[PRengin]

Does it have to do with race?

[ranndomderr]

Nairobi, KENYA, bANTU!!

[Brainpole]

Some of the cities on the list are at war, so of course they would be dangerous. I don't think it's so much race, but poverty.

[enteltcheft]

Not with race but socioeconomic status.

[9enackivegliva]

So are New Orleans and Detroit poor cities?...

[andreas]

So are New Orleans and Detroit poor cities?...

The majority of the people living there are poor because of the high unemployment and in the case of New Orleans, the effects of Hurricane Katrina are still present.

[Zptmsemk]

Its more likely to do with species rather than race.

[PharmACT]

apart from war, its poverty+drugs, especially Rio+Mexico.

[MightyMasd]

apart from war, its poverty+drugs, especially Rio+Mexico.

Yes, but the result of the drug wars there are because of poverty. It's a way to make money and have power.

[flowersnewacq]

I'm surprised that does not appear Naples in Italy, some districts (Scampia, Secondigliano) are fully controlled by the mafia.

[Cigarsstoreonline]

Some of the cities on the list are at war, so of course they would be dangerous. I don't think it's so much race, but poverty.

Ciudad Juarez and Caracas, drug related violence obviously.
Mogadishu and Baghdad are the only currently at war on the list.
Detroit, New Orleans, Cape Town and Rio; race related? Multiculti taken to the extreme and it does not work.
BTW, I'd blame most of that violence on the USA in one form or another:
-Cidad Juarez and Caracas, drug gangs fight about control over the lucratve US drugmarket. USA's war on drugs is a failure.
-Baghdad, direct while Karachi and Mogadishu indirect US involement.
-Detroit and New Orleans, Americas failure as a mixed nation in a nutshell.

[Joesred]

As far I remember Detroit's collapse was connected to collapse of car factories and manufacturing?

[welihiedginly]

Juarez is in an stretegic spot for drug traffic from Mexico to USA and thus it has become Land of no one: Drug cartels fighting against each other and agaist federal forces. The crime has been lef to do everything they want there: Kidnapping and serial killings happens there and I suspect with certain degree of acceptance from part of the federal government.

[gopsbousperie]

As far I remember Detroit's collapse was connected to collapse of car factories and manufacturing?

Blame the unions, my commie friend.

[jisee]

I'm surprised that does not appear Naples in Italy, some districts (Scampia, Secondigliano) are fully controlled by the mafia.

Mafia does not work like street gangs. Ironically place fully controlled by mafia is in most cases quite safe. I think that most cities in "civilised" world is now relatively safe. In 80s or 90s it could be worse.

[beonecenry]

Poll added.

//mod

[loyalgagora]

I'm Surprised that Lagos, Nigeria is not in the top 10...

[vintsqyuid]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-and-race.html

"Twelve per cent of London’s men are black. But 54 per cent of the street crimes committed by men in London, along with 46 per cent of the knife crimes and more than half of the gun crimes, are thought by the Metropolitan Police to have been committed by black men."

And this is from a left wing source so there obviously is there is a link.

[ancexttew]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-and-race.html

"Twelve per cent of London’s men are black. But 54 per cent of the street crimes committed by men in London, along with 46 per cent of the knife crimes and more than half of the gun crimes, are thought by the Metropolitan Police to have been committed by black men."

And this is from a left wing source so there obviously is there is a link.

Do they know for sure or are they just guessing?

[lLianneForbess]

It has Caracas and Ciudad Juarez in it, as expected. One thing that surprises me is that Cape Town is mentioned, but Johannesburg isn't.
It obiously doesn't have any European city in it, as we are pretty much a safe haven. There are unpredictable places here, but few where I wouldn't dare going.