Most Dangerous Towns In America

[@xAFallFarewellx]

Emeryville has a high crime rate because it borders West Oakland, which is one the worst neighborhoods in Oakland.

[@RyanB-b3k]

You will get jacked up

[@TheTrumpReaper]

Oakland doesn't deserve to exist.

[@stayfrosty2519]

Most of the criminals in Oakland and Emeryville are black.

[@michaelhare9637]

Been to Globe AZ many times. As an Arizonan who has spent time in Tucson, Yuma, Tolleson, Tuba City, Kayenta, Nogales, Laveen, and Prescott Valley. Globe ain’t shit when it comes to crime. Period.

[@Joe-Przybranowski]

Agreed. I like globe.

[@nathans.3751]

Az native here been to Globe more times than I can count. Globe is a nice little mining town. It’s not all that isolated. I 60 to Phoenix is a quick easy drive.

[@itsapittie]

This list was made up of towns with less than 1,500 residents. I'm sure there are other cities with more crime.

[@seashelllseeker9146]

I live in Globe.

[@Demi-kid]

It's ghetto. That goes with most of Arizona. Most of us are used to it.

[@jacobbeam1202]

Nice to hear the stats of the smaller cities. A lot of places I’ve never heard of before. Top notch quality content as always 👊🏻

[@G-TownJoker]

The list is poorly researched

[@markrabel6281]

I am not abandoning the USA. I have traveled the world. There is still no place better.

[@jonathanjacques7250]

💯

[@mariella2884]

Odd I have also and I couldn’t disagree more. I think it’s ok to accept this is subjective? As a big difference between societies comes down to the mentality held within. Many do not like that of the US. To which I would agree, it’s too individualistic to its own detriment.

[@AndresBonbon]

I must not have traveled the United States enough but I have had family members who have been killed in the United States so I don't think it's safe to go there

[@rickquist3992]

Be nice to each other. It's dangerous out there!

[@DavidWilliams-qr5yj]

Immigration is a great idea. Most countries are much safer than the US

[@aprilclover2429]

Emeryville is actually between Oakland and Berkeley. And it has some attractive housing, shopping malls and nice hotels. Looks can be deceiving. Because, much of Emeryville looks very good!

[@korenng5553]

Hope CA vote the ❤ Trump Vance so sanctuary cities can be corrected! Kamala will be worst & no freedom.

[@littlewitch2175]

Marksville is not a dangerous or scary place. Not sure what you are talking about. People are cool and the town is sleepy. What are you talking about

[@chrishampton8842]

@@littlewitch2175statistics generally don’t lie😂

[@JBoy340a]

Never had an safety issues in Emeryville when I worked there for a decade.

[@aprilclover2429]

@@korenng5553 , we are voting for her! She is a local girl who made good! Trump wants to be a dictator! Where is the freedom?

[@june5095]

You got your voice back !. Glad to hear it. Good vidio too.

[@brendamartin7280]

Thanks for coverage ❤

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

My pleasure 😊

[@Grisbi6]

Thanks for the lively narration, and keeping the pace moving. Interesting production!

[@greggc8088]

Remember that crime rates are low if no one arrests and convicts the criminal.

[@kensilverstone1656]

Or even redefines crimes as non-crimes.

[@Ovstrodomous]

Damn, great point! So basically most places are worse than they seem 😂😐

[@Middleground_Opinion]

Portland Oregon is like that. Crime rates started climbing, so they just decriminalized street drugs so poof no more ‘crime’.

[@Sam-r1g]

Vote Blue and thats what you get !!

[@Middleground_Opinion]

@@Sam-r1g generally yes, but not always. I’d say red is typically all about law and order until it doesnt favor them. For example, just because we make guns illegal doesnt mean bad guys follow the laws. Same logic can be applied to drugs. I personally believe in individual freedom be it a gun or drugs. The problem with blue is they haven’t won an election based on ideas in decades. It’s all been about identity politics and it’s annoying. They always have to create a boogeyman to win an election, most of the time they fear monger things that arent even real. But if you think red isn’t doing bad stuff you’re not paying attention. The closest we could get to making your statement mostly true would be that “not all democrats are criminals, but most all criminals are democrats”.

