Top 10 Horrifying Cities You REALLY Don't Want to Live In

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There are many great cities out there to live in, but there are also some you would rather stay away from. Some are obvious. They’re known for simply having high homicide rates, or perhaps less than great water quality. However, there are also some cities out there that are so bad at certain things, that they would be absolutely horrific, and almost impossible for most people to stand living in. And yet, despite the everyday horrors, some people manage to live in these cities their entire lives, and find a measure of enjoyment in the world around them.
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10. Cleveland, Ohio Has A Large Concentration Of Serial Killers For A City Its Size
9. Dubai Has Put Tourists In Prison For Reporting Rapes That Occurred While Visiting
8. South Africa’s Largest City, Johannesburg, Has A Serious Issue With AIDS And Baby Rape
7. Being A Street Kid In Rio De Janeiro Is A Matter Of Life And Death
6. Fukushima, Japan Has Been Overrun By Radioactive Wild Boars And Citizens Are Scared
5. London, Ontario Had A Curiously High Percentage Of Serial Killers Per Capita
4. Residents Of Pyongyang Are Treated To Creepy Synth Music Every Morning Of Every Day
3. The Mexican City Of Ecatepec Is A Horrifying Place Where Women Go Missing All The Time
2. Onitsha, The Nigerian City With The Worst Air Pollution In The Entire World
1. Mumbai, India Is Struggling To Deal With Massive Garbage Management Issues
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[@MrPwrt]

Thank goodness Dubai was called out for being a horrific place behind that shiny, luxurious facade.

[@frankmaeder4358]

the most shiny, glittering shithole place...

[@MD-po5ng]

@@frankmaeder4358 weeak

[@nikitadondiva]

It’s the only one that surprised me momentarily only because I did t think anyone would be brave enough to call them on their bs.

[@colintimp1372]

A friend of mine visited there right about the same time of the economic collapse (around 2008-2009). People were fleeing and abandoning their possessions. There were huge amounts of exotic cars abandoned at the airport. This is because the UAE still has debtors' prisons.

[@edmundkempersdartboard173]

The fact that "baby r*pe" is even a term that exists makes me want to go take a shower with steel wool.

[@mattyreardon3593]

Best way to put it brother. Gives me chills. And I'm not little or wimpy.

[@mkiv_bangbros3333]

Ken Lompart please explain what could be worse than the raping of an infant.

[@joeyr7294]

@@mkiv_bangbros3333 I'd also like to hear what could be worse than that

[@arizonakohler7857]

Seriously tho 🤬🤮

[@arizonakohler7857]

Ken Lompart I’m sorry but what?!? WTH is any worse than raping a child / baby?!?!

[@anttam117]

Dubai is crazy. I was there seven or eight years ago and I was almost arrested because I did not have the proper attire at the beach. I was simply dressed in jeans and a long sleeves shirt, since I had recently arrived from Munich. The excuse the undercover cop gave me was that I could be carrying drugs or weapons. Fortunately nothing happened, but you would think the more clothes you have on would be better in a country like that.

[@ms.sanchez3924]

This is why I would never visit any country under Islamic law. Many of their laws aren't even dictated by the Qu'ran, but by the government. Fully dressed and still get questioned? Oh, maybe ur hiding drugs? Any excuse to harass women. If there were drugs, it's likely from their land. Maybe a burqa would've been better. Oh, wait..a non Muslim woman wearing one would probably be considered to be insulting to Islam, they'll find an excuse to arrest anyone who is not from their country.

[@AverageJoe483]

Everyone knows you need to wear a tuxedo on the beach !!!!

[@bassam_salim]

@@ms.sanchez3924 there is no country right now following islam law, they are making laws like they want and they even can't do that

[@ms.sanchez3924]

@@bassam_salim and you're right. The lawmakers become the lawbreakers.🤔

[@AlkaPwn]

The funniest part is that anybody that is selling drugs in Dubai is definitely following the dress code.

[@suthinscientist9801]

The example of Dubai is why religion should NOT be government policy!

[@dreamingghost306]

Suthin Scientist specially islam

[@truedarkness4052]

@@dreamingghost306 Similar laws existed in Europe for a long time. Remember the Spanish Inquisition?

[@StephenKelly-ey6ne]

@@truedarkness4052 You said existed in Europe a long time ago yes we all know about the Spanish Inquisition which isn't relevant today except as a Historical lesson how not to behave that's why we find Islam like we do the Spanish Inquisition disgusting.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@dreamingghost306 shut up

[@vavoropo]

Just remplace religion by Islam and yeah you got the point

[@nathanmckenzie904]

For a country where sex outside of marriage is illegal Dubai has A LOT of prostitutes.. or so I've been told

[@RichardRenes]

and marriages that last 1 hour or so... ;)

[@bobhope4288]

I've heard age is not that big of a deal either...as long as you're married. A surprising amount of men marry a 9 year old at midnight, then divorce her at 10am the same day. At least they're married though, that is God's power at work!

[@fto2x]

nathan mckenzie Dubai isn't a country

[@nathanmckenzie904]

I never said it was

[@bigmike9128]

Sure " so you've been told ".

[@Goodiesfanful]

Caracas, Venezuela, must be one of the worst cities now. Humanitarian crisis, skyrocketing crime that goes unchecked, hyperinflation, broken down sanitation, power cuts, food shortages, decaying hospitals...

[@Cristinact]

Sad, but true...

[@lisascarrott6142]

Diseases and crime are rife

[@brianticas7671]

Sucks Venezuela use to be so rich. What happened to them man.

