Top 10 most Violent Small towns in America.

Top 10 most Violent Small towns in America.
All around the country you have good small towns and bad small towns. Some of those bad towns are the type you want to have extra life insurance just to visit. Yes, we are talking about violent small towns. Small Towns with so much violent crime it should be avoided at all costs. All states have them and most states would like to get rid of them maybe adjust the border and give it to the next state over.
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[@chudleyflusher748]

I had never experienced rural ghettos until I moved to North Carolina. They’re every bit as violent as urban ghettos but are as ignorant as any rural backwater. Scary.

[@derekcolvin9944]

Whether or not it's the largest city or the smallest town shity people are everywhere

[@Kage-jk4pj]

@@derekcolvin9944 some areas have a far higher concentration of those people though.

[@jesuschrist8677]

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[@onetakewillie]

Those people are the same no matter where they are in the world.

[@maevependragon]

Let me guess. Rocky Mount?

[@jedaiah777]

Before My daddy Died he says "I Got Family in Anniston......But they crazy don't ever go there" and I was Born and Raised in Detroit...

[@jayjohnson7646]

Gotdamn , The D said that bout Anniston wow. God bless your father soul fam.

[@williamcarter6946]

Anniston is a rough little town. It's rather depressing to go there and visit my relatives.

[@williamescolantejr5871]

@@williamcarter6946 im a veteran an I only go for appts. or crickets for our bearded dragon.

[@rjhayes8856]

jedaiah777 😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️stay away

[@heatherbrooks718]

Deeetroit whody wooooo Brightmo

[@Sixbears]

Poor Lumberton never gets a break. My truck broke down there and the local mechanics went above and beyond to help me out. I knew what kind of town it was because I grew up in a dying mill town. Lumberton has the same sort of hopelessness. Too bad as there are some good folks there.

[@roomfulofblues3173]

Been researching where to retire and have come to the conclusion that nowhere in America is safe.

[@louisegross3886]

The whole world is not safe now a days

[@yogibro6442]

How about Brazil or mexico😂

[@impitt28]

Don’t ho to pismo beach…that’s where I’m going. And there’s enough met heads there to kill anyone’s desire.

[@wiicdemon069k8]

Somewhere in Wyoming lol

[@UnicornSiren]

I have lived in America, all my life it's safe and quiet whare l live. It depends on where in America you are.

[@dhand34]

When meth came along and hit the small towns and rural areas, things took a turn.

[@kinte1870]

Meth been around

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Well blame the CIA.

[@kinte1870]

Meth is older than the CIA

[@kevo3985]

In the town's where I live in East ky meth has fucking destroyed most people

[@dhand34]

Kevin Roman there was a meth head here in Nashville who shot up a Waffle House and killed several people.

[@TheCharleseye]

I love your "Ten Worst" lists, because so far, they haven't included anything major about the State I've chosen as my next home. I mean, I guess that's not your doing but still...it's nice to have affirmation that I'm making a good choice. Keep 'em coming!

[@TupDigital]

Sir, your narration style and writing are very amusing, especially for the crime videos it adds a delightful levity. Crackin me up over here

[@kvories2362]

Great info…scary, but still good to know! Love your hilarious commentary too. I’ll keep watching for other videos 👍🏼

[@michelesimone4366]

Should do top 10 for each state

[@johnorourke4067]

Could do one for each county, like a full time job. I can't believe he used the word suckage, cool word

[@sandreataylor4362]

I So agree with You

[@sandreataylor4362]

I So agree with You

[@joseangeljimenez2231]

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[@joseangeljimenez2231]

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[@clarkridlen1966]

I asked a local why Rutan, New Mexico was so empty during the day. His reply, "People mostly come out at night here.".........O....K!

[@colinhunter1954]

Should rename the place "Salem's Lot" .....

[@tomvoo75]

It is Raton, not ratun.

[@clarkridlen1966]

@@tomvoo75 No it's Ragu!

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

Freaks... Not people get it right! Damn I'm going to go pull out my boom box!

[@DamageLLC]

“There were safer beaches in Normandy” 😝 You got me as a new subscriber just for that! 😝 Great video. I’m a full-time RV guy and just started, so this is nice to know. Thanks for sharing!

[@arareanddifferenttune3130]

Hey have fun on your travels!!

[@DamageLLC]

@@arareanddifferenttune3130 Thank you!

[@Davids2-High]

Go to Espanola for Good Friday and you will have a very rare and unique experience with the culture. 10,000+ people, not including the locals, will be out and about disp[laying the beauty of the Espanola Valley.

[@Jack777760]

Great delivery!

[@skipperson4077]

my friends got a band gig in Kotzebue. When they flew into the airport they reported being treated like the Beatles, apparently the first band to play there (1980s). They played a different place like the old folks home and the youth center every night. The people there are almost totally Inuit and what you have there are alcohol issues mixed with rural boredom and an extreme Northern climate. My friends reported the people were great and they received mail (prior to email) from some of them for years afterwards. They said how odd it was in the summer it's still light at 3AM and there are kids out playing. One funny thing was that people showed there gratitude by gifting Beluga Seal oil which absolutely none of my friends could injest despite all being raw fish-loving Hawaii boys.

