean6969]

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[@anthrobson8550]

@@indiasuperclean6969 Lay off the temple balls pal, your are utterly bonkers ! either that or your a bot made by a typical Indian programmer

[@musaka2022]

Vice needs a doco on Aussie shard smokers

[@TraciCuber]

@@musaka2022 what is shard? Never heard of that in the US

[@doomedallweare5014]

when the video description gives you more information about the subject than a 10min video interviewing and following those guys ...

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Much like in other cities, the architecture of these areas make them hard to police. Tower blocks give criminals a look out, a labyrinth to hide themselves and their product in, and a fort, all in one.

[@Boz196]

Yep, it's exactly why here in Australia they're all being demolished and replaced with low density housing mixed into the suburbs.

[@ILOVENOTMANTHELESS]

It's not so much the numbers of the death, it is the brutality of them which has only worsen over the last couple of years (kidnappers filming the victims being tortured for example). Plus Marseille enjoys a prime location for drug trafficking being on the coast. Today, French police are scared to get in these "cités" (building blocks) because they might not get out alive. A really amazing French film you might want to watch to understand the situation there is "Bac Nord". Came out last year, can't recommend it enough :)

[@odyssey.studios]

La Haine is a must watch as well (although it’s set in Paris)

[@SundanceKid343]

Bac Nord? Is there on Netflix or something?

[@desmlr9077]

@@SundanceKid343 Not on Netflix I don't think but a must watch, it's so close to the reality its scary.

[@SundanceKid343]

@@desmlr9077 but its a movie or is it a documentury? I try to google it and have a look. Thank you

[@desmlr9077]

@@SundanceKid343 movie. I watched it online on stremio I think.

[@HRAZZI]

I grew up in Beirut, It's been two years now that I live in Marseille, I don't find it so dangerous, the people are so friendly and I love living in the Mediterranean.

[@honiahakaa]

xD salam khoya ca va that's your friendly words :D to be safe

[@ni9274]

it's not dangerous if you're not a drug lord

[@AH13371]

Move home

[@HRAZZI]

@@AH13371 I didn't understand what your trying to say!

[@AH13371]

@@HRAZZI Are you French or not? Your comment made it seem like you are an arab

[@adannino1990]

I went from living in Chicago to Providence,Rhode Island. Feeling confident that Providence is regarded as a safe city and it is, There was a very small area of the city where most of the crime and homicides occurred. It was scary living in that area too.

[@semenstainsthemountaintops9497]

higher percentage of black people being the majority = higher percentage of violent crime going on in the neighbourhood

[@giasifman9050]

You live in rhodos greece???

[@tortellinifettuccine]

Should have stayed in Chicago. While it has a higher general crime rate and murder rate, that's thanks to the fact that when you search up Chicago, they consider everything around Chicago part of it, even all the way to ohair. If you look at crime statistics per district you'll find the majority of Chicago is MUCH safer than any usa city, with only new york being better.

[@blackmasknyc2478]

i really wanna know what part of providence is scarier than chicago. hartford ave? chad brown?

[@t79f._.5]

1:40 dude was so chill talking about how his brother was burnt and dismembered

[@tonyk174]

"everything that starts off great ends badly" wise words

[@SirEattonHogg]

If only we had those type of homicide numbers in Detroit for a whole year.

[@Student0Toucher]

Tijuana Mexico had over 1000 in a couple months lmao

[@triptychlux]

@@Student0Toucher wtf

[@Student0Toucher]

@@triptychlux yup crazy

[@mathieuthierry270]

@@Student0Toucher damn

[@malcomberry8949]

How many citizens does Detroit have?

[@Maktaris9]

The subtitles are so wrong sometimes but still a good Video!

[@courticesamuel9844]

Your very brave for visiting marseille ….. their were 32 murders in 2022 and these people need to be stopped. France is beautiful 🇫🇷. This is a crime wave and we need more recognition from the world with what’s going on. Canada is also bad right now

[@Fausto_4841]

how the hell can you fail to kill someone after firing more than 42 shots at close range? pro tip to all you aspiring hitmen: don't skip range day.

[@emmaearnshaw3282]

its probably the real world difference between 9mm short & 9mm parabellum rounds.

[@eraselife7654]

Proves who are the dumb criminals and who are the smart ones.

[@rb612]

Just like in the american movies.. You shoot a lot to hit maybe once😂

[@Fausto_4841]

@@emmaearnshaw3282it's the real world difference between aiming and spray and pray. 9mm shorts are less than 5% shorter, 18mm vs 19mm. practically the same thing. based on the guns he had, one was a 9mm luger glock, and a scorpion, which is .32 ACP. almost any firearm from the last like 70 years should have sufficient accuracy, 2.3% is pathetic. makes me wonder how they're even still alive.