[@Yarrb53]

YEAH, Communism is Awesome ! Eh?

[@mattkaustickomments]

Sounds like Detroit.

[@malcolmtucker2471]

Simon, I will never forgive you for not playing the North Korean masterpiece.

[@Keplan999]

You are right

[@cecilehoward7980]

I wanted to hear it too.

[@aldas9174]

NK is Not horrifying yet

[@karly6120]

I’m from Ecatepec and he’s right, not only that, the rotten society makes all go to sh*t: dirty place, corrupt majors, abandoned dogs, high child abuse, crime , etc..

[@Dzeroed]

It may be depressing, but it certainly made me do a serious double take about the times I've complained about how boring the little town I live in is...at least I breathe clean air and there has been a maximum of 0 murders in the 34 years I've lived here

[@mehrcat1]

Dubai, where the technology is up to the minute and society is in the dark ages. I'd read their laws and NEVER go there.

[@killerkitten7534]

I’d feel safer in Chernobyl than Dubai

[@deaddoll1361]

I've had flight stopovers there via Emirates but I've never been brave enough to leave the terminal. In the future I'll examine alternatives.

[@umerghaffar4686]

Why is everybody scared of Dubai??? I live near Dubai and it is as safe as any city and extremely modern. You can’t say you don’t want to come to Dubai because it is in desert with a few skyscrapers. First of all, Dubai is leading the world skyscraper construction and secondly, LA was also built on a desert and LA has a few skyscrapers. It is wrong to judge a place because of their religion or geography (especially religion).

[@KristinaVeshtort-Kask]

@@umerghaffar4686 have you watched the video? They send people to jail for being raped.

[@hakeemalsomali10]

Then don't go they don't need you

[@davidz2808]

There are much worse cities, such as those in warzones &/or with very frequent terrorist attacks. They include Aleppo, Kabul, Maiduguri & Mogadishu.

[@jr13227]

Kandahar is probably worse than Kabul in terms of Afghanistan

[@davidz2808]

@@jr13227 How so? There are frequent Taliban & ISIL attacks in Kabul, but far fewer in Kandahar.

[@fillipfrance7403]

Palma

[@steveswangler6373]

Washington DC, Orlando Fla, Atlanta Ga, all recently had terrorist attacks. wars and terrorism are sad facts of life, this list was obviously cities that were dangerous for separate reasons.

[@satanspit4101]

I don't know. I don't think a raped baby. Agrees with you.

[@mamacito1795]

"The radiation has made them more bold" a truly terrifying sentence. But if movies have taught me anything, if you get bitten by one you will turn into Spider Ham.

[@AuroraBoarder1]

You missed a couple. 1) Norilsk, Russia has the worst pollution. It has a nickel smelting mine. It used to be a gulag, but is now a town with the highest paying jobs in the country. You can retire at age 50, but with the horrible air quality, you'd be lucky to live past age 55. 2) Detroit, Michigan. It has a 70% unsolved murder rate. A fourth of its houses are abandoned, making them ideal places to hide the bodies.

[@jumpy2xstreaming]

Hide bodies even though like lowk that’s a terrible hiding spot, that’s not the problem abandoned houses cause it’s more bad for drug addicts that stay there and get crazy high die or cause chaos

[@wolfwoodphreak]

Dubai, where it's safer to be a German shepherd than a woman. At least dogs don't get jail for being raped and trying to seek justice.

[@ResortDog]

Nope, just dropped off the balcony for biting.

[@KRoOoOoZ]

way safer than that shithole called USA

[@nicolasmartinez4337]

M7AMD lol k

[@tjrtt]

Yea, its safe for women. They just have to avoid breaking the law by getting gang raped.

[@kellyanderson7624]

@@KRoOoOoZ Really?

[@duanebidoux6087]

Cleveland? Seriously? I've been there many times. The biggest risk you're going to face there is being bored to death.

[@teshahartke5468]

Not since the casino came in. Crime has skyrocketed.

[@morganwilson8717]

Hahaha @Duane Bidoux...you are not lying...I spend one day there...I'm still bored thinking of it lol

[@prankgirl9112]

@Ken Lompart It's such bs, he just wanted to include a US city. A couple of murderers throughout 100 years hardly makes it unsafe for the millions of residents lol.

[@Lessenjr]

Yeah, by the numbers in that particular metric it seems bad, but that doesn't seem to jjstify Cleveland or London on this list. Not your best work sir, but I'll keep watching cuz i still like your stuff.

[@hirofan]

😠

[@kroneyt1493]

I sincerely doubt that the worst part of living in Pyongyang is a synth version of an opera song played over loud speakers for the whole city to listen to every morning.

[@slurpii4669]

Is that hamster

[@writenamehere0000]

Well, it is.

[@kroneyt1493]

@@writenamehere0000 Right, you'd know because you lived there, right?

[@sophieb7309]

Lived in Dubai and a family member got sent to jail for 3 days because he was a day late on his car payment, and when you're late instead of sending you an email warning you to pay they just put out a warrant for your arrest, we were VERY lucky our family didn't get deported and he was only there for a few (very awful) days that ended up giving him mad anxiety. Super fun :)))))))))

[@sparx180]

Sophie B Isn't that better than paying late fees and interest?

[@sophieb7309]

@@sparx180 Would 100% always take getting late fees over being literally thrown into jail in Dubai. He risked losing so much, including being deported and not seeing us for who knows how long. It gave him such bad anxiety that he had attacks for years after it happened. Would always go for the fines no doubt about it.