[@flaviosouza4449]

Sad and interesting. I love your channel. Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[@Sam-r1g]

Brazil is fcked up more than anyone of US cities .. Crime is soo rampat that even Olympic athlete got mugged at gun point.. Lately inflation is outta control

[@nicholasharvey1232]

All of these American cities probably seem quite safe compared to the cities where you're from. It's all relative...

[@vikm1341]

@nicolasharvey I don’t think you have traveled

[@dianaw248]

Thank you Briggs…another awesome post!

[@michaelriffey2372]

Glad to see you’re back at it! I drove a truck for ten years and really enjoy your commentary and facts of the cities and towns in the U.S. as I have been to many of them.

[@MrJedi5150]

I'm not saying these places are safe, but I'm always very hesitant when it comes to statistics with tiny sample sizes. When you have a town with less than 15k population, a single bad incident can bump it to the top of the list. It's like saying that rattlesnake-taming is the world's most dangerous occupation. Well...when you've got 3 people doing it and one dies, you now have a 33% mortality rate. It would have been cool to list the populations of these towns. If one had 14k and one had 300, that would make a significant difference in how reliable the stats were.

[@abbynormal7036]

I didn't see any towns lower than 8k populations... I did a quick demographic via Wiki... Demographics... Emeryville -40% Whites, Globe about 50-50 when not counting Hispanics as whites, Greenwood MS has about 25% Whites, Marksville LA is about 40% White, Helena West Helena is 20% Whites, Salem NJ - 24% Whites, Muskegon Heights - 16% Whites, Osceola Arkansas is 37% White, Florida City Florida has under 4% Whites, and finally Sauk Village Illinois has a White population of 3% when you subtract Hispanics from the equation.

[@guillermo3564]

I can not believe the words cozy spot nestled between San Francisco and Oakland came out of your mouth.

[@batgirl1954]

😂😂😂 agreed

[@midnight.amethyst]

lol why not? I thought Emeryville was nice?!

[@tayeeddings7501]

​@midnight.amethyst it is for me 🤷🏿

[@SurfsFlatTrader]

Ya nothing cozy about Emeryville

[@yomama6350]

Dude, at least there are cops there. There are small towns in northern California that police aren't even ALLOWED.

[@Nancy-vi4cr]

Would you consider doing a video of the cities that were thriving and vibrant and now are struggling to revive themselves. For example Detroit before the import cars to our country and the oil embargo crisis. When you compare it to the foreign cities that have taken over auto manufacturing you can see those cities are building dynamic skylines. I think your subscribers would like to see the contrast.

[@ashleyriblet2326]

Foreign cities did not take over! Greedy companies and messed up laws do not want average Joe bring the bacon home! Labor is cheaper overseas!!!

[@davekaylor458]

Or my hometown of Mckeesport, PA

[@delroywilson9588]

Actually, for big cities, Detroit is an outlier as it was a one-industry town. Long before manufacturing was outsourced, there was decentralization. Manufacturing moved to smaller towns, mostly in "right-to-work" states ,where they had more political leverage than in bigger cities.

[@annhowcroft9493]

Thanks for the warnings on these locations.

[@kyliecrane8409]

Thanks Briggs. You are a national treasure.

[@dr.manhattan6278]

National treasure is a stretch 😂

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Never

[@jmenter1]

I've lived in Michigan for 59 years. I've only heard it pronounced musk-ee-gun.

[@JohnDoe-hd6xw]

Grand Rapids my whole life. Only ever heard it was called musk-ee-gun as well. Expect for another KZbinr who called it musk-again. He clearly wasn’t from Michigan

[@lynntaylor6686]

My dad was from Michigan and I heard the same from him. I live in Wisconsin.

[@SamMiller-x4f]

Most Dangerous Towns In America : You need "A Top 1000 List". No shortage of crime ridden areas in the U.S.A! 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Terran.Marine.2]

I'm wondering if some of it is just that data collection is better than other places.

[@jaynesager3049]

I’m glad you mentioned education. I live in New Mexico, and I have head so many of my daughters’ friends express hopelessness about their future, because they weren’t prepared.