[@SPG063]

@@Fausto_4841 absolutely right, but only that the 9mm short (380 ACP) is not 18mm vs 19mm but 17mm vs 19mm 380 ACP = 9*17mm 9mm Luger/Parabellum = 9*19

[@evansjering8302]

I've been living in Marseille for 10 years, it's the most beautiful city in the South of France, I've never seen or exposed to any kind of violence. This documentary makes it sound like living here is risk but it's not actually. Like in any country in the world if you are involved in any kind of bad activity you expose yourself to danger.

[@LeLabersack]

yeah the title is clickbait, but in the documentary they say that you only have to worry about bullets flying your way when you're involved in the drug trade

[@evansjering8302]

@@LeLabersack Yes but if there's 25 murders a year chances for a civilian to get shot are very very very very tiny and it's almost unnecessary to scare people about that. You have more chances to get hit by a lightning storm.

[@Islam.is.the.truth..]

@@evansjering8302 no one cares for your perspective we won’t to hear the point of view of someone from a hood in France

[@evansjering8302]

@@Islam.is.the.truth.. you mean want to or won't? Then how do you know I'm not from the hood?

[@Islam.is.the.truth..]

@@evansjering8302 bro shut up your soft. Stop speaking on hood politics 😂

[@joryyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Super,je suis français, pas besoin de traduction. Merci pour le reportage

[@gountzas]

Genova also, it's a beautiful city built amphitheatrical to the coast but walking at night I didn't feel exactly safe.

[@shanghaidiscovery2664]

My family lives near there. overall not dangerous. drug trade in northern suburbs in a scourge. and yes there are unfortunately too many young people dying in that trade but we are talking of 40 murders a year for a city of 900,000. it's 4 times national average but very much defined to a few areas

[@kaon21]

I mean if u get into the drugs world ur getting killed nearly in the future it works like that everywhere

[@DHEspana]

Why doesn't the city tear down those areas? Seems like you could get rid of those ppl

[@acetate909]

I would argue that there are much more dangerous cities in Europe.

[@RazPerignon]

@@acetate909 like what?

[@kaon21]

@@acetate909 agreed like my place Albania and many other European cities

[@m.r.jarrell3725]

25 deaths a year? Those are rookie numbers! Chicago does that in a weekend. A week in Indianapolis.

[@Student0Toucher]

Chicago is rookie numbers compared to many Mexican cities and Brazil

[@ER-ot4hw]

If only we didn't look at this like a competition and, our " lawmakers" tried to solve poverty.

[@ballkans]

Well, most of US big cities are $hitholes on another level. It's like Wild west, everyone carries a gun, real Neanderthals.

[@DevoteeCT]

@@ER-ot4hw Poverty is not the issue. You can be poor and still live with dignity.

[@ER-ot4hw]

@@DevoteeCT Clearly, however what are the root causes of these issues?

[@deathcal29]

"they build us a pool so we dont leave we are trapped" xD

[@Project-Baby]

I’m French and I’ll try to explain you, ‘cause I’m seeing a lot of dumb comments. You can live in Marseille without problems, BUT, if you’re wanna go in Marseille’s ghettos, it will be very dangerous. For Americans, use your brain for once please. When u’r walking at Time Square, u ain’t scared, u´re not risking anything, but u’ll not going to walk and chill in East Harlem. Btw, I would clear something, In Europe, we can’t have guns in every corner of the country, that’s why we have « only » 39 murders BY FIREARMS per year. It’s hard and it cost a lot. Conclusion, if you wanna chill and u won’t go in hoods, u are not going to die, but u’r not 100% safe, robbers are everywhere in the city. For foreigners, France isn’t like movies, it was like that in 60-70s but not anymore. If u know someone who traveled in Paris, ask him, « how was vacations ? ». If you’re thinking I’m lying or something like that, go in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille hoods and tell me if it was like in your movies. Unfortunately France’s dying slowly. Last words, I’m living in Miami Florida since 5 years, so I know exactly what’s going on in the us, but France is not like movies guys trust me, and it’s easier for me to walk in Miami streets than Paris ones. Ps : Criminals are protected in France, check French laws, that’s fucked up trust me, this country is over. Vive les USA 😁

[@isaacbourn417]