[@vangogo6819]

@@sparx180 I hope you're being sarcastic.

[@sparx180]

@@vangogo6819 Nope!

[@canadiankaren2426]

Chloe wilson I find that odd because they wouldn’t deport someone that owed money. They would send you to jail until it was paid.

[@williamdonovan1286]

This guy should be on prime time tv , always interesting and well presented.

[@kowoh]

William Donovan completely agree most TV presenters I see while adequate suck compared to him. Plus he has great timing on ‘lighter’ subjects where it’s appropriate. As a voice actor I fully endorse him

[@jenhoney9741]

I agree! Simon is one of my favorites on yt presentation. Or anywhere else come to think of it. One place I never feel bad about myself.

[@sarahburggraf907]

Hes 🔥😍

[@proudinfidel6629]

Ikr

[@scottakanumba1heathen379]

I agree, and a voice suited for ASMR audio(books), too.

[@saralynn518]

From Cleveland here. Growing up, my family had friends we would go visit yearly....in LONDON, ONTARIO! It's right across Lake Erie and a quick drive. Coincidence as far as serial killers #'s go? Can't deny the locations. London is a nice, unassuming city as well.

[@rustypadhraigdiarmuidseano3192]

Hahaa, i find it funny that London, Ontario which is tiny, has a worse murder rate than the REAL London , England.. yet English London has at least 10 million people living there. Whats that all about? Hilarious

[@stupidfurball]

Not exactly a small town as he called it!

[@hagakure222]

Caracas should at least make the top ten... guess there is nothing 'quirky' about it, just plain old death roaming the streets like it owns the place.

[@KM-nj3cm]

Concerning the city in Mexico: Even if you don't have the money to leave- just do it! I did. What I did was left the dangerous city for my families safety, became homeless for a 1/2 year, got an address from one of those PO Box places, saved every penny I could though any kind of work I could fine and recycling, we ate like crap for a while but... Eventually, I was able to save up enough for a crappy apartment in the most ghetto part of town. Once I established a place to live I worked on getting a steady job and so on. I did this as a single Mom w/2 kids. It can be done, just takes the will to want a better life. My kids are now grown and appreciate the hard work I did on their behalf. You don't need to leave your home country to make a better life, just a new city with new opportunities.

[@o76923]

That's some top quality victim blaming.

[@KM-nj3cm]

@@o76923 How is it victim blaming? Who's the victim?

[@Nottyastro]

@@o76923 Wtf are you talking about dude?

[@Nottyastro]

@@KM-nj3cm That's amazing :D! I'm so happy for you and your children! You are a very strong person.

[@liamgallagher5673]

@@KM-nj3cm You sound like an extremely strong and determined person! I admire you for that!

[@bigspoon7984]

Dubai is no place for a women. Rio De Janeiro is no place for a child. Fukushima is no place for any living thing. Pyongyang is no place for anyone. And of course Edomex and Mexico itself - my beloved Mexico - when will life be safe again? Onitsha Nigeria and Mumbai India - I still have hope.

[@mememaster9393]

big spoon ok coming from someone who is from mexico, the current president will either end up causing the 3rd mexican revolution or total economic colapse or communist/ authoritarian regime

[@BattlestarDamocles]

I'd dump every politician on Earth in Fukushima.

[@tunit20]

I was just in Yucatan. I couldn't feel safer. Locals were friendly and the food was great and cheap.

[@zeldris6218]

wait mumbai is pretty safe ...just visit it sometime....

[@MegaMkmiller]

Nepal is the place to be. NOT India. I would never go to India. Nepal is the hidden gem. I hope it stays that way. Way more idiots go to India. Fools.

[@sigaries4062]

This is why I live in the mountains.

[@deltalimabravo6727]

Mountain folks are the worst!!! 😉 Kidding of course, I won’t live in cities, people can be awful the more crowded they get.

[@BungaBunga202]

Great Vid and looking fly my man. Keep it up

[@pbetftdi]

Cleveland is also known for killing football fan’s souls.

[@Yarrb53]

Now that's funny

[@jadedevries4454]

Absolutely.

[@Lessenjr]

Lol

[@williamshepherd2836]

As a Clevelander I can affirm this statement.

[@tyreelewis7405]

You forgot its basketball fans too lmao

[@12799MaDeuce]

anybody from the southern or midwestern US states will tell you that wild boar are not skittish and are naturally aggressive even without radiation

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Farmyard pigs are nothing to mess with.

[@zecchinoroni]

Are they anything like the havalina in Arizona? Because those things are evil.

[@capnnapn3677]

Thank you for your work man

[@marinasmallwood3157]

You’re the best dude... huge long time fan from Canada Xoxo

[@Lostmymind1]

Me: "Hmmmmm, I wonder if my home town of Cleveland is on here. Probably not, there's nothing horrific here...." First one on the list. Me: "Yeah.....yeah I can see that."

[@TravelingKen]

Same reaction I had, hahaha!

[@gjkvcnjhygfccccccccc]

Mgk.

[@cluelessincalifornia9134]

It sounded to me like Cleveland was included because he needed to find one in the US; the murder city in Canada sounded worse. It also sounded to me like both those issues are historical and seem to have burnt out. I was most intrigued by the waste management problem cities in Nigeria and India. Those are problems that can be solved and maybe some kind of international project can offer help. Cleaning up can be a profitable business for someone if they're willing to take it on and can get government buy in to encourage citizen participation.