[@solarwind907]

Many Alaskan native villages have an incredible alcoholism problem. Incredible is not an exaggeration. Most of the natives are kind and gentle people who don’t seem like they have a mean bone in their body but alcohol really makes them crazy for some reason. Kotzebue is windy and cold. Kotzebue electric association, The local electric co-op had been experimenting with wind turbines since maybe the 70s. They’ve done a remarkably good job installing wind turbine towers successfully in lousy permafrost laden soil‘s. Alaska native majority villages and towns have a lot of social problems :-( When a village is “damp”, each person is limited to like five bottles of hard liquor and five cases of beer per month. It’s may be something different OK?, But it’s a LOT of alcohol per person. The reason they make it illegal for bartering or selling alcohol in town is because an alcoholic native will sell you or give you anything they have for a bottle. I can’t emphasize enough the problem that many Native Alaskans have with alcohol.

[@friday0408]

I do believe it's been noted that many natives are allergic to alcohol. It's not a normal addiction or reaction to alcohol.

[@nicismagic]

yeah I'm in Iqaluit,NU and kids aren't outside at 3 am cause it's sunny(we do experience 24hrs daylight here too) it's because it's dark at home...

[@andrewmanley9579]

Kudos for the ability to evade oppressive algorithms.

[@loreforone924]

Do what the FB I does, misspell everything

[@DJPoundPuppy]

@Sightless Sniper It's not hard to do if you don't think like a racist person.

[@earldouglas1657]

Ok

[@viatravelers]

It is very informative in a fun way! It is entertaining that makes you watch and listen more.

[@theauthor8901]

Thanks for letting me know about 10 small towns that I will never drive through. Never.

[@jesseolson2160]

the old lady who throws rocks. has anyone tried throwing rocks back at her?

[@maryshoemaker1334]

Why promote violence, tell'r you'll pray for'r n see her reaction then💙🙏💙

[@deezynutz4742]

I once threw back a calico cat, she just ate the poor cat raw.

[@maryshoemaker1334]

@Me Smith I don't condone violence and I will pray for you to 🙏💙🙏

[@Apryl921]

jesse olson Lmaooooo

[@CurlyMedic03]

She is quick and dodges rocks all the time but she keeps a list of cars and people who tried . She drinks a 40 oz beer with breakfast, chews tobacco and spits a lot . She’s been arrested 327 times but they take her to the mental hospital instead. She’s been on probation a long time . The post man won’t deliver her mail . Post office only . She legit doesn’t care, 7 or 79 years old anyone can get hit . Tell her your family she had 8 kids took away from her but sometimes they visit . She tells ppl she has She 30 grandchildren. Tell her you’re family, Niece, nephew grandchild or anything. Leave a beer or some cigs or weed next to her gate if you have to walk near her house . Even the police will tell you to stay away from her house. She’s the daughter of a judge there. . She’s mean but 10/10 crazy hears voices and cusses every one . Don’t forget to leave her beer or something y’all.Dont leave food , she’ll tell you she has plenty and thinks you’re trying to poison her . She plays Bingo Wednesday and Saturday afternoon from 1-4 if you really have to walk by .

[@TheBenedjalo09]

I was born and raised in Española. It's not a surprise that it appeared on this list. In fact, the reason I watched this was to see it listed. But it is a natural beauty. If only we could get rid of 70 to 80% percent of our small population and pretty much every building in the city as well. Mas feo.

[@danielbarrientos4721]

Settle down there Thanos

[@yahuahschild5851]

Boom! lol

[@robertmcmanus636]

I went to grad school in Alabama, and I felt that Alabama would be a gorgeous place if it weren't for the people.

[@Davids2-High]

Born and Raised in the Lowrider Capital of the World and although it has its negatives there are way more positives that outweigh the negatives. Love my home town.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

@@robertmcmanus636 nope backwards people pouring rain and mud

[@hanneweber9211]

Great commentary. Thanks

[@coldwynn]

You're the best. Simply the best .... song continues. Court ordered bracelet. This is sound practical advice.

[@ryand2529]

Well, you just ruined every vacation I had planned for this year!

[@howsatbitch]

Anniston welcomes everyone...

[@mutilatedhatred4868]

Dont be a pussy

[@alukuhito]

Vacations?

[@waurbenyeger]

Open invitation to come visit scenic small town Iowa. I promise we won't roll out the blue tarp for you ... unless you don't act right. Then you'll be promptly blue tarped and fed to the corn field.

[@shawnwhalen8314]

My saying use to be " I'm from Detroit... I'm not worried...I am from the worst place!"LOL!