Marseille is not the most dangerous, it's the 6th most dangerous behind Bradford, Coventry, Nantes, Catan and Birmingham respectively. Being from Nantes myself I can tell you that the biggest problem isn't really the crime itself but more the fact you can get away with it. The judicial system is so crammed up you could be running the streets for 7 years before being summoned to court. The police themselves are outnumbered too, I remember calling the cops once over some teenagers threatening my friends with knives and the dispatch literally said "sorry sir, a midnight brawl between teenagers isn't big enough of a problem for us to send units, we have a house fire to deal with" ill never forget that. On a separate event some guys showed up to my friends party uninvited, just to start a fight. Two of my friends got stabbed, nothing life-threatening but still gave their gfs PTSD. The guys still haven't been arrested and it's been almost a year now. I used to be the most pro-police out of all my friends and even I don't really trust them anymore.

[@TAM-90]

Dunno where you got your figures from but I don't think any UK city is on the top 10 in the whole of Europe. I live right near Bradford and yes it is bad but it's not as bad as certain cities in Europe, also Coventry? Even Manchester and Liverpool are worse than Coventry lol. Birmingham is bad yes but again not as bad as certain parts of mainland Europe. Remember the UK is a island with one of the most developed judiciary and policies so they are quick to stamp down on major crime and criminals unlike places in less developed parts of Europe like Italy or even French cities where the minorities are pushed out to the suburban ghetto estates to fend for themselves. They are not in the inner cities so therefore their way of life does not affect the average law abiding French person.

[@Arltratlo]

been to Nantes...no problems at all, but i dont go for the UK, there are to many racists there!

[@Fact0Sensei]

@@TAM-90 I was surprised to see Bradford number one aswell but the 2022 crime index says that Bradford Coventry marsellie and Birmingham the top 4 in Europe

[@alexiswashington4081]

@@Arltratlo 😂😂😂 kk miet

[@Goth-Trad]

Nantes most dangerous..... LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAHAHAHA.

[@YananoBere]

Watching this in South Africa where 20 000 people are murdered every year 😔... It's shocking the horrors we live with

[@evansjering8302]

Agree that SA could be very scary I used to leave in Cape Town and I'm currently staying in Marseille and I can tell you that I never felt this safe in my life.

[@alfredonoriego6390]

Also in Venezuela. Here die 40-45.000 people every year

[@jjm2682]

Bruh. It’s honestly crazy. To put into perspective, the US is over 5 times more populated than SA but still has leas murders than SA😭

[@streamlabssupport266]

Here in Germany we also have 1 or 2 deaths.. what is this world

[@alfredonoriego6390]

@@streamlabssupport266 exactly. the fact that there are already deaths due to violence, be it 2 a year or 40,000, is already an indication that as a species, we are in a bad way

[@Bsddsd]

When vice writes that a city with 25 murders per year is the most dangerous city in Europe, I begin to think that vice does not know where Belgrade is.

[@doucefrance5481]

Respect to the little brother 😔👍🏻

[@adarcus4053]

The part that got me was at 1:20 because you realize that the kid getting stuffed in that trunk is never going to be seen alive again.

[@ottomueller4425]

My city in the US Indianapolis already has like 270 last year going for the record this year and last night 8 people was shot and I been in two shootings last year myself. I wish I could live in this city.

[@mattmiller237]

I live in indy too. I'm like 25 for the whole year? That's a weekend in Chicago......

[@bigbelix]

Move to Lousiana and Indiana will seem like a safehaven

[@lepeachegeraoldo9872]

I’m not too far from you. Louisvilles been breaking their murder rate records the last 3 years

[@TheJerbol]

Almost like America is a third world country

[@weisserfeger5785]

all of you not being able to get the point of this video / film shows that (gun) violence isn’t the only major problem in the US

[@skipal4896]

Thank you vice for the quality of the translation :) but it is hard to believe that « il y a des problèmes vous les voyez à la télé. Ça tire partout, les jeunes ils tirent partout ils veulent prendre des terrains » means « you are in marseille 20 death a year… bla bla bla »

[@droxzpg3dyt501]

25!? Just in rosengård, malmo (sweden) they had 50 death shotings a year

[@andresenriquezramirez398]

Vice is back to making quality reporting! AWESOME JOB

[@reidar4210]

i cant believe vice is finnaly making good videos again, its been a while lmao

[@worldcrisisactor3183]

cap

[@rosswhitehill3207]

They occasionally have a great video but mostly still trash

[@TraxDaMax]

20 years ago I went with my now wife to Marseille with the high speed train, and we were not even out of the door of the station we had a few guys ask us if we wanted to buy hasj already. Other then that we weren't bothered by anyone and it was pretty enjoyable. Like most big cities, just stay on the main roads and don't wander off because that's where you'll find trouble.