[@moe3826]

Whoop whoop Ohio! I’m from the number one trafficking city in the world! Yay...

[@PG-is9vr]

Ridiculous. Cleveland is a great town.

[@petew.1418]

Talks about creepy North Korean synth opera song, doesn't play any of it.

[@EllaSangki]

I waited for that too.

[@ongie9736]

..me too 😅

[@kingslaphappy1533]

What the? Where was the music example? D’uh!

[@troywallace7011]

He doesn't want a DMCA strike from DPRK lol

[@jarrodhollenbeck4284]

Radioactive boar?! This is how teenage mutant ninja turtles happens. Once people actually try to move back into town they're gonna find Beebop and Rocksteady roaming the streets

[@doctor02new]

Excellent report. I will following.

[@fryrish7749]

Radioactive wild boars....3 XP each.

[@georgemetz7277]

I didn't even know they had boars in Japan. I actually laughed at loud when he said that, didn't see it coming. Of course that's terrible, but still, great setup for a bad horror movie.

[@WWFAttitudeEraFreak]

World of Warcraft?

[@vhyles]

Lmao😂

[@abrahamthebewildered1448]

Tsk, not worth the effort. A measly 3 xp and you can't even use the drop meat for crafting.

[@SoulScream1984]

@@abrahamthebewildered1448 until you're better established though it will regenerate health, and if you level up enough you can get traits to help you deal with radioactive consumables.

[@NEWCASTLE.UNITED.]

Why do people go to Dubai, its a desert with a few skyscrapers and 300 year old crazy laws. Sorry dont see the appeal, visit new york or london at least u wont get the jail for sneezing. 🤧

[@monarchatto6095]

Daniel Chahin I agree

[@monarchatto6095]

Daniel Chahin I agree

[@lisaransom2572]

You might get arrested for sitting the wrong way

[@shurovsarkerjoy7604]

it's not 300 years old law it's 1400 years old law...

[@wolfwoodphreak]

Daniel Chahin Africa isn't much better to vacation either... sorry but im not interested in trying to avoid my female friends being bought raped or kidnapped cause "sharia law " lol

[@MicIsaSopBre]

This makes me appreciate my little boring patch more. I'll never complain again.

[@sasukeuchiha-fb3mr]

So this is what Johnny Sins is doing these days

[@vaughnherrera6757]

Lmao and he loses so much weight

[@sofiaannexochiquetzal8162]

😅

[@Xenonmorph__]

I'm from Cleveland.... and I have yet to be murdered by a serial killer. It's actually an ok city to live in if you avoid the sketchy areas, like any other city.

[@williamalbaugh6176]

No it's not. It's bad.

[@cjswag]

Cleveland is pretty nice ......... for a total sh!thole. LOL

[@MassivePonyFan]

I'll have to help you. Step 1. Become a female hooker. Step 2. Go on "dates" until you find your Ed Keemper.

[@scottakanumba1heathen379]

And Dahmer only killed one in BATH, Ohio - his very first victim 1978. The other sixteen were Milwaukee area.

[@Sp1n1985]

Don't lie! I seen that attempted murder on the steelers qb!

[@ShadowfinderMusic]

Very subjective list. Although i do agree that Dubai is greatly overrated, a city with no soul

[@kowoh]

ShadowfinderMusic dunno why it’s subjective lots of awful places exist. Subjective in terms of which places are picked ?

[@RodolphosTechchannel]

Jim Fixx it’s clearly biased. No mentioning of any european cities. Did he speak to anyone in Rio? I doubt he did, probably just seem some articles online and went with it.

[@cimbakahn]

TopTenz: I just listened to that music you mentioned. You're correct! It does sound eerie, and otherworldly. Almost like a space horror movie.

[@dnjohnson346]

Love these kinda videos

[@calichef1962]

I have a friend who lives in Mumbai. That city could really benefit by building massive recycling centers. Not only would much of their waste be recycled into new products, but these centers would employ thousands of unskilled workers who are currently unemployed. Additionally, much of their waste is compostable, which would benefit public parks and gardens. Perhaps poor families could have kitchen gardens in places where garbage was dumped historically?

[@ketarita1911]

calichef1962 these are all awesome ideas...only one problem though: all of those people would have to put in the effort everyday to do those things. Seems like they all just want to throw stuff away and not think about it anymore.

[@ayushsinha7300]

As a former resident of Mumbai and a person who loves the place, I will have to agree with the comment above. We have so many ways to cure the problems we are facing, but corruption, hooliganism and the sheer not-my-backyard attitude always dampens the work effort. Add to that the monumental rate at which the city and it's population is growing, only worsens the situation.

[@trevorjosephoneill345]

Tried to sell Mumbai recycling centres in 01-03 what they said surprised me but end effect no interest. So don't look to have much of a change there any time soon. They can talk the talk, but well walk the walk. They're a generation behind and the rich will get rich with as minimal spending as possible SO ALL WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE

[@ronw484]

Also, consider the fact that so many people defecate on the streets too. That certainly adds to the problems!

[@Veldtian1]

Average IQ of 80-85, it all goes downhill from there.. Then the absolutely heinous backward culture, but yeah just blame British colonialism and the humidity for the monumental dysfunction of the 'Next Big Tiger Economy!' Meowwwwwwww...

[@Gonzo-oh2pl]

Here in Ohio, we produce a few things... Presidents, Rock stars, and serial killlers... If you need a megalomaniac, entertained or generally slaughtered... Ohio has you covered!