[@LexiWarner247]

Idk, Dexter seems like a pretty cool neighbor as long as you’re not a serial killer too.

[@JudyM500]

Briggs, I just wanted to say thanks for brightening so many of my days with your content. I always feel much brighter after a listen💛

[@sharonsmith583]

Love the ominous music at the intro to each city

[@rosealexander9007]

These are towns not cities

[@srohre9513]

Some the stock photos used are not for Globe,AZ but Superior.

[@markpeterson6279]

Love the emphasis on the small towns

[@groverearp2600]

WHY ?

[@joyhigh]

@@yomama6350 so? They liked the video.... Why are you offended? Look at the rest of his 1000+ videos if you're looking for one just about California.

[@joyhigh]

@@groverearp2600 why not, he has already covered the big ones.....

[@BR-ms6te]

@@yomama6350 is that because of the Emerald Triangle?

[@cdeitschel]

Surprised either East Cleveland, OH or Rockford, IL didn’t make the cut

[@Karlalovescandy18]

Rockford is a city. It's too big to be a "small town". But I'm still butthurt a chicago suburb/village is #1.

[@tammyreneewalker5244]

Best commentary, yet!!😂😂🩷

[@abbynormal7036]

Except he blamed everything but the root cause. Demographics...

[@kcj5219]

At 2:48 in the video the video is of Main St in Superior AZ and not Globe AZ.

[@Sosa2Paid]

Emeryville Being More dangerous Than Oakland is a shocker Idk if they classify Crimes In Oakland as Crimes in Emeryville

[@user-sk5nq7dk6i]

Briggs, highly informative and relevant. Nicely current. Keep them coming.

[@kaylemoine1571]

My husband and I just spent 10 days in Louisiana. Family all over south and central LA. Spent a couple of days in Marksville. Made it out, OK. Even went to Mass on Sunday. Now you tell me.

[@michaeltaylor8719]

Phew! I'm so glad that not a single town you highlighted was one I was thinking about moving to. Now, if you had included Nevada City California, my perception of reality would have been seriously challenged. Love your comedic riffing on cities and states in this country. It's a U.S. geography nerd's fun spot.

[@missjody5803]

I live in Fly over Country, 15 miles from the closest stop light and two miles from a stop sign. I will stay right where I am. 😊

[@aalhard]

8:10 Nuclear plant nearby means cleaner air

[@danasmith858]

And a glowing complexion

[@77Friction]

@@danasmith858 nuclear power is cleanest and safest in the world. But please continue in your ignorance

[@thedirtybubble9613]

I knew Florida City or Homestead would make this list. The problem with Florida City is the poverty and lack of decent jobs. The local government there is too corrupt to even acknowledge the problem and basically has been in a time warp since hurricane Andrew went through it over 30 years ago. Locals refer to FL City as a "fly by" community because most everyone going back and forth to the Keys do not stop in that town.

[@Off_Brand_Mex]

If Stockton, CA. ain't on here, this list isn't valid

[@CatFamOfficial]

I thought the same thing! 🤣

[@Wandau854]

The video is on small towns.

[@jtlnatl1971]

Stockton has more than 15,000 people so can't be on this list.

[@Off_Brand_Mex]

@@Wandau854 title says towns, not small towns

[@Wandau854]

@@Off_Brand_Mex under 15000 people

[@Ironsja11]

I used to fish for walleye in Muskegon lake at night. Hearing random gunshots from the heights was common.

[@freethrow4854]

Briggs post …im watchin 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@betsycosmos2054]

I sure enjoy the way you write your scripts! Any subject, I have to listen :-)

[@dean4125]

ive been to emeryville a few times. because Ikea is there its the only reason I go there lol. but its not as bad as u make it sound.

[@aprilclover2429]

@@dean4125 , Emeryville looks good and doesn’t feel unsafe. Things happen there but I would not avoid it . I just took the Amtrak train from Emeryville. Emeryville has its pluses. Just don’t assume that nothing ever can happen there. It can and it does. But, chances are it won’t.