[@mothp1lls307]

bro why are you acting like asking if you want to buy some hash is a bad thing, it's marijuana

[@TraxDaMax]

@@mothp1lls307 I know what hasj is don't worry. It has marijuana in it, however it is far from marijuana though. But even if it was marijuana, it is very strange in Europe to have 3-4 dudes come up to you seperately to sell you drugs of any kind when you step off of a train. A high end train, TGV, for that matter. Heck, that doesn't even happen in Amsterdam and that place is known worldwide for it.

[@rosswhitehill3207]

@@TraxDaMax lol you don't know a thing "hash is far from marijuana" if that was me I would of bought it

[@TraxDaMax]

@@rosswhitehill3207 Ah Ross, a typical french name. Sounds like you've been to Europe many times and knows what our drugs are like /s Anywho, my friend who was with us actually had marijuana with him and traded it up to 3 times the hasj. That alone should ring a bell for anyone with half a brain. My friend didn't care and enjoyed it though. I personally would never trust a few random's with that crap. Better to make it yourself and know what's in it before you are using something like the infamous "soapbar".

[@rosswhitehill3207]

@@TraxDaMax it's 2022 no one smokes soap bar anymore lol

[@NeoRoX90]

Vice: Most dangerous city, Marseille. London: Hold my beer and knife.

[@kayflip2233]

Crazy. Reminded me of my trip to Marseille - when you take a cab from the city to the airport you pass by all of these housing projects / banlieue. They look pretty bad and I could only imagine all of the types of situations that must go on there and this video confirms it.

[@trashcan6839]

Man look at malmö. this city is childs play compared to malmö

[@mikek3658]

"We have 20 deaths a year. This year, 25." Laughs in Detroit

[@heatherlovu2251]

Y’all should come to South Africa 😩

[@alal2597]

20 murders per year? Thats a weekend in Chicago

[@Beds58157]

A day in Tijuana

[@carlosdelsol76]

These people are delusional

[@renesonse5794]

Right? The mayors of LA and NY would be boasting about the huge drop in murders with that number.

[@xoCassiem]

a couple hours in south africa

[@jonny3801]

That’s a Saturday night in Chicago

[@rastafari1922]

And I feel bad for people who didn’t even survive 😢

[@danielgomezmendoza7850]

Its incredible for me as a Mexican to realize this is the most dangerous place in europe, while here in Mexico basically every city is way more dangerous and criminals are brutal sadly people here see it as normal.

[@clizia]

well, nothing to be proud of though.

[@Synikoss]

Theres far worse in EU. They talk about this city like its hell but its not.

[@Psychedelic430]

Im pretty sure he is talking about death contracts and not deaths of all causes.

[@slimccc2914]

@@clizia Marseille is a joke

[@OhKopo]

1. guns are forbidden in france 2. it's 25 deaths per year out of 825 000 people, while guns are forbidden and there SURE are way more deaths, they are just covered (E.G take enemy drug dealer silently with a knife) and such a low gun culture here 3. violence just started rising exponentially in france (I live 1 hour away from Marseille) and drug dealers just spread propaganda and ads as a job as guetteur

[@rdp1875]

Them blocks make Peckham look like a resort 😂

[@Johnnieroq]

That like a day in Detroit, L.A, New York, Chicago, St. Louis.

[@erenjager9932]

@Johnnieroq The Americans who compare their cities on the numbers homicide are so cringe af the weapons are authorized and legal in your country it's not a c*ck contest wake up

[@luistan5013]

I kept thinking i understood 25 murders a year wrong, I couldn't believe that would be considered a "dangerous city"

[@aabha7411]

Yeah and city wIth 870,000 people 🤣😂 Vice could make a video about every city in the US then. Because 25 murders with 870,000 people would be the safest city in the US.

[@warwick4575]

Based on European standard it's considered dangerous + 25 is on an average year in 2021 there's been 39 murders linked to the drug trade in Marseille

[@MartinusWallass]

there are 25 murders between criminals in Marseilles, for criminal reasons. But the total of the murders in Marseilles is 60 by year

[@aabha7411]

@@MartinusWallass No it isn't. The Highest number if murders reported in a single year in Marseilles was 34.

[@MartinusWallass]

@@aabha7411 ​ @Drive-By Shooting bullshit. In 1986, just the "règlements de compte" were 45, so...

[@KareemHillJr]

2:01, 6:34 this is probably the most threatening French guy I've ever seen lol

[@andreoka]

Interesting, used to be such a nice place a decade or so ago, i wonder what recent events happened for this to take place...