[@debbiegross3136]

Brandon Braxton LOL!

[@mitchelll899]

Brandon Braxton very true. But maybe it's because Cleveland is so boring of a city with almost nothing to do.

[@jakebrandyberry9116]

Don't forget the lofty number of Astronauts from Ohio as well!

[@dylanhaugen3739]

So I live a few hours from a serial killer capital . Brazil kills homeless kids for stealing and Japan has radioactive animals running around? The world's literally becoming fallout.

[@864pescador]

And football teams that are always highly ranked but then get smacked.

[@lnostdal]

Dubai: "traditional" ....nope, they are just insane.

[@malahammer]

Religion.................yet again!!!

[@karly6120]

They don’t even have a history, they’re coping and hypocritical .

[@thelaughingknight6150]

I found it very funny you used a photo of Leeds City Centre skyline for your intro whilst talking about great cities to live in. Great video anyway, love your content.

[@tjr4459]

Where is Aleppo, Damascus, Kabul, Baghdad, Caracas, Port au Prince, Mogadishu, Tegucigalpa

[@elgreco7775]

Too lazy to look them up????

[@jordans8527]

part 2?

[@jameswatson7409]

Scared of liberals

[@aliffmalek]

That becoz him just hatred about some part .. But other way he just to care about his viewer. You can see what definition his wanna to show..

[@aliffmalek]

@G Mail it true

[@BobbiKay-]

I'm quite shocked that Port-au-Prince or any Haitian city wasn't on this list.

[@scottsanders4589]

He had to add the white countries to the list so he didn't sound racist. This guy has an image to protect

[@cluelessincalifornia9134]

Yeah in some ways a list like this is pejorative but in other ways it can draw attention to problems that need fixing and are fixable. Haiti could use some attention when it comes to outside help cleaning up corruption etc.

[@lalalablablabla2130]

And Cleveland was? Wtf. White guilt is so dumb

[@melanielazare9]

Why

[@nancydrew1882]

That SA entry makes me want to scrub my ears !!!!😳🥺

[@saikiajoydeep15]

💖 yout video it's very interesting, the topics are worth considering

[@jenniekelly571]

What Rio de Janeiro needs to ask is why are there so many homeless children??? Are the parents or parent just abandoning them?? Do they not have orphanages??? Not that an orphanage would be great, but they would know they will receive 3 meals a day, an education, and a bed every night. This is absolutely horrible, especially because so many Latin populations are Roman Catholic. I cannot remember off the top of my head what book and verse in the Bible that says it, but it states that a community should always feed and take care of the widows and orphans..... Wake up Rio!!!!!!!

[@Luubelaar]

No birth control ( because heavily Roman Catholic), widespread desperate poverty, and high numbers of people living in slums with little/no sanitation. That's a recipe for churning out lots of children before dying horribly from preventable diseases and leaving those children orphaned.

[@TioDeive]

The problem with Rio goes much deeper than what is mentioned in the video. I do respect his opinion but it is biased. Rio is a bankrupt city within a bankrupt state (of the same name), and I mean morally and financially broken, corrupt to the core of it's institutions and values (with a few exceptions), universities filled with communists whose single preoccupation is to brainwash future generations, get money from government and use drugs. The downfall started with a communist governor (Leonel Brizola) during the 80's and seems to have no end in sight. It's a failed city and a failed state. To blame the police for the crimes committed is like blaming the rope for the hanging. It's just a shallow and biased point of view. By the way, I am Brazilian.

[@gmartins4393]

Jennie Kelly: Only one solution. Taxpayers would be more than happy to pay people to get sterilized. This would secure these poor people's future with productive society knowing that these unfortunate gene pools would not expand.

[@kaneda956]

my3stooges where have ya been? Every church is corrupt

[@retrolives3799]

+ArizonaWillful lol I hope that's all sarcasm otherwise you are beyond deluded

[@greenvelvet]

I don't understand why you didn't play a clip of that North Korean synth music. Seemed like a pretty obvious thing to include in your video.

[@TripNBallsGaming]

Maybe it's copyrighted by the DPRK? Nah... they wouldn't even see the video anyways!

[@joshlewis575]

I wanted to hear it also

[@JRockySchmidt]

I wanna know more about not turning your back on the pictures. Like, if you put a picture on the opposite walls can you ignore the rule or do you always have to face North for example?

[@JRockySchmidt]

So if I put a picture on all four of my walls do i not have to care? or do i neeed pictures at northwest, south east and such? I know I'm covering extremes here but I JUST GOTTA KNOW!

[@arthurchavez4516]

You get arrested for the pictures getting dust on them. And every home has a state radio issued to hear the music

[@frizm1543]

Mumbai is actually a pretty great city. Hugely flawed with lots of problems but so interesting and full of life.

[@satanspit4101]

Sure it is. How many people poop on the streets now.

[@Minnastina]

Love this channel... & every channel Simon whistler is on! 💞💖😍😘🥰💖💞

[@willyreeves319]

when Aleppo doesn't make your top 10 worst places to live list

[@papapistashio9464]

I heard from some Syrian refugees that lives in my country that Aleppo (and many other Syrian and Iraqi cities that suffered from the terrorist attacks) are now being rebuilt and that the citizens are coming back to their homes. So i dont think that Aleppo is a dangerous place anymore as long as the threat of ISIS attacks are gone

[@emperormidan1770]

willy reeves bcuz it’s not a city anymore it’s a pile of rubble

[@cluelessincalifornia9134]

He said in the beginning that he was excluding cities in war zones.

