2022's Top 10 Murder Cities, U.S.A. 

0:30 # 10 Philadelphia 4:32 # 9 Kansas City 6:16 # 8 Atlanta 8:01 # 7 Milwaukee 9:10 # 6 Cleveland 11:20 # 5 Memphis 13:32 # 4 Detroit 18:01 # 3 Baltimore 21:25 # 2 St. Louis 25:07 # 1 New Orleans

He didn’t ride through the bad parts of New Orleans, but having lived there I can’t blame him.

I'm 80 years old and I remember when these cities were safe & clean.They all have great skylines.

Love that you stick to stats instead of inserting political views or whatever. Its calming and I can think for myself observing the city. I can keep watching without spiking my cortisol cause it is enough seeing the state of affairs in the city.

It would be cool to see more compilation vids like this. Like top 10 lowest/highest income towns, lowest/highest crime, average age, etc, etc. Allows the channel to have some content to put out when you do your return trips to Dallas.

Another very interesting video from a UK perspective, seeing areas we would never otherwise see. Loved the arch in St Louis. As of March 2023 the highest homicide rate in the UK is back to being London at 1.38 per 100,000

Joe, you and your wife are so brave to go to some of the places you do, but thanks for sharing your experiences We don't like to drive in big cities anymore, so we live vicariously through your travels. Thanks for your wonderful videos.

Hi y'all! I've stayed quiet but have been watching your channel for a couple months now and am a subby. I wanted to tell you guys I really enjoy your content. Joey, you sir are an amazing videographer. I just adore Nicole, she's such a sweety, a lovely woman, you my sir are a lucky guy. She inspires me to get moving, I'm in my 60s but she's definitely motivational. Anyway, please keep traveling and sharing, have fun, but please stay safe! Much love and respect to you both❤

All of these cities have something in common, but I just can’t put my finger on it.

Just some trivia to add to your factoid on NYC passing Philadelphia to become largest during the first part of the 1800’s. During that same time period New Orleans was 3rd largest. Love the way you did this one, provided some positive images and history to go along with the dubious murder distinctions! Have a great week.

Nice new channel name! I'm still rocking with you, keep up the great content, stay safe!💯, I always wondered what was in that pyramid!

Big respect for going out there, doing the miles, and visiting these places. 👍

I grew up in St Louis; two family members murder there (cousin and uncle). I don't believe it has ever not been in the top 5 for homicide

Your videos are excellent! Lots of information and very entertaining…great work!

I was so confused with the segment on the Arch in St. Louis. I had no idea you could go up inside it. Thanks for showing me something I had no clue about!

Thank you for the great content. All the best to you both!

I really appreciate your videos. You truly show it all from the grandeur to the total depravity of the area. #1) how are you able to find the roughest areas everywhere you travel? #2) I would love to know how you are able to travel as much as you do? I myself enjoy travel and have seen many of the cities and back roads that you have experienced. #3) Be safe out there ! Look forward to watching your future videos. Thanks for bringing us along!

I continue to absolutely enjoy your travels! So interesting.

So glad you came and only shot the more duller parts of Kansas City. We do have a lot going on here with the Power and Light District, Westport, the Country Club Plaza, etc. you just drove through the industrial parts of town. You also showed only the north side of the downtown loop which is usually quiet on a Sunday. You didn’t go over to the River Market area. All the worst of the hoods are east of the downtown loop.

You are very brave to venture to these areas! I really enjoy your videos!

My mother was from Edinburgh, Scotland. She used to tell me stories about living in Leith as a kid and about the 200 year-old stone buildings in which folks still lived. She said that the stone steps were literally worn from wear and tear. BUT the difference/point of my story is: they were more in tact and presentable than America's rotting houses from the - say - 1900 era....

I really enjoyed this vlog. I live 20 minutes from Milwaukee. I have visited New Orleans and St. Louis. Although there was a lot of poverty in these cities there were also architectural gems. I enjoyed the history of the cities. I always learn something from your vlogs! Philadelphia, Detroit, Kansas City, Mo, Baltimore, Cleveland, Atlanta. There. Not in order but passed my short term memory quiz 🤣. Have a great weekend.

Awesome content- you’re a brave dude heading to some of those spots! Wonder why the water in the Baltimore marina was so high?!

Another cool video Joe,thank you , and I know one thing for sure if I ever move, I know 10 cities I ain't moving to. Man that really blows all those vacant places in Detroit, you think of all those places being fixed up and then all the homeless would have a place to live, and I got an idea where they could get the money from but I won't mention it right now. Actually the more I look at some of those buildings, probably be better off do just level am out and start from scratch.

Do you think you will ever do a series a great small towns to live in across America? Love your videos !! Takes me place I could never go on my own ❤❤❤

I'm digging your choice of music. Beethoven's 9th Symphony: Finale "Ode to Joy" All of those cities, aside from their murder rate, have extremely fine symphony orchestras, all of which have performed the Beethoven 9th, and many have commercially recorded it.

Another great video. Thanks

It is sad to see how the quality of life in the United States has deteriorated so much in the past 20 years. I have traveled to Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama) and have never seen in any of their cities the gruesome spectacle of junkies, mentally ill, and homeless people that we see today in some American cities, it is horrifying.

Excellent compilation. I enjoyed it. The cities with the worse degradation appear to have a higher murder rate. Thank you.

born and raised in philadelphia , live in baltimore. have been to all the cities on the list. detroit was pretty scary and memphis was the only place where we got into an altercation.( i was a touring musician for many years).

Thank you Joey, another really interesting Vlog.

Awesome video... Thanks for sharing!