[@AsiaMinor12]

Marseilles hasn't been considered a nice place to live in decades lol. The drug gang violence was really common back in the 70s. Everybody in America's ghettos knew about the french connection back then.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Funny how I never hear any bad news about Portugal who seems to still be around after a decriminalization of drugs

[@anguishedcarpet]

They are not doing well lol

[@anguishedcarpet]

@Johan Liebert you know violent crime isn't the only measure of success or failure right?

[@karatsurba4791]

@@anguishedcarpet Compared to? If u know, kindly share credible links. Thanx

[@anguishedcarpet]

@Johan Liebert cool, very little violent crime in NK, they must be doing great lmao

[@LondonPestControl]

They haven’t got the same percentage of immigrants….yet

[@calsonic1]

"Everything has been built so that we don't leave this area. So that these 8,000 people stay locked in here and don't get out to see what's available elsewhere. We're locked in these open-air ghettos and we're just imprisoned here." That was the deepest and most unsettling thing about this whole video. I know there are some people that probably say "well why don't they just leave and go somewhere else". At which point I remember a quote from a philosopher long ago, "its better to stay here and fight these dragons known, than to venture off and fight those unknown". It can be scarier than death to some people to leave things that are familiar, no matter how bad they are.

[@freshtoast3879]

Indeed this is quite true. A lot of people just don't leave their own comfort zone.

[@scottbeaulieu8192]

They aren't locked in the ghettos then they're locked in their own minds... and using the govt and whatever other circumstances be the scapegoat for themselves not doing anything to better their own lives.

[@freshtoast3879]

@@scottbeaulieu8192 quite true.

[@EvilTaco]

don't forget that a lot of people simply don't have the means to leave

[@ElpredatorGYRO]

Money. These are projects.

[@IvaanCroatia]

Meanwhile Romania, Serbia, Croatia & Bulgaria just laughing in the background

[@christophefarcy230]

Merci sa fait froid ds le dos

[@BruFontich]

One i went get some weed to one estate on northern marseille (le merlan). It surprised me how professionally equiped and organised they were. On the road ther’s the spotter, next ther is a kid blocking the street with some shopping kart, asking some questions to the cars that wanna go in, and then some groups of people that are constantly looking at what u do till u get to the trap house, that is basically the entrance of some block converted into a drug shop. And they all talk over some walkie talkies. I am glad me and my camera came out alive from that situation.

[@lo2740]

yeah, and most if not all of them were from "middle east".

[@JK-br1mu]

I can't imagine criminals causing 25 deaths in a year, in a major city. That's way too low. Sincerely, An American

[@Troublion]

No, still too much deaths, but America is just fucked up

[@Seb13606]

USA population : 330.000.000 France : 70.000.000 USA : authorized weapons France : prohibited Sincerely, A French

[@Golem.8088]

It's 25 a year only for drug gang settling scores. Of course if you count mugging, family homicides, spouse killing and such, it's way more than 25 murders a year, way more.

[@zayn6725]

Lived in Marseille for a bit with my gf and it was nice. Bit rough in certain areas but nothing abnormal

[@apmqapmq9]

FYI when the last guy in the video says they are locked in the ghetto he is litteraly 80 feet away from the subway that lead downtown in 20 minutes.

[@jjdelft3216]

People here need to recognize that American and European crime cultures are entirely different, less gang and gun crime means that its mostly behind the scenes unlike in the usa where gangs will attack each other for nothing.

[@kalebrosenberg8294]

could also have something to do with gun violence in general. Access is way too easy and there are plenty in the US.

[@viborgvee8399]

European, eh? These crime cultures are imported.

[@ShuttingRetroM1N3CR4FT]

@@kalebrosenberg8294 Access to weapons is very easy in France lol (even though weapons are not allowed) However it could have to do with the gun prices as a Glock can cost like 500$ to 1k$

[@vics75hdcarsandbikesvids66]

@@ShuttingRetroM1N3CR4FT Weapons are allowed in France and basically in every other EU country

[@jjdelft3216]

@@vics75hdcarsandbikesvids66 Very strict though.

[@lordJayC]

I live in Chicago, 25 deaths a year is like 5 min in the south side here💀

[@kgwal4760]

This is European, so it’s no comparison. The us is hell hole compared to this

[@KTG91220]

you seem proud of it lol...

[@Nge7stars]

Niccas are gonna be extinct in the US at this rate

[@StPauli57Ghetto]

Wow so cool you can be proud of yourself. You are a real Man !