[@notsure6187]

and Damascus

[@matthewcornish3086]

Dahmer was from Milwaukee.. I though that was well known.. Ohio and Wisconsin are around 200 miles apart at their borders... I'm Canadian and I know that.

[@mattkaustickomments]

Matthew Cornish, Yes, Dahmer is most infamous for his Milwaukee murders, but he actually committed his first murder as a teenager living in Akron, OH. But to me Akron, like Youngstown should be considered just outside the Cleveland metro area.

[@benjaminharcourt9878]

Killed in Milwaukee, born in Minneapolis

[@ankurchaks]

Your video quality is so great. Which camera are you using.

[@savannahjohnson633]

I really hate our world. We are repulsive as a species.

[@joshcollins6332]

Most of if not all species are. It’s unfortunate yet natural. I understand that natural doesn’t make it ok. I’m just saying.

[@biggiebaby3541]

Seems your part of the problem as well.

[@thomasolchove8051]

Jeffrey dahmer was not Cleveland. That was Milwaukee.

[@gocatsgo08]

How sure are you about that bud? Google is willing to be your friend.....

[@joselynmikolajczak6972]

@@gocatsgo08 he's from OH be moved to Milwaukee later his 1st murder was in Cleveland

[@gregorywills2231]

@@joselynmikolajczak6972 No.....his first murder was in Bath, Ohio which is a suburb of Akron. About 30 miles south of Cleveland.

[@simtrate3959]

Funny how some seem to compete over claims of local celebrity

[@kowoh]

You are all correct 👍 besides serial killers like to spread their victims over larger areas so that hopefully law enforcement won’t catch on. Most of his killings were pre-internet so a lot of police departments didn’t communicate that well. Jeff got caught drugging someone at a gay bar. And he had been doing this for awhile. So the bouncers beat the hell out of him..,, Pretty sure Jeff learned from this to not hit the same areas too often.

[@MrsMarianikolaeva]

Pyongyang is a bad city to live in because of the creepy music waking the people up? Come on! Taking that human rights are continuously violated in North Korea, creepy music is the least problematic thing there

[@EdiHooks0519]

Principle of rhythm AND vibration, dear. You don't have to touch ppl to touch them.

[@lizmowrey9866]

Right?!

[@TheJadeFist]

Well if you lived in the DPRK I imagine the capital city would likely be the best and highest standard of living place to be.

[@lazonya532]

Have you ever seen that famous cross walk in Tokyo, Japan, it goes 3 ways? Anyway, when the light changes it plays a seriously creepy song, something that reminds you of Resident Evil video games or that horror movie. The premise behind playing this music is so "blind people" will know when to cross the street. All in the spirit of political correctness, so says this Gaijin.

[@BJGvideos]

@@lazonya532 Wait what? Political correctness?

[@chrisalan1187]

Very interesting

[@chrissirvid5845]

Big up to the team for a great show 👏

[@alexd5637]

Why dumb people go to Dubai? Those laws are really crap!! The world is so big.

[@Big1nz]

Alexandru Dragoi extaclly my question, supporting a culture built on modern slavery spending your money there.

[@XmarkedSpot]

But, but... money?

[@Christinebanks11]

Because they expect to be pampered !

[@___LC___]

To sell military arms.

[@someguy6250]

Dubai is a beautiful city, I don't blame people for wanting to vacation there. If you're a woman you should probably go with a man to keep an eye on you though, and you should always research local laws before you travel internationally.

[@Veggamattic]

So, I grew up in London and also live here now. I'm also pretty knowledgeable about crime stats. London is boring and has a small town mentality and is very conservative in it's attitude. The crime has always been lower than average per capita than most Canadian cities, which means much lower than US cities. The only crime problem London ever really had was home break-ins. The serial killer thing was completely hidden from the citizens of London until just a few years ago. London has always averaged between 0 and 10 murders per year which is very low for a city of 400,000 people. London is actually a beautiful city and is know for an abundance of trees. It's nickname is The Forest City. My theory as to why the serial killers, is the fact that it is very close to 3 US border crossings so maybe it was Americans fleeing the law and settling here.

[@mrcool2107]

London Ontario shocked me . Canada is usually said to be one of the safest country in the world

[@robertaviles8451]

Kinda surprised that Detroit, Michigan USA wasn't on the list, to the high unemployment rate and the high crime rate as well. When the car manufacturing dried up, it left many people unemployed. With no jobs, many people moved out of Detroit, leaving it a near ghost town. There are attempts to revive Detroit, but only time will tell.

[@aliffmalek]

That becoz america are country al alway awesome on american citizen.. Only see other country bad.. What a fair

[@prankgirl9112]

@@aliffmalek What? Do you speak english? This guy who makes these videos is on the UK, not the US.

[@Lessenjr]

Yes, Detroit does has its economic issues and that certainly affects crime, but i was really surprised by the lack of Chicago

[@JoaoVictor-nl5gp]

Detroit might have some significant issues but it isn't that bad compared to other places in the world. I'm from Brazil and we have shitholes 100x worse than Detroit.

[@cherylz178]

Chicago is far worse for murders than Detroit. I know I live there.

[@Rhelanae]

For those curious it appears that very recently (11/21/17) they finally found the melted uranium in Fukushima

[@slamblamboozled1245]

This video was almost definitely recorded before the 21st of November, it's probably just a case of subpar research

[@eddenoy321]

Madison Lewis-Bennett The uranium was never lost. They knew where it was since the explosion in 2011.

[@Rhelanae]

Sam Lemke well yes it's not like it could grow legs and walk away. But uranium is so radioactive and heavy that it most definitely moved. Also now that they have visual it should make it easier for containment. Just because they knew where it /should/ be does not mean that's where it was.

[@slamblamboozled1245]

Madison Lewis-Bennett Think you replied to the wrong person

[@Rhelanae]

Sam Lemke I believe I did.

[@dougglady5300]

My mother’s family is originally from London, Ontario. That being said, I wouldn’t classify it as a small town.

[@guynicoletti5811]

...and it’s beyond ridiculous to be on a list like this.

[@Nerdcarreviews]

Was looking for a comment where someone will list the cities.

[@I_am_Jordan_K]

It's in the description.

[@crystalharris7394]

Thank you I learned so much from a very interesting

[@imabott7053]

You picked Cleveland over Detroit, Flint, Chicago, Memphis and Alburquerque?

[@marc-andrelaforest9215]

Fukushima ranked ''more'' dangerous than Rio is ridiculous

[@BobbiKay-]

Memphis & Pine Bluff are scary! When heading to Nashville I never ever stop in Memphis. West Memphis is a tad better but not by much. I will avoid every exit that has to do with Pine Bluff!

[@darinladd5312]

... Or Baltimore?

[@TripNBallsGaming]

Tacoma is pretty bad too.

[@EricMathiasen]

All of those cities are far more dangerous than Chicago. Check the stats.

[@deborahwhitney837]

In most of India the problems are caused by over population. They need to sort that out first. And when they do things should start to improve for the people who live their.

[@richardyoung4616]

Mankind does not have the ability to control population as do all other creatures, it will be his downfall.

[@mallikadas]

Right!!

[@sanjoe7265]

You have cleverly put Mumbai in no 1 position citing of garbage problem...

[@mallikadas]

@@richardyoung4616 Yes!

[@MrWackozacko]

@@sweta_verma Is the muslim population growing at a faster rate than the Hindu population in India?

[@MaggieTheCat01]

I hope I never fall into the hands of a serial killer. Can you imagine! And don’t get me started on effing Dubai. 🤬

[@peterwinters8587]

Did you hear about effing Dubai?

[@brendan21089]

I spent a month in Brazil back in 2002 as a 13yr old and Rio was the most horrible disgusting place I had ever been.. Truly an eye opener and nothing like the beautiful pictures we see

[@brendanrundle304]

So you're saying that because London had a few serial killers in the 1950's it's a horrifying place to live? I grew up there and I promise you, it is not

[@ammster1234]

London, Ontario

[@Veggamattic]

It was the 70's and 80's...not the 50's but I get your point. I live there too.

[@tleeg74]

Damn...i thought living in Los Angeles was horrible. I'll take L.A. over any of these places.

[@mitchelll899]

tleeg74 except Cleveland still has far better sports teams then la and same goes for traffic and lack of Hollywood pedophiles.

[@mitchelll899]

Elizabeth R our hole nation has an heroin problem. And cold weather is only an issue if your from Florida. Our winter's rarely get as bad as NY, Colorado, illinois, Utah, both Dakota's, Washington and Oregon. Still a better area then California gun control nut jobs incorporated.

[@anarchistatheist1917]

Tleeg74 me too.

[@doctor02new]

Oh - I mean I will be following your series.

[@jayreed9370]

I thought upon pulling this up "I wonder if Cleveland is on here?" OMG

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

*TopTenz* 😍 has once again truly impressed me. They have shown that no matter how dark or taboo a subject might be, there IS a way to discuss it in a respectful, civil and informative manner. Well done you three. Well done. 👏

[@SithChaplain]

Death By Cognitive Dissonance agreed

[@lizoriginale]

There are limits

[@Player_Review]

BTW, great name! Cognitive dissonance is the only way I'm able to get through some days. Sadly, it is a fantastic skill to have unless everything is dreamy enough in one's environment for them to not need it, or if they have no expectations to begin with.

[@ttownkeith]

I could definitely see Cleveland being the serial killer capital of the world. Just having to live there is enough. Watching the sucky Browns definitely explains it.

[@GreenAppelPie]

Death By Cognitive Dissonance Yep, absolutely quality material all the way.

[@CrystalHickerson]

This was your most disturbing video I've watched here for sure!!! I have to share this! And I actually thought Detroit or Flint would be on here!

[@kota3117]

Crystal Hickerson Thank you! The two cities everyone is leaving when they get the chance!

[@Luubelaar]

It's pretty sad when Flint, with all it's major problems that definitely make it a place you wouldn't want to go, isn't on a list like this because there's places that are worse!

[@raphprospere1699]

Nice one ending with something positive. Love the show

[@eshratulashra]

Im living in london ontario and there's nothing horrific or muder cases going on at all. It used to be back in the 70s and 80s but not now.

[@loris466]

Yeah, from what it looked like, all of that happened a long time ago. I don't think it deserves its place on the list.

[@joannebailey5922]

They only murdered their downtown. No loss.

[@ballerannieedison]

No murderers, just a dead downtown, a class divide and lots of racism

[@m.dwaynesteckley4832]

Look, I know this is from several years ago and no one is going to read it, but comparing London, ON with cities that have prolific baby rapers and being jailed for reporting you've been raped is ludacris. I know Simon wants to be balanced and include something to surprise people, but this is too much of a stretch. As pointed out in an earlier post, just about any city other than London ON should be on the list before London ON. Hell, even London England is has a worse history of people being brutally killed if this list wants to include historical events. Sheesh!