Very entertaining episode! Especially was stunned by Baltimore. Our way of living has certainly changed since the early 20th century

Someone liked your reply: "Be careful while pointing out facts; some people get triggered when the truth is exposed." You don't want people throwing a temper tantrum like a spoiled child.

There are several cities that I was surprised that didn’t make that list, Chicago, Dallas, D.C. (though not a city), Newark and so on and a few cities that I was surprised that were on the list, Memphis, Milwaukee and Cleveland. This was a great video to do while you guys are back in Texas taking care of business and resetting to head northeast….. Keep on Keep’in on!

Very good honest video I guess you were speechless or just bravely drove down those deserted streets in silence....awesome footage of senseless decay

tragic to see those abandoned areas - says a lot for our country allowing this to happen - killing manufacturing!

I’m from Detroit! Lived in Philadelphia, lived in Memphis, I’ve been to Cleveland, Saint Louis, Kansas City, New Orleans, Atlanta, my bucket list is Milwaukee! I will get there soon I just moved to Baltimore!

I always wonder what life is like for those still living in abandoned neighbourhoods? Lots of their homes look well maintained, and have nice cars outside. There must be some positives in doing so. Thanks for some fantastic videos, showing the side of USA not always seen by visitors.

It's interesting how smoggy Philadelphia was back when Rocky was filmed.

I like how you visited these war zones and not only lived to post about it, but got so much murder footage.

As much as I enjoy your videos, this made me really sad. There are no simple solutions to what is ailing these cities, but we have to start somewhere if we are to continue to be a nation that is looked upon as a world leader. I can tick off a long list of things that are fundamentally wrong and need to be fixed but unfortunately, I don't see that happening anytime soon. IMO, until we start to work on bridging our differences instead of avoiding making tough decisions and leaving it for someone else to fix, this will only get worse. LS...love the work that you do by holding up a mirror to what much of this country has become but I'm so ashamed of this image being seen by the rest of the world.

Hello from Victoria Australia I can’t fathom the abandonment of these beautiful old heritage style homes . Even more disturbing is the fact you have so many homeless people battling addiction and mental health . The government needs a real shake up to do something and real soon I can’t believe America is classified as one of the richest countries in the world , seems to me it’s heading more towards a third world country. Shame on the government for sitting idly by watching the demise of these towns those homes with work done on them could be put to better use even to house the poor for free as they are sitting empty anyway

Great video! Rain doesn’t suck tho. ☔️

Thanks for the tour 👍

Very interesting video to watch , makes me want to watch it to the end

What is the common denominator that all of these cities share?

One of my favorite shows Parking Wars had part of its episodes filmed in Philly. There was some beautiful power plants there that have been razed.

Driving through Detroit you could imagine people going to work & birthday parties & Christmas & then the zombie apocalypse happened.😡

Thank you This was very interesting

It's not the cities that are crazy. It's some of the people that live in them. Sad, but very TRUE

Every Corner has a Vibe and a Feel to it . Murder can Happen anywhere and most of these Cities have great County's and Parts in the City that are Great Places to Live , I Liked and Shared :) QC

I’m from Philly and when you say worst place to drive , that is a understatement. I hate driving here in my city , it induces a large amount of road rage .. and the potholes 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴 hit one and lose a transmission.

Such an interesting and informative video, as always, a great compilation of different cities. Thanks so much, to you both, for another great video. 😊💕

1: YOU COULD NOT PAY ME ENOUGH TO ENTER THAT ARCH! I don't like the enclosed stuff. I could feel my anxiety spiking by just watching you! 2: I like the color changing bar top. That was so cool! 3: That hospital is abandoned because of Hurricane Katrina. 4: The Superdome was built on top of graves that weren't moved! It was haunted until the dome was used for something else other than football. I believe? 5: That tower is so cool!

This is what the fall of the Roman Empire must have looked and felt like. The Media and some political zealots always mention Chicago, but no where to be found on this list.

Wow, just wow. My stomach actually started churning looking at some of those delapidated slums. But many of those houses in Detroit were probably nice at one time. I bet they had oak floors and other nice woodwork. 😢 Great job tho. Thank you.

23:24 you can actually go into that thing? I've never been more afraid... 23:53 that's a bit scary, imagine being stuck in there 24:58 you're actually at the top of that arch, wow.... it's crazy

Hmmm, what common demographic and political themes can be distilled from this top 10 list?

No longer Lord Spoda🤔 good name switch👍 more Apt description of What your channel is about...... Bravo!

I grew up in Kansas City, Mo. It was a great place back then in the late 60s - early 70s. The way the downtown looked in your video is how it looked on Sundays whenever my mom and I went there to see a movie. A few times I went with her on Saturdays so she could shop in the big department stores. We lived by a mall but, there was not the multi floored dept. stores like there was back then. So cool. She would shop and we would arrange to meet at a time at whatever place and I would take off running around downtown. I was a kid like 10 or 11 back then. You could do that then. You did not have to be attached to your parents like now. We had alot of freedom as kids in the 60s and 70s. 2 other things. 1. It makes me sad that New Orleans is always on the top of crime lists. My dream is go there and visit and seeing such a great place be plagued with crime all the time is sad. 2. The sign in Cleveland said home of the blues was Memphis. It was not. Blues grew up and became in the Mississippi Delta region. Other forms of blues grew out of that like Texas blues, Memphis, Detroit and of course, the great Chicago blues.

Hi Joe and Nicole from a 12C South London, UK - interesting you used Beethoven on your drone shots it sort of added an extra "power" to the footage, was that intentional? I agree with the sentiments of Mango891 below it is rather sad to see, I live in an area of London once dubbed the top stabbