St Louis tops the list. Is your city on the list?
Mine isn't but Tulsa Oklahoma is.
When I look at the cities with these problems, it makes me wonder why any City would strive to get bigger and bigger. My small town of Shawnee is always trying to bring new business and new people. Growth for growth sake is dangerous.
Growing up Oakland, my home, was always near the top. Only one California made the top twenty. The central valley towns like Bakersfield and Stockton were very grim and dangerous too..
Bible towns. "I was driving early one Sunday morning through Bakersfield when a radio voice told me that I always have the Lord on my side. I was so happy to hear this that I ran twenty red lights in His honor. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Lord." - Rolling Stones (Girl With Far Away Eyes)