[@asanaswithari]

8:50 the balance between comedy and actual economics is so consistent with Briggs is a talent

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope

[@DListoid]

Delta dirt distillery in Helena is quite the diamond in the rough. Very special story. Very wonderful family

[@chuckschaefer9477]

PS - Loved your piece on Globe. And I know that you know that picture of the motorhome was actually taken in New Mexico, not Arizona. 😂

[@conniewest485]

I lived in Globe from '78 -'82 . It's true. Every week-end someone got shot or stabbed etc.

[@middlingmodeler]

Anyone else shocked East St. Louis didn't make the list!?!?!?😱

[@ADSarg41]

East St Louis has a population of over 15,000 people that why it not on the list.

[@chrishampton8842]

Thinks it’s a bit to large of a town to make this list. But yah, it’s the worst 😂

[@RichardBletz]

Weren't you listening? It's for towns of 15,000 or less

[@BenjySparky]

Briggs, you rock! ❤ Peace

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@samanthashine4506]

Wasn't sure it was "that" Salem. Worked on an industrial video there for a flooring company in the 90's. And the town itself reminded me of the Futurama cartoon. Weird place, weirder vibe. Very happy to see that week end!😊❤😂

[@robertweatherill9161]

I remember doing a job in Salem, NJ and we were only allowed to work between 7AM to 3AM. The work hours were a hard start and finish time.

[@harrylutz7321]

I’d love to live out the rest of my life in Switzerland ❤

[@geminiecricket4798]

The Swiss never let foreigners buy real estate in that country….I looked into it.

[@andyjay729]

@@geminiecricket4798 So then rent. Why is there such a stigma about renting?

[@Geoplanetjane]

Who wouldn‘t? Very stringent visa requirements

[@Geoplanetjane]

@@geminiecricket4798Philippines doesn‘t either

[@abbynormal7036]

@@andyjay729 Because it is stupid to rent in the long term.

[@martinhaub6828]

Globe, AZ is not that far from a big city - 60 miles to Mesa. For many Arizonan's who have been around for a while, it has the best Mexican food available anywhere. And it's a nice pit stop before one of the most spectacular drives in the lower 48: the Salt River Canyon to Showlow.

[@amethyst49ergurl]

30 minutes! I’ll take it!! FriYay video 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@alvinjohnson9531]

Sauk Village, IL. At least it's not Ford Heights, IL.!!!😮

[@jimoconnor6382]

I remember that used to be all hillbillies in Sauk Village. Damn, that place must have took a shit i gotta see

[@KenLash]

Or Robbins and Harvey.

[@colettesintuatives9256]

Granby Colorado when I lived there was only 1500 people. I was there until 2002. Marvin hemyer, my neighbor, bulldozed it June 2004

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video!

[@philnewton2011]

Helena is home to the King Biscuit Blues Festival. It has a long tradition as a lawless blues town.

[@lanedaw811]

Helena is not West Helena

[@philnewton2011]

@@lanedaw811 They are one consolidated city now.

[@lanedaw811]

@@philnewton2011 yes, I know that born and raised there, know more about that community than anyone that posted on the site.

[@lanedaw811]

@@philnewton2011 lived there, know the town and people very well

[@philnewton2011]

@@lanedaw811 OK. So we agree that they are one consolidated city. They have different histories and now one municipality. In any case, I simply mentioned the blues history of West Helena, a history known to us blues people and, I assume, to you. Have a good day.

[@pla4825]

I like Emeryville I didn’t realize they had a high crime rate

[@billdent7449]

I'm really surprised that a New Jersey city, like Nrwark, didn't make the list.

[@esotericsolitaire]

Go back and listen to the video. Number of people per town is a parameter.

[@dizzysdoings]

If they were going just on crime, etc, Camden NJ would have probably made the list.

[@esotericsolitaire]

@@dizzysdoings not. This video addresses towns/cities under 15,000 population.

[@dizzysdoings]

@@esotericsolitaire I know that. That's why I said if they were going just on crime. Camden is consistently rated as one of the most dangerous cities in the country. But, it is also fairly large for the area. So I wasn't expecting it to be on the list. I've spent time in both Camden and Salem. It's a matter of knowing where to go and where not to as well as when.

[@e.Pacifico]

Emeryville is the Amtrak final destination, in more ways than one.