[@imsofresh_ez6675]

Crime index marseille 62 chicago 65 for country with the legal weapon marseille stick yo ass

[@BigMan-rm6uy]

Shiver me timbers 25 deaths a year😱, u guys really do have live well in Europe. I wish my country Brazil was that safe

[@Sleepy_Joe_]

6:49 "It took me only 2 minutes to understand it was for me". That's a pretty long time if you ask me.

[@salinas831100]

25 for the year … wish I could live there sounds like one of the safest cities in the world

[@StPauli57Ghetto]

Ye but you get robbed for sure

[@oliviagonzalezgranados4352]

Their population is 800,000+… I live in a city in the US with 350,000 and we have 60+ homicides a year. Sometimes more. I live in an area that’s not super popular to violent crime, but I have family that live in rougher neighborhoods, who have dozens of bullet holes in the house, and they have nothing to do with the crime, it’s all strays. It’s common to hear about 3+ shootings in one night, etc. or weird shootings, like a house full of guys killed execution style. Unfortunately, here, that’s not so “weird.” Obviously, not less sad. It’s hard to comprehend that Marseille is considered a dangerous city in Europe. When my city is 1/3 the size and has 3-4x the crime in the US, and we are considered somewhat “low-moderate” on the crime scale, here in the US.

[@righteousone8454]

That's light work for Phoenix, AZ. Probably that many deaths in 2-3 days, just no one finds out.

[@ThePaulogdm]

Lads living in any city in Brazil like: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aylyi-huh9355]

visited Marseille for the first time last year. coming from Zurich, it was a pretty eye-opening experience with the trash and piss smell everywhere so yeah i could see the violence happening

[@PHlophe]

Zurich is also pretty dirty when you get out of the nicely curated centre and its too damned overcrowded too. so you are not acting as if we can't travel.

[@aylyi-huh9355]

@@PHlophe let's compare downtown to downtown. even singapore will have rough parts

[@ltgdr6298]

@@aylyi-huh9355 Wait a little bit, Sweden is doomed, Marseille is just the result of our borders policies. Malmo will follow the same route as the rest of sweden.

[@ShuttingRetroM1N3CR4FT]

@@ltgdr6298 Marseille is like that since 50-60 years what does border policies have to do when the arab drug dealers talks proper french and are assimilated to France ? They are not new came immigrants, their grandparents were born here. Plus in the beginning French, Italian and Arab drug dealers were working together in Marseille.

[@ShuttingRetroM1N3CR4FT]

@@ltgdr6298 Sweden is different though so i agree with you on that part.

[@oisinobrien7176]

Belfast: Hold my beer. Derry: Hold my armalite.

[@standragos4233]

Just came back from a 4 day trip to Marseille. I found a very clean and safe city. Never felt unsafe once. Nobody came to me to sell me things. I went there full of fear because of videos like this but i can tell you it s one of the most amazing cities i ve been to. I bet that if you re looking for trouble you can find trouble very easily in Marseille but that applies to any big city. Mind your own bussines and you ll be more than safe

[@elijahbrown1562]

People sound pridefully in the amount of lives lost where they live

[@diegoaespitia]

I think its more of a "most dangerous city in Europe!" when 25 deaths a year is a a goal for like... most other countries...

[@salimatandm2607]

Is a shame

[@StPauli57Ghetto]

Small Kids they are dumb.

[@Fkallyall]

I guess it makes em feel tough even if they have nothing to do with it

[@StPauli57Ghetto]

@@Fkallyall exactly

[@mercyokundi3267]

Damn I was there on vacation last year, felt pretty safe

[@annika7310]

I am literally at the airport on my way to Marseille for vacation 🙂

[@joseleonjr9939]

Beautiful

[@felixthecat580]

This is so shocking, I love Marseille but I guess I've only seen it from a tourists point of view. Still, as someone from Chicago this is still basically Switzerland in comparison.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Oh you'll love my tiny homestate in switzerland... Average is 0 murders, 0 rapes, some mild brawls on Saturdays or a theft here and there basically. Every 2 or 3 years we may get a more serious case, but that's that. 🇨🇭 I'm moving back later this year with my young family. Can let your kids run around outside, wife doesn't have to look over her shoulder. Neighbours call the cops if someone sneaks around your house. Good deal. US sounds pretty awful from where I live tbh, and don't start me on Rio, Mexico, South Africa what have you.