[@trishlamour7030]

“There were safer beaches in Normandy”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ciscomartinez6092]

Trish Lamour I grew up an hour from Espaniola that’s not a joke that’s real

[@ciscomartinez6092]

taliesin halliday I wouldn’t necessarily call a gun pointed at you from a beach full of angry Germans safe even before the shooting

[@ciscomartinez6092]

taliesin halliday well I wouldn’t really call a bunch of Americans and British coming to kill you safe for the Germans and I think most people would consider shooting someone and act of aggression

[@ciscomartinez6092]

taliesin halliday in the path of incoming danger is not safe you fool

[@unknowninfamous2346]

I live in Spaña, it’s much krazier than he made it seem. It’s like tradition to go to prison and get validated. We are the Lowrider capital of the world. Everyone has at least one oldie too. My pops has a 48’ dodge coupe, my brother has a 48’ Chevy stepside and I got a 50’ Pontiac chieftain. This should be the capital of heroin overdoses. For being a small town, we got a two of three people that are addicted to black.

[@turdferguson5300]

Story about Anniston Al.- Every fall a group of us would travel to Smyrna Ga. to ride the Rails to Trails project, Silver Comet Trail. At the Alabama state line it changed to the Chief Ladiga Trail ending in Anniston. All together both trails were 96 miles long, we rode west on Saturday and back on Sunday. We stayed at the Royal Inn in Anniston, I woke up at 3:00 AM covered in bed bugs. Habib wasn't at the front desk so there wasn't anywhere to go, all we had were bicycles. If you've ever ridden 100+ miles, had 4 hours sleep, and ridden 100+ back at those speeds (it's mostly flat) it probably isn't your finest hour. And yes we were carrying, those pockets on those jerseys aren't just for water bottles.

[@nicoleduncan947]

Awesome video! You should look into my hometown, where I still live, McCreary County Kentucky. There are very many unsolved murders here. People have joked that, "Go to McCreary County if you want to get away with Murder".

[@brianlane9534]

Or if you just want to disappear.

[@RobsonMachado81]

Holly shit. I was randomly watching your video (I wasn't a subscriber, now I am) and I just saw that you used a picture that I took in Alaska! I almost had a stroke... Hahahhaha. Nice! p.s.: I made it free on pixabay, so this is not a complaint.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thanks for taking such a great pic and making it avialable.

[@RobsonMachado81]

@@WorldAccordingToBriggs You are welcome. Keep up the good work.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Holy holly shit

[@susan3200]

Love your broadcasts... keep up the good work!

[@kayrobbie5840]

Thanks this is a help to me since I'm looking to move next year.

[@goldenagenut]

Why do i sorta want to visit Henderson? Lol Wow, awesome photo of the Northern Lights at 4:00! To see the sky swirling green, too cool!

[@traildoggy]

Well looks like the itinerary for my post covid-19 roadtrip is pretty much planned out.

[@theadventuresofjavier8698]

😂

[@maxu1988]

As someone from Lumberton, yes pretty violent and a really green building true, but I believe the lack of job opportunities and (at the time I lived there) the police force were actually committing more crime then most drug dealers there. If anyone's interested (all 3 of you) look up Operation Tarnished Badge.

[@latsman]

Isnt that where Michael Jordans father was killed?

[@michaelridenour2113]

Make that four now

[@bcmcboot]

go tarheels

[@MrZetmc1]

Crazy, that's straight up gang shit lol

[@griggboat3588]

@@latsman yeah

[@jawitten4]

My hometown is 30min north of Henderson NC (12mi north of the VA/NC border). When the only good thing you can say about it is that it had a decent Honda dealership in the 1980’s, it definitely deserves its place on this list.

[@lisaharrington6488]

Good info. Never heard of any of these towns before and I don't think I will visit anytime soon.

[@annalarson2914]

I love you 💗 you are so funny!! Thank you for bringing this information. It's down right scary. 😱

[@fusedfireball8082]

Hey Briggs, I want to go for a road trip through the US in the future and I was wondering If you could do a video on what you think are some must see’s through the country! Keep up the great videos!

[@FixIt1975]

I suggest reading the book Blue Highways first

[@chuckd7423]

For an entertaining and eye opening road trip, just map out a route that takes you through each of these towns he listed in this video. Plan an overnight stay in each town for even more interest.

[@rudygracia5573]

Sometimes a town can change suddenly/unexpectedly;I lived in a College town in east tx from 77' to 81'.I moved away,then contacted a friend from that town in 83'.He told me that I wouldn't believe the changes that occurred,mainly due to a massive influx of Oil Field workers(and their families)moving to town.Drugs,Drugs,Drugs!!He gave me names of many once sweet,beautiful,popular girls,AND very popular guys that became druggies!THAT blew my mind!

[@JoDo777]

It's intentionally done. People need to wake up and smell the coffee

[@barb2793]

@@JoDo777 thank you. You are right. Wht genocide all over country

[@nusart_bearthorn]

Thanx Briggs!