[@LisaPFMoore]

I usually get off Amtrak in Richmond

[@bradleymcwilliams6348]

Helena West Helena has the silly name because a few years back they combined the two towns in order to have better demographic numbers. Didn't seem to help much. Really a strange town to visit. You can tell that 100 years ago or so it was quite the place, grand old buildings and such. Also looks like it was booming in the 50's or so, with shopping centers and other building from that period. Now it's just incredibly depressing.

[@andyjay729]

That's the story of a lot of American small towns.

[@rokyericksonroks]

I’ll take your word for it.

[@lanedaw811]

It was a thriving community until the mid 1970’s, then the industry’s moved out and the demise occurred.

[@tombeckymacfarlane5107]

Years ago, right after Hurricane Andrew wiped out Florida City, Homestead and a large portion of Miami-Dade County, I was travelling to a new job on the west coast of Florida. I was recently retired from the military and was being transferred from my job with Loral Aerospace to one of its radar sites at a little town called Horseshoe Beach, Florida. I was on my way to scope out my new job and make arrangements for a place to live in the area. Where we lived in the Keys, we had very little damage from the storm, but repairs and reclamation was still ongoing in the Miami-Dade area. When I got to the mainland, I stopped in Florida City to get something to drink at the only store seemingly left standing - a 7-Eleven. As I got out of my car, I noticed two young men, late teens or early twenties, lounging around at the front of the store. I went inside and bought a drink and some snacks. When I came out, one of the men stood up and asked me if I had a cigarette. I replied I didn't smoke. He then looked at his friend and said I should give them some money so they could buy some cigarettes. I declined. He then pulled out a stiletto and told me to give me what was in the fanny pack I was wearing. I asked him if he was sure he wanted what was in the pack. He grinned and said that he was sure. I then asked if he wanted to share the contents with his friend. Still grinning, he said yes. Needless to say, when I opened the pack, pulled out my 9mm pistol and told them to get down on the ground, he became very apologetic and assured me he was just fooling around and wasn't serious. I assured him I WAS serious and that the two of them should lie down on their bellies. About this time, the 7-Eleven Manager stuck her head out of the door and told me that the police were on the way. A few minutes later, a Sheriff's car pulled up with two deputies. I knew the Sergeant from a joint Law Enforcement/Military exercise I had attended previously. I gave him a statement on what had gone down and he and his assistant bagged, tagged, cuffed and stuffed the two. Apparently, these two were wanted for strong arm robberies in the FEMA Trailer park down the road. I gave them my business card and told them to tell the State's Attorney to get in touch if he needed me. I have been down in the area several times on business over the years. Neither Florida City or Homestead have recovered appreciably in the years since then. Florida City, as your vlog states, is still pretty bad. It's bad enough during the day, but NOT a place to go at night.

[@Primalxbeast]

I wasn't expecting to recognize the names of any of these small towns, but we used to rent a hotel room in Florida City when diving in the Keys because the hotels in the Keys are so expensive. We didn't have any problems, but that was over 20 years ago. Maybe things weren't as bad back then.

[@feliciasampson8032]

I've been to Emoryville several times, to shop at IKEA or to catch the BART. Never had or witnessed an issue...perhaps the angels were surrounding me! Very interesting video...I think I'll avoid every place on this list! Hope you are feeling great...you sound fantastic!

[@LisaPFMoore]

I love Emeryville

[@feliciasampson8032]

​@@LisaPFMooreI'm sure there are good parts and not-so-good, just like in many cities. Never had an issue there.

[@alabamaal225]

Alternate title: "Towns Without Pity".

[@Lee-ry5ib]

I'm seeing a trend here.

[@bd4246]

I worked in Emeryville for a couple years. They try so hard to make it look super nice but its surreal to see a violent crime occur in a fancy looking area.

[@dsatt57]

It would be nice if you mentioned your source for the stats.

[@jenniferryersejones9876]

Thanks, Briggs!

[@bigredmachine510]

Emeryville is just spillover from Oakland. Ironically, it was a sundown town back in the day. My father in law said blacks would get beat up if they went north of 580.