[@leomuge6421]

guns are not legals in france…in america if you headbutt somebody in the nose he can shoot you for his defense…in france its not like this… so that’s a big difference of temperament… guns are just used for dangerous peoples if you’ re not dangerous they don’t need guns for fucking you that’s the second difference…and people in america fights like gipsy chickens🤣🤣🤣🤣if you make a versus chicago vs marseille with no guns Marseille will win

[@emdjo6485]

@@mysterioanonymous3206 i live at the border to switzerland and when i go there it really does feel like heaven on earth.

[@tommydiaz3258]

I’m from Caracas Venezuela where we have 25 deaths by Friday every single week. Watch your steps, eye contact, and make sure to look poor if you value you’re life in my home country and city. I’m a refugee in America now…that should tell enough.

[@Arltratlo]

you went from bad to worse, i am so sorry you couldnt make it to Europe!

[@lemmefeelyerjibblets8856]

@@Arltratlo Found the guy who only sees America through the lens of the internet.

[@Arltratlo]

@@lemmefeelyerjibblets8856 funny, i have been to the USA many times, did you ever left your parents basement?

[@lemmefeelyerjibblets8856]

@@Arltratlo I'm Finnish/American and 10 years ago I lived in America for 7 years in California, Texas and Arizona. I wish America had better healthcare, mental health care, and social systems like Finland, BUT I was still way happier in America due to the opportunity and overall culture. You may have visited multiple times, but you still view America the same way as the rest of Europeans who only see the negative sides online.

[@Arltratlo]

@@lemmefeelyerjibblets8856 to close your eyes on negative issues means you wear pink sunglasses... i see and i understand things how they are... if you dislike that, its your personal problem...! i meet friendly people all over the planet, most of them being not that ignorant and bad educated like the people i meet in the USA... some are smart and know things are tough for others, but many cant look above their low level horizon!

[@MiladaKaiser]

I live in San Diego. On the other side of the border - in MX there is the city of Tijuana. 2 499 homicides per year. You have only 2 % of that.

[@propergander1162]

The most accurate film ever on this topic is A Prophet ... Top movie Top acting won the palm d'or , well worth a watch 👍

[@PresidentialWinner]

A former boss of mine and a good friend was almost killed when he was driving his car in France where he lived with his family. He had a newborn and a wife and there were some young Arabs making noise with their motorcycles in the middle of the night, night after night. So eventually he went out and complained to them. Not long after that he was driving to work and there was a traffic jam next to where he lived. When it didn't move at all, he opened the door and went on foot to check what was holding the line. The same Arabs were fucking around, making a line of a dozen cars wait for no reason at all. No one dared to confront them. So he went and told them to move the hell out. Now, my boss used to be in the French navy and was a very big guy. He has seen war. But he is a Buddhist (originally came from Polynesia when he was a little boy) so he is a very patient man. But when he told them to move, their leader came up at him and tried to hit him. He dodged and caught his arm and put him in the ground. (I can't remember if he broke his arm or not) He told the others to stay away and warned the guy on the ground to chill and to move out of the way so that the cars can pass. So that's that. Then the next night, he was asleep and heard a noise downstairs (he lived in a two story apartment) and went to check it out. There was a fire that was started by a Molotov cocktail. Those Arabs had tried to burn him and his family, his wife and baby alive. Thankfully he got the fire under control since it didn't really ignite any curtains or carpets. So of course he made a police report. A few days later his wife's car was burned. Then he did a report on that and told the authorities who he suspected was behind it, about the previous attack and all that. So some time later he was driving to work on the highway and a scooter was following him with two guys on board. He didn't think about it at all, just sang Abba's Money Money Money song. Until the scooter shot at him from behind missing him not by a lot, hitting his radio which turned off. He floored the pedal and drove to the nearest police station and told them what happened. They started a major investigation and a few months later he went to testify to the court. He saw all the guys there and they knew him. He left the country right after that and came to Spain, where i met him. He was there for about four months and I worked for him. When he told me this story originally i was skeptical. After all it is kind of crazy. But he showed me all the evidence i could ask for. The pictures from his home, his wife's burned car, bullet holes in his car, documents from the case, and so on. Eventually i booked him a flight back there and haven't heard from him since. I hope he is still alive and not murdered. It's been a couple of years.

[@jcosson10]

Oh my lawd

[@aboetarikske]

Time for Gladio again which had North-African members btw.

[@FrvRobinBlue]

France is calm as long as you dont get your self in peoples business.

[@mancobonkey4595]

@@FrvRobinBlue I think that applies to most countries within Europe. If you're looking for trouble, you're probably going to find it

[@sierraecho884]

Are you cultural enriched enough? xD The Germans have similar kind of problems. It is always the arabs no kidding..