[@joezeigler1064]

Briggs this is the most positive & uplifting video you’ve yet to produce... because most people don’t live there and most likely never will...praise be

[@dibutler9151]

I grew up an hour outside Anniston, Al. I can tell you EXACTLY what happened-the death of the Ft. McClellan Army base. Back 40 yrs ago when I was a kid, it was an ok small town. As the base slowly died, the town around it died.

[@jbmbryant]

Hmm, mentions the city of Industry CA (a real toilet that needs flushing, much like the rest of calif), but doesn't mention any other cities in Calif.

[@CHS1488]

From saks over here Anniston turned to a shithole

[@Spike-qt7tx]

i was there in 1981.

[@Spike-qt7tx]

@@jbmbryant No its not. It is exactly what is says. No one lives there it just factories and businesses. Under California law there is special designation for that and other like Vernon where it is purely industrial, therefore it is not illegal to drink alcohol on the street

[@dibutler9151]

@@Spike-qt7tx Same. My dad was retired mil and we saw docs and shopped on base back then.

[@michelletaylor5796]

My mother's loved in Anniston, AL for 25 years. She has never had any concerns for her safety living there. After about 4 years, she moved to the east side of town. It's a very nice area and extremely affordable. The new bypass is beautiful! I've been to Anniston no less than 30 times and never had a problem.

[@aprilhutchens2105]

I was born and raised there. It was fine when I lived there. But there has to be a reason it consistently makes these lists.

[@Davids2-High]

@@aprilhutchens2105 these lists only look at statistics and numbers and not the reality of the location or anything good. If the good was weighed against the bad the good would prevail and the town would be on the good over the bad list.

[@trigfizzle6876]

@@aprilhutchens2105 it consistently makes these lists because these lists are done by privileged white people who haven't seen anything lol. I live in Lawton Oklahoma and the white people from these small towns act like this place is like California or Chicago even though it's NOWHERE near like that lol.

[@queenjanee6290]

I hate when people comment stupid mess like this. I grew up in Flint MI and never had a problem that doesn’t mean it’s not bad 😂😂it just mean you are blessed and protected also never once in the video does he say it’s a 100% guarantee you will be a product of crime. Shut up!

[@saviorofs0ng]

@@queenjanee6290 ikr its the logic of "im not starving and no one i know is starving therefore world hunger doesnt exist". someones anecdotes doesnt invalidate other people's experiences.

[@Jana_7]

I've been to Estill, SC many times and the way it's described in this video is so accurate. I never stay, usually I'm just passing thru. But I do have a cousin who lives there.

[@brandymcnamee9936]

As a native Floridian presently residing in southern Mississippi, you can imagine how perplexed I am right now.

[@darrellcoston2502]

Try seattle to calvin ok.

[@commonsenseneedtobepractic1861]

❤

[@pizzulo81]

@Grumpy Old Man I've never seen a bigger shithole in my life than Pascagoula. I've been all over the country.

[@theblacksheep5226]

At least you aren't living in the Mississippi Delta.

[@LilSuperOG]

@@pizzulo81 I'm from Richmond Virginia and I was born in Pomona California just across the walk from Long Beach and I can agree Pensacola really did suck when I visited

[@ultraspank8479]

I love your humor and I am pretty sure you live in my area. He says nothings more satisfying after a long day of NOT working...lmao Good Content man. Keep it up

[@yasminbarry7941]

Great video. I love your humour.

[@martinhrrnandez8129]

Thanks!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@gmaneis]

Thanks again, Briggs. So uplifting. I found this one while trying to cure insomnia. So much for that. Yikes!

[@bigbossman2810]

Let's hear it for Mississippi: Congratulations. None of your towns appeared in the top 10 list.

[@ansom1036]

👏👏👏

[@maximilianbourgh8345]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@cornfusedatbest6693]

Been around the country, and I spent 6 weeks in the Dilo area. I have never met more hospitable, caring folks ( N, Carolina was close) in all my travels. Hell, even the PO PO were laid back. I'd love to go back one of these days, it's hard to find good folk anymore.

[@michaelgriffin5986]

Don't know how

[@michaelgriffin5986]

@@cornfusedatbest6693 you white

[@barbaratheard5992]

Love your commentaries.....too funny

[@janeforever]

Interesting list🤷‍♀️

[@ericsmith1801]

Michael Jordan's father was killed in a rest area near Lumberton, N.C.

[@JadXtreme]

Katie Rae it was totally random. Not targeted. I remember when that happened. Very sad indeed. But not much has changed

[@a.r.millender4651]

@Katie Rae The 2 individuals that killed MJ's father were young criminals with lengthy sheets, whom were looking for someone to rob. They would target rest stop areas where they would find the most vulnerable. They happened upon Mr.Jordan while he was asleep, not even knowing who he was. Know what you're talking about before you speak.

[@silentone1658]

@@a.r.millender4651, very well said, everybody is an expert until they are hit in the mouth with facts..

[@jayjohnson7646]

Naw MJ dad got killed in Camden SC

[@dalecoss4551]

@@jayjohnson7646 no he actually was not he was killed off of highway 74 just south of Lumberton

[@mikeoleksa]

I went to basic training and Military Police school at Ft. McClellan, AL and still know people that live in Anniston. Ever since the base more or less closed it's been a downward spiral for the city ever since. Maybe it's a reaction to the chemicals that deemed the place toxic.

[@wildbill7081]

yep I grew up there when young then I joined the military and I did see after Ft McClellan left thing went to hell and mostly because of the drugs like most of these towns

[@annettecain5613]

I also went to basic training and Military Police school there also. Sad to hear Anniston is in such poor shape.

[@lyndabackman278]

🤫

[@maryrichardson6029]

Thank you.

[@richardstaggs951]

I think they pronounce it O-see-O-la, Arkansas unless they’ve changed how they say it. Love your shows! My wife and I watch you while eating breakfast. lol exciting life here in the Mojave Desert.

[@Tioniker01]

Please keep that wit! Informative and great entertainment.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thanks for watching, Rod.

[@robinscarborough8272]

I lived 20 years in Doniphan Missouri and you didn't touch on even a piece of what goes on there. You can't live there without knowing someone that isn't involved in crime. A sketchy little town indeed!!

[@myjeanification]

I’m sad to hear about Anniston, I was stationed there in the 70’s, lots of good memories.

[@aprilhutchens2105]

Definitely wasn't like that when I was raised there.

[@knockknock1246]

Interesting 👍

[@toribug9066]

I live about 30 mins from Henderson and you never go there at night... period

[@snuscaboose1942]

60%+ a single racial/cultural minority

[@fayeorr4656]

What do you say? I live there at night… That’s scary!

[@ZionGates116]

Henderson Tx?

[@eugenemurphy2505]

Henderson NC is bad, 30 years it had a population 3 times higher than now, and it is only 1 hour from some on the nicest towns in NC, Raleigh area

[@themadpelican3391]

Thats my hood. Come by and I'll slap the taste out ya mouth

[@michaelduggan1890]

There is one word for these small towns , Meth .

[@margomazzeo1680]

Red states do suck..drug ridden..violent..horrible people and politicians..Im in Arizona..trust me.

[@unknowninfamous2346]

San Diego why didn’t mention Obama and Clinton, Cheney, Biden shit all the cabinets and presidents since Kennedy?

[@unknowninfamous2346]

San Diego you’re obviously a CNN fan. Lol

[@unknowninfamous2346]

San Diego Obama passed more executive orders than any other president before. Many of them in direct contradiction to our constitution and amendments. I believe his words were there would be none passed without the public’s consent. Yet there they were on Friday evenings after everyone was gone passing new laws that can take your property without consent and payments. How bout drone attacks on American people or holding people up to ten years on suspicion without cause. How bout 40 sum people suspiciously dead that could of tied the Clintons to scandal after scandal like pizza gate and the missing emails that tied them to sex trafficking and pedo shit. . Guess who benefited the most out of the wars in Iraq? False narrative after narrative being proven but suppressed thanks to the media that loved these bastards lies. Biden touching little kids and making racist comments. Direct ties to satanism and eating people. I wish these things were made up but the proof is out there being covered up. The fact is they ALL are corrupt including trump. He passed a law in 17’ to bio tag people with their social security number. War after war to benefit the corporate interests of our gov, making it illegal to sue big pharma for ruining your kids from vaccines. Videos taken off this platform that prove the harmful effects and ties to autism. How bout chemical after chemical approved while they are outlawed in other countries because of the harmful effects. It’s sickening to think of all the corruption being downplayed by our media. Everything you see is controlled by 6 corporations that psychologically indoctrinate people through music and tv. They don’t call it tv programming for nothing...

[@tomjones239]

@San Diego Let`s mention some EASY TO RESEARCH things about good old liberal heaven headquarters....CALIFORNIA! One in four live BELOW the poverty line. California has 13% of the USA population but uses up 33% of the national welfare bill. California has more homeless people than any other state. California ranks near the bottom in education. California has THE worst quality of life and the most drug usage. Shall I continue?

[@justinoberle7818]

Your nice voice made me subscribe

[@lesliesmith5797]

I like your humor 🦋🦋🦋

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@americanbot5711]

Times being as they are now, these vids are my happy times. Thnx Briggs from Or.coast. Peace

[@anthonythompson4110]

Dang. I live in NC and yes, Henderson and Lumberton, are both crapholes.

[@Youngdouda]

Anthony Thompson so is kinston and raeford

[@Heytherebuds]

Greenville sucks too

[@kevinmencer3782]

Rocky Mount. I rest my case.

[@ozzy7109]

Hickory and Marion suck too...

[@antaviouswilliams208]

I'm from Henderson. Its crazy out here.

[@KyleTerpstra-kb3lt]

I love the Briggs x Johnson collabs

[@williamschlenger1518]

I notice that at one time,all these towns where nice.

[@robinright825]

Well, people suck nowadays.