[@katekrylov]

I always thought that if the place is small and all the residents know each other, the crime rate should be lower. Apparently there is no such rule. Or they all have developed some sort of cabin fever, ha!

[@MaxB..]

Thanks Briggs

[@DeeDee-he1cc]

I left the Bay Area 30 years ago and even then Emeryville was poverty stricken and very dangerous.

[@samroot]

Residents of Florida City here. Lots of homeless people lots of meth addicts walking around. And there has a lot of missing persons that when did disappear it goes undocumented here. That being said they're building brand new developments here townhouses starting in the 350 and new homes starting in the 550s within 2 miles of the maximum security prison here.

[@thedirtybubble9613]

That's only going to make it worse not better. I figured the Florida City government would learn from the mistakes over in the city of Miami for the last 20+ years.

[@MasterBamarah]

In other words, don’t move to any of these places…

[@mariaemilianegron]

Haha

[@katekrylov]

Or do move if you are feeling really adventurous 😂

[@mikethemagnificent6631]

Move to a safer large city like Chicago, Philly or Baltimore.

[@sunshineandwarmth]

Or you are a criminal. ​@@katekrylov

[@kentkrueger6035]

Many moons ago, there was a Company called Hooker Chemical near Muskegan Heights Michigan. They were closed down by the EPA due to poor business practices. There went a whole bunch of good paying jobs and the addition of a toxic cleanup site.

[@MarsMellow84]

Globe AZ has some really good food spots . But, that's it.

[@AlainArvelo]

Surprised not to see anything in Eastern NC. If you're reading this, anything inbetween Raleigh and Wilmington or OBX is "do not stop zone" A high school acquaintance of mine was murdered recently in broad daylight in this area; body dumped in a drainage lake. This country is a crazy place. Never forget that.

[@butterflysandrainbows4444]

Like Whiteville.

[@alexmiller7173]

I grew up in the northeastern corner of NC near Elizabeth City. There is not much around but the crime is not as bad because people commute into southeast Virginia for work. You are correct that a lot of eastern NC is poverty stricken and the crime rates are high. Greenville is decent (has some rough areas), New Bern is a nice town and Jacksonville has Camp Lejeune. Places like Kinston, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Lumberton, etc. are best avoided.

[@SSFighter1701]

Lumberton was scary as f last time i went through.

[@MillerMeteor74]

I know Salem well. It's one of my favorite places in South Jersey, because of its history and so forth. Also, as soon as you drive outside the city limits you are out in farm country. But Salem is such a sad place. It's had a lot of bad luck with industry leaving the city. It has a very urban feel to it, but only has a little over 5000 people.

[@louannhuber2651]

Whew. A city in NM didn’t make the list. I moved to Albuquerque. People gripe about the crime. Lots of nice neighborhoods and nice people where I live but don’t leave your car out at night.

[@dubonheur01]

I love Calgary and Vancouver Suburbs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤wonderful to live

[@UnchainedAmerica]

Back in the 80s, Emeryville was supposed to become a hi-tech community due to its proximity of Berkeley and San Francisco. It was once a bedroom community for San Francisco communters. Getting into the city is a very abrupt turn off the interstate.

[@cindymswyo]

OMG, I lived just west of Sauk Village, it was bad back in the 70’s and 80’s!

[@paulkienitz]

Emeryville is amazingly prosperous for a high crime spot. Fancy shopping, sculptors' studios, and artisnal pizza a mile or two from some of Oakland's worst drug zones. I've spent a lot of time in Emeryville with very little sense of any danger.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

Poverty is no excuse for violence. If people end up stealing to feed their family, etc., it's against the law but there's room for forgiveness. As soon as violence enters the equation, it's over and the perpetrator needs to go to prison for a few decades. Speaking from some experience here. There are more "Want Ads" than people want to talk about...... get a job, move, do what you have to do. Join the military if you're young enough, you'll have to get people off of drugs though. Yeah, drugs are the main problem in just about every situation anyway.