[@tonyrios805]

Crazy to see what pieces of paper can make a man do just to have more than the other.

[@prefNFG]

I live in this place and all I can tell you is that only concerns one part of the city essentially

[@JonasMerklFitness]

-25 deaths this year in Marseille -*Sinaloa cartel laughs in tijuana*

[@fyfcgydvyf6510]

Been to marseille twice. Never seen city like it. Crazy people

[@paulus842000]

I live just outside of Marseille and I have seen some really insane things.

[@karatsurba4791]

Could u guys pls share your experience

[@tedcrilly46]

@@karatsurba4791 I've visited a couple times. The region (cote d'azur) is most definitely beautiful. The city, problems aside, seemed not so interesting. Fairly run of the mill city. Can be nice in places, nice beaches. Chateau d'if - from the Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexander Dumas. 3 stars. The poverty you can find in places is depressing. I passed one drunk foreign guy propped up in a doorway crying a foreign womans name. Saw a family living on a mattress on the street. Another guy with a bottle waking up on a thrown out sofa. All around the central city. Fucking heart wrenching at times. Day I left the radio was reporting on a student who was murdered the night before at the train station where I'd recently been. France seems to have let Marseille down. (excellent weather though)

[@karatsurba4791]

@@tedcrilly46 Thank you Ted.

[@paulus842000]

@@karatsurba4791 roller blading down by the beach late one night with a group of friends, this Mercedes pulled up by this woman "prostitute" these two giants got out of the car grabbed her kicking and screaming by the hair chucked her in the car and sped off. My friends said that you can't do anything because they will shoot you.

[@MsSuperSimpson]

These type of videos are the reason why I will always stay subscribed to VICE, a great taste of reality

[@MS-tc2fs]

The C I A has a long history of profiting from the “substance” trade and is likely still running the trade in Europe’s major ports, just as they did in past decades.

[@chameleon2424]

"Assualt rifle kit" 😂😂😂😂

[@ladislavbitala1928]

I was in Marseille a few weeks ago, so hella beautiful, doesn't feel dangerous AT ALL.

[@rapreview6644]

yeah im french and Marseille is literally the worst city in Europe everyday they are stabbings or shooting yestearday dealer and cops exchange few shot its really crazy a city like that in France cause its a devellopped country in realitty they are more than 30 murders per year but they count drug related murder

[@dickey5bbbb]

I'm french and subtitles are accurate

[@ShitPostXXL]

25 deaths a year? that like a lazy week in new york

[@ostrogodo]

I wouldnt lock the door there mate. cheers from Brasil

[@shihtzu291]

I was expecting to see London as I think we've passed the 25 murder mark in the first month of the year I dread to think what it is now! Not one day goes by without a shooting or stabbing and the perpetrators are getting younger and younger! Londons a great metropolis to visit as there is so much history, museums, arctecture I love the mix off old and new like tower Bridge and the tallest building in Western Europe the Shard oh and the beautiful Gurking plus the entertainment you can't beat but the sad fact of the matter is that its not the sort of place I'd want to raise a family not this day and age. This is coming from a ex Londoner (Harlesden) who moved away years ago now. 🇬🇧🇺🇦✊

[@emmaearnshaw3282]

Same here

[@TY-sx3jb]

Per capita London is far safer

[@jameshunt8116]

@@TY-sx3jb no it isnt

[@Arltratlo]

good thing is now, thx to Brexshit, we can now control who is coming from the UK to Europe and can dismiss Visa applications from every Brit we want!

[@shihtzu291]

@@Arltratlo - Yeah and we can do the same so you're bang on it is great that we left the EU, funny fact is that we was the first country to unite the rest of Europe and North America against Russia so it just goes to show that just because we quit the unelected bollocks that is the EU we still have a very powerful political clout more than them so I think it is the best thing we done!

[@JeffmChicago]

I visited Marseilles 35 years ago. I loved it and the people. So beautiful. Just like any big city it has problems with crime and poverty.

[@Maesterful]

See what it looks like now...

[@laurentiuneagu]

When I worked as a mobile mapping operator a car with two youngsters stopped me in a roundabout in Marseille nearby the commercial port asking me if I want to buy cocaine or hashis.

[@mouloudboukhalfa247]

Gangs in Mexico, Brazil, El Salvador, and the US watching this video and be like "oh that's cute"

[@mramra7525]

I can only imagine how good my life would be in this City, im brazilian and 50.000 deaths a year is considered low here.

[@StPauli57Ghetto]

Wow you must be a hard man.

[@Chtigga]

As a French person, I must admit that I'm affraid of going to Brazil.