[@amberross4784]

That old lady in Henderson is henceforth known as The Rock Star.

[@lc1695]

In Council Bluffs, IA they have strung out, dirty, doped up women who go around trying to kick in people's doors while screaming obscenities. Think maybe you can do research to see which one is the worse 😆😆😆

[@lc1695]

@@stacyjaye6350 No, I'm speaking from personal experience of what some women have done to me. BTW, what is a "biatch"? Are you by any chance in Council Bluffs? Can't help but wonder considering how long ago this video you supposedly watched was made and how so very few comments there are here and you have responded in such a short time after I posted my comment. Did you know the FBI has been looking at people who target women here in Council Bluffs? Added note: I'm not being judgemental I'm being discerning. Big difference but something people who target women don't want us to be able to do.

[@GrowLLLTigeRRR]

She must be the daughter of Ernest T. from Mayberry (Mt. Airy) just up the road.

[@blewis0719]

HAHAHA....I'm 30 miles from that dear lady.

[@chrisf8855]

If she throws rocks at cars or people then she obviously has some screws loose and needs mental health help. She needs to be arrested and sent for a psychiatric evaluation.

[@jasondaniel918]

Anniston, AL, surprised me. Back in 2003, I was on I-20 underway to Atlanta. My car chose to poop out near Anniston. Parts had to be ordered to repair my car, so I was stuck in Anniston for a week. I stayed in a delightful inn, had good dinners and got lots of rest. In other words, under the circumstances, I had a good time. I wonder what I did wrong?!

[@amandahuginkiss8561]

@Frank Bishop I haven't been to Anniston for awhile but it always seemed like a nice and friendly town. I wonder what happened? Seriously

[@VinnieVega]

You didn’t smoke any meth or crack!

[@amandahuginkiss8561]

@@VinnieVega No. I haven't been to Anniston in about 25 years but I thought it was nice. Is Quintard Mall still open?

[@tearl5676]

I'm not sure but I think this guy goes through the FBI's crime stats and then makes his videos on that basis and very little other research.. I worked in Anniston and it is not really that bad. But between the US Army and Monsanto Chemical Company, it is one of the most polluted places in the United States.

[@bcmcboot]

War Eagle

[@jonjones7802]

Used to live in Lumberton,NC...surprised you mentioned it

[@billwood7408]

I lived and taught school in Henderson, NC in the early 1990's. The town was awful then and it has gone downhill since then.

[@Ricko333]

I’m a truck driver and I had to drive through estill sc and it’s really like going back to the 30-40’s. I didn’t stop or stay there long.

[@lc1695]

I've driven through rural Alabama and South Carolina and it's all creepy.

[@jamesmoore4439]

I can't believe you said Henderson first I lived in Henderson almost all my life and it is bad

[@antaviouswilliams208]

I'm from Henderson too.

[@mistyfly2me]

I always liked visiting. Always stayed at that motel next to cafe.

[@brazenblood4875]

I love China kitchen tho 😋😂

[@trevorbrooks7395]

Shocked me too

[@Nick-qf7vt]

Did you meet the rock throwing lady?

[@jameshanley380]

Hysterical- great humor-strange places, but very funny

[@janettebolin2991]

I’m from Arkansas and Osceola is pronounced with a long o at the beginning. I grew up in the northeastern part of the state and my high school sports team played Osceola. It was a dangerous place back then as well. I moved to northwest Arkansas.

[@jsoo67]

Joining the blame it on Meth band wagon, I've seen it first hand especially when they been up for days, Hell a week or more and when drug induced delusions mixes with desperation that's when the worst things happen.

[@poursomebeeronit]

Been there, done that. It's the truth.

[@williamroyt1296]

It slowly moving into heroine fenytal, these days

[@whitelion1111]

I've dealt with these bad bad people, latest incident in March, my car got stolen from a dynamic duo meth couple the day I bought it, they were sneaky, very very sneaky

[@WillsWorld29]

@@whitelion1111 damn 😂😭🤣

[@tommcdonald1873]

Kotzebue Alaska's Police mostly live outside of not only Alaska but down in the lower 48. They work for 2 weeks straight then go home for two weeks. The town flies them in work. If you get a chance, the series Alaska PD does a couple of episodes about policing in Kotzebue.

[@midnight.ryder35]

Should do another one but research more of the small towns I. the midwest

[@kevinmorrow9056]

Henderson, North Carolina, is not in Henderson County. Henderson is in Vance County; in fact, it’s the county seat of Vance County. Geography is a wonderful subject to study.

[@828enigma6]

You are confusing Henderson NC with Hendersonville NC in the western end in the state. And you showed the sign at the SC/NC line for Henderson County. Henderson NC is most definitely NOT in Henderson County. Is the rest of your city information this inaccurate?

[@jessicadriscoll2765]

Carolina - STOP TYPING

[@dougarnold7955]

@@jessicadriscoll2765 😂

[@manotenkerian]

Right. Henderson is in Vance county on the VA/NC border

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

An earlier video confused Bridgeport, Connecticut with Bridgeton, New Jersey.

[@berryduke6823]

If Henderson NC is on this list where is Kinston NC, Spring Lake NC and Robeson NC?

[@jasoncook3766]

You forgot my home town.. Pine Bluff, Ar. In 2012 it was rated #2 under Detroit for violent crimes based on a population:Crimb ratio.

[@josephjohnson2072]

Yeah I figured pine bluff would make it for sure

[@philthornton1382]

Sounds delightful

[@someguy9412]

I live in el dorado and i hear its bad

[@RuminatingWizard]

Crimb ratios are a thing

[@CaptainSeamus]

Isn't Pine Bluff bigger than 20,000? That was the upper limit on this one...

[@jerantrob]

I grew up in Estill - left at 18, and now own the family home. I go back as often as possible. True that the town is falling apart, due to the mismanagement by the town council that refuse to bring in any new businesses. Citizens have to travel (hour or more) out of town for any jobs. The crime numbers are what they are, but those numbers do not define a town like Estill. All of my family are still there and when I go home, we have wonderful times together. Don't let one statistic cast a shadow and stop you from exploring.

[@franksmoakjr9037]

I'm from Brunson. I remember the rivalry between Wade Hampton and Estill high back in the 80's. My big brother, Robert Lee Smoak (aka) Smokey, raised his family in Luray so when I go home, I like to drive around Estill and look at the neighborhoods that are back where the unfamiliar would not think to look. There are some beautiful houses in the wooded residential areas, especially behind where the BB&T bank is or was. I don't know if it is still open or not, they closed the one in Brunson and one in downtown Hampton, but anyway, your right. There is always more to a town than government statistics, but you have to be from there to really know, and know how to love a place! Cheers!!

[@bigdrip3092]

So surprised more South Carolina towns wasn't on this list Spartanburg,orangeburg ,winnsboro and Darlington just a few Orangeburg alone keep getting shot up

[@FixIt1975]

Hey Briggs, can you do a worst small cities list, meaning like under 100, 000? Wondering where places like Gary would be on the list, or some cities in my home state, NJ. Yes, that place. Not all of Jersey is a toxic waste dump, believe it or not. It is whicked crowded and traffic does suck. Wondering if Camden and Trenton would make the list.

[@bigpaul5528]

Briggs, new subscriber, very much like your videos. I have heard that some small towns have certain families that make up a crazy percentage of the crimes. Is that something you could research? Single families (include in laws) that make up the highest percentage of crime in a town.

[@jordanswafford68]

Ayy 256 represent boys rise up 💪💯

[@derrickrobbins8100]

Anniston AL was always a problem. I did basic training at FT McClellan in the late 80s. During weekend passes, we were warned to stay in groups for safety if we left the post.

[@dejamesola]

"They don't lose people, they don't gain people, it's just all the same people! " 🤪🤣

[@ihatewinter2634]

That's okay with me!! :) I live there. Good people.

[@fnfsv3n0m81]

I wanted to add that most of the crimes are probably from everyone on the current river 😂

[@johnshoulders2221]

My parents lived in Doniphan, Missouri in the mid 90's and I can't even repeat on this post what they went through with the locals there.

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

You are spot-on. What a sh!+ -sh0w!

[@RowenJ420]

Sikeston Missouri is still worse in my opinion but lived in both and they were equally horrible

[@svenmorgenstern9506]

"Y'all got a pretty mouth..." 🪕

[@jakeaaron]

I'm originally from Mammoth Spring AR the whole area is a meth infested hellscape.

[@srbaruchi]

Henderson, NC? Strange to hear about the crime. Henderson's reputation is as a very popular retirement/second-home area. Not surprised about Doniphan, MO. It is deep in the Ozarks, which are beautiful place to visit, but the residents can be a ROUGH crowd.

[@bookaufman9643]

I live in Durham North Carolina so you've already given me two incredible places to visit I could probably get to within an hour maybe two. Let's hear it for North Carolina poverty. Well at least we're not South Carolina.

[@mrnelson6839]

Love the videos. I'm actually from Anniston. My parent came here from the military and we were living on Fort McClellan. After the fort closed, my mom and dad both left active duty, and honestly I wish we could have been anywhere else. It's got good and bad but mostly bad. A bunch of knuckleheads and not alot of entertainment in the area.

[@BlueRidgeMtns100]

Anniston, like many small and medium towns has fallen on hard times. Both agriculture and industry have faltered or fled and losing Fort McClellan had to be a blow to the economy. People who were stationed at Fort McClellan in the 1940's liked the town and its people but things change over time.

[@Hopeguz3]

I know he’s talking about small towns but Birmingham, AL the Collegeville area took some L’s during the recession. Especially when you lose a hospital, you know it’s bad.

[@BlueRidgeMtns100]

@@Hopeguz3 Lost a hospital!! That is either a bottomed out economy, hospital merger, or damned Alabama State government pretending they are still in the early 19th century. I am Southern and I love the South but I swear the damned place gives me a headache as often as not - and straight up heart ache as well.