[@JBoy340a]

Unfortunately many of the homeless are now older people. These people will not get hired and cannot join the military. That fastest growing segment of homeless and jobless is over 55.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@JBoy340a The truth is that the vast majority of homeless people choose to be homeless. I know, I worked with them. Most are on drugs and would rather live homeless and in bad conditions, instead of getting a job and quitting drugs. That's fact. As long as people keep making excuses for them, we all will be paying for them forever. It has to end sometime, it's only getting worse because we are enabling this behavior. The real message mentioned was that there's zero excuse for violence, poverty or not.

[@JBoy340a]

@@notsosilentmajority1 I don't disagree, but what caused them to turn to drugs and homelessness after a life of living productively. Job loss in late life is a big one. Drugs and alcohol are pain relievers.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@JBoy340a That's assuming they ever had a life of "living productively".

[@johndeerefan725]

I thought East St Louis, IL would be on here

[@AnthonyPrince01]

Way more than 15.000 people

[@andyjay729]

@@AnthonyPrince01 Not that much more, actually. It had just 18,469 people as of 2020.

[@connerstines1578]

I feel like Clovis should be on this list. It's notorious for how violent the place is.

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

I have friends and family in the East Fresno and Clovis area. The homelessness is worse in Fresno now but crime, graffiti, violence seemed far worse in the late 90s early 2000s in that area. It is an area with its challenges but I would take it over Bakersfield any day of the week.

[@garyharnish2395]

😂😂😂😂❤this channel

[@perfumedelight66]

“…fester like a bad casserole.” 😂😂😂 Dang, what kind of casseroles you been eating?

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

The aerial view of Helena West Helena shows a lot of damaged and destroyed buildings. It looked like one had cinder blocked windows. Looks like really rough economic times and a past disaster or two kicked a town that was already down.

[@voidcenturyD]

Motorcycle on its side, wheel spinning but nobody around 😂

[@Shelly-m5t]

May have been stolen , crashed and ran

[@KARW37]

Emeryville is actually not that different from other parts of Oakland or East Bay. I hiked across the bridge to Treasure Island.

[@jacobbeam1202]

I thought for sure Humble TX was going to be in this list.

[@mikebailey9566]

I got my NACE level 3 certification in Humble. Set me on a great career path.

[@youngkat1400]

Lmaoo 😂 humble ??

[@ensetsu]

As someone who has lived many years in FL city, this is accurate.

[@205rlg6]

Briggs need to follow up with a Most Dangerous Big Towns video, no more than 60k in population.

[@chrishampton8842]

That’s the list East St. Louis will be top dog, easily 😂

[@205rlg6]

@chrishampton8842 nah, it would be between Bessemer, AL...Benton Harbour, MI or Pine Bluff, AR now and days. Bessemer is like East St. Louis on steroids.

[@bliss3596]

Great video. New Sunday video this week?

[@chloejohnson6861]

I drive through Emeryville regularly to go to shopping malls and big box stores. Today, I actually thought about going to the Ikea, but decided to just go home instead. Maybe that was the best decision! The most interesting thing about that city is that they still have a Wild West-style gambling club that's been there since 1896. I've heard stories about people getting murdered outside that place and the liquor store that's next to it.

[@joywebster2678]

When I was hanging in Emeryville early 2000s, it was hip, lots of IT folks and cafes. Most have now moved to...Portland now.

[@LisaPFMoore]

I rather live in Emeryville then portland. They had a Chicago style pizza place my dad loved.

[@Korozill]

Thank you for being fair in a way I am tired of people just saying this of my birth city of East Saint Louis, or Chicago, San Francisco, Akron and so on. Way to go bro bro.

[@eggsngritstn]

I had the pleasure of visiting Helena, Arkansas about twenty years ago. Scruffy little river delta town with a dominant employer, Helena fertilizer. Lunching with some of the guys at the plant, I met the mayor. His arm was in a sling because he’d messed up his shoulder riding ATVs on the river bank that weekend. When asked who was in charge while he was out of work, he blithely answered, “Nobody.”

[@devinhood32]

I’m sorry,but I’m from Illinois and I never heard of Sauk village . That’s crazy though . Keep up the content

[@ADSarg41]

I had a feeling that my town of Muskegon Heights will be on the list. I hear gunshot once every week. I take employment in Grand Haven to make end meet

[@vi3366]

grand haven is beautiful. but fr tho i hate playing most muskegon area basketball teams they scary