[@cmk0555]

@@m.dwaynesteckley4832 its truly offensive that London is on this list

[@paulmcgladdery803]

London, Ontario here - wow I thought that was an urban legend. As mentioned previously, gotta say, this place is a very safe place. Even in the nasty areas you are not exactly risking your life to walk through them.

[@barbaravick5634]

Can't figure out why anyone would want to go to ANY of those places for any reason.

[@MassivePonyFan]

Money, work, love. Most people will do crazy things for money. Or they are born there.

[@plumeria66]

People are stuck there a lot of the times.

[@Lessenjr]

A few of those places are actually just normal cities with a couple old scars

[@kingslaphappy1533]

London ontario and cleveland ohio are really crap examples for a list like this. They are decent places to visit or live.

[@NimanyuRajAgrawal]

Simon should replace our prime time journalists! Awesome content and presentation!

[@kevm256]

So glad our hometown made the list!!

[@annettefournier9655]

Suddenly no serial killers in London Ontario? Maybe they relocated to Cleveland. 😎

[@thejerm7766]

Im from cleveland and they did😂😂

[@SueDunMc-]

Remy Sanders Oh dear. I am from London Ontario...lol. Hi!

[@SueDunMc-]

Sheri Pardue Me too, however Remy Sanders says they are in Cleveland.

[@Shibbyspoon]

I'm also from London.. What a great thing for our town to have attached to it.

[@thephoenix3155]

Cleveland, OH and London, ON are not that far from each other.

[@waltermaru8974]

My hometown? Well, it's pretty quiet, nice scenery, occasional encounters with radioactive wild boars and a few traditional restaurants.

[@GAdawg2k8]

What you pointed out regarding Rio got me thinking: What about the top ten horrible things Olympic cities have done while getting the city ready for the Games?

[@josefilho9434]

Your videos are, indeed, very interesting. I really enjoy them. My very unique remark refers to how fast you speak. Maybe, your messages are more understandable if you speak a little slower. Kind regards, José / Brazil.

[@Nitro1970]

You call Cleveland, Ohio a "fairly large city, and London, Ontario "a small, unassuming town"...both have virtually the same population (approx 385,000 for each, give or take)

[@whoaminow100]

Mogadishu didn't even get an (dis)honorable mention? or Kabul or Aleppo?

[@truthinyourface7345]

Don’t badmouth my city Mogadishu

[@aquamanaquaman1715]

Kabul is a NICE city, ever been there?

[@worldaintrosynope3026]

Probably they arent as bad as these featured in the video.

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

These are war zones

[@ZeldaZiplock]

He warned during he intro that some places were obvious to everyone and wouldn't be mentioned. Port Au Prince comes readily to mind as does Port Moresby. I also wouldn't recommend a late-night stroll in Kingston, Jamaica.

[@snake88ification]

"small unassuming town in Canada" population 500,000. surely not back then but, not a small town.

[@evenstephens3023]

I live in London Ontario and was very shocked to see it on this list

[@willeeff4394]

Murder city

[@TurulHEMA]

Johannesburg also has a pretty significant Prawn problem. . .

[@catohostilius1221]

Turul HEMA I hear cat food is in high demand in those areas they inhabit.

[@niccicurtis7613]

I love you guys. 😂

[@tek87]

I hate prawns...

[@kmsama]

Lol

[@feleciaclemons5074]

Prawns are delicious, though

[@puppycasey8883]

Monrovia is worst is my guess? Only a couple of these would potentially mske a real top 10 most horrifying cities. You should have named it "most horrifyjng cities you may not expect."

[@jordangroulx2299]

tbh.... I love living in London Ontario Canada. It's a Beautiful city and the sketchy past is interesting to learn about.

[@canadiankaren2426]

London Ontario reminds me of a smaller dirtier version of Hamilton Ontario.

[@jordangroulx2299]

@@canadiankaren2426 yikes Hamilton Ontario is wayyyy dirtier. London has like 300 parks or something like that & Trees everywhere which makes it really pretty and peaceful. Called the forest city for a reason ;) The dirty part is the crack heads but hamilton has more of those. Hamilton is trashy... literally.. trash everywhere. I would not want to live there. Although being the home of Tim Horton is pretty cool!

[@meself349]

Why would a past history of people being murdered by psychopaths in the town or city you live in make it more “interesting” to you? Just curious. That perspective seems a bit detached and dispassionate. Those people who were killed must have suffered horribly and been in abject terror during their last moments on this earth when they knew they were going to die at the hands of an inhuman deranged individual with no compassion, mercy or conscience. Is it “interesting “ from your perspective because none of those victims were related to you in any way? So their horrible deaths are not an issue for you?

[@nbmufc94]

At 0:08 you show a picture of leeds skyline and I was hoping that was number 1 🤣

[@GOREilla.]

WHAT A RANDOM LIST...

[@billyd10]

Interesting article. I am not sure that Cleveland and London, Ontario should have been included in this list. Has the over all quality of life in these cities have been impacted by the fact of having a high percentage of serial killers?

[@guynicoletti5811]

🤣🤣🤣

[@hallowbread]

The world is inperfect, dont expect no crime, no racism, no sexism, there is war and there is no way to change, japan is a very friendly country yet there is a suicide forest, europe is wealthy but there is also poverty, dont expect them to live how you want them to live, they live how THEY want to live, they dont have the same culture, the same religion nor the same language, and back to the first line, the world is imperfect