[@Hopeguz3]

BlueRidgeMtns100 I think the first and last one are the issue. Feel free to check it out, it’s called Physician Hospital, it’s horrible.

[@BlueRidgeMtns100]

@@Hopeguz3 Alabama has lost approx 20 hospitals! Physicians was 600+ beds and it is almost unheard of for a hospital that size to close. It appears that the majority of the problem is Alabama's refusal to accept expanded MedicAID money from the federal government. At best we are headed backwards to the Gilded Age or possibly more likely to certifiable third world status. Good luck to all of us.

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

Oh meth, you've done it again!

[@payday8035]

Not all violent and rage filled crimes are committed by people high on drugs.

[@payday8035]

What about freewill, option and choice?

[@dylanchase7314]

Always does don’t it

[@slumputo2422]

🤣

[@ChucksterOLove]

I don't like meth, I just really really like the smell of it.... 🤪😜

[@wocktopoland3829]

Butte Montana, where I live, is a crazy place, well deserving of this list

[@izzymcfrizzyton4358]

as an Alabama resident I drove through Anniston once and wish I never had just about the only thing I could find about it that I liked was that one street with trees in the middle and the rolling hills driving through that part of Alabama was just… I’m never going back

[@The_Dudester]

You missed Belen New Mexico. Nightline did a special on Belen because at the high school there is razor wire over the barbed wire on the chain link fences. Armed guards with submachines patrol the grounds and needless to say there are cameras. Legendary radio host Paul Harvey called it "the worst town in the United States." Hollywood does shoot a number of movies there, but it is because of the run down buildings, which look good in a movie about corruption, crime, or alcoholism. A factoid about Espanola. In 1989 a position opened in the police department. Of the hundreds of the applications for the position, 99% failed because the applicants couldn't spell and some people even misspelled their own name.

[@kevinjoseph517]

latinos?

[@alukuhito]

Sounds like "bellend". LOL

[@traildoggy]

A pair of hippie friends of mine we're literally run out of town by the locals there within three weeks of moving there. They were told in no uncertain terms that they would be hurt if they did not leave and they took it seriously. This was in the late 90s

[@kenmerriman4112]

wonder how the schools afford the wire guards & ammo & weapons ???

[@The_Dudester]

@@kenmerriman4112 The same way that schools can afford to remain closed. The teachers are going to get paid if the school is open or if it is closed (unlike a business). I was with the volunteer fire department for a decade and saw the city do "creative financing" with their budget. Buying a cheap fire truck instead of one that will last 50 years. Keep the junior high overcrowded but not worry too much about the size of the high school because a significant amount of 10th graders drop out due to pregnancy, drugs or the realization that to work manual labor you don't need a diploma. That was then (the 1970's/80's). Anyway, Hollywood has shot a couple dozen movies and TV show episodes there. Hollywood people have taught the city manager how to write grants and city services are blossoming big time from that. The population, not so much. The high school band is half the size it was 50 years ago despite the town having a much larger population now and that's just one indication.

[@malroth801]

When are you going to finish the best and worst things about each state series?

[@dwaineabella]

new subscriber here

[@cammalham]

I was born and raised in Anniston and there's a reason why I left that town the first chance that I got. So many problems with that town with extremely poor city leadership being one of the main ones and Fort McClellan closing didn't help either. My dad suffered a traumatic brain injury in Anniston from an assault. I will say that the town losing population and disappearing is a little misleading as most of it's population is going to its neighboring town Oxford, which is the opposite of Anniston in many ways (good city leadership, better schools, less crime). There's also surrounding communities like Saks, White Plains, etc... that take some of Anniston's population. The weird thing about Anniston is that it does have a decent richer population (especially on the east side of town), but the bad neighborhoods tend to be really bad for a town of its size. Hope this gives you a little insight into that town.

[@Shadowofdeath1995]

I just traveled through Columbus NM this year on the way to Mexico. Stopped at a local grocery store. Everybody was nice.

[@rickreese5794]

The Shadow Of Death ask em about their sister town Polomas, the dentist there was murdered in the street in broad daylight....

[@noahjacobs5039]

Minnesota is such an incredible state to live in, but I will tell you that onamia Minnesota is pretty bad. I’ve had my tires slashed in a parking lot, my car stolen, and my house broken into while I lived there, and recently there was another murder. We have a bad drug problem on the Rez and Mille lacs lake is really poorly managed with a lot of corruption. The town has 500 people, this stuff really shouldn’t be happening. I recently moved to brainerd though and am so happy I moved.

[@seameology]

I live on another Minnesota rez. I hear you.

[@sandraholman6721]

I live in Florida & was shocked Belle glade didn't make list !

[@westleyburgess3622]

NC has 4 on the top 10 list I seen last week. Henderson, Lumberton, Roanoke Rapids and number 1 Rocky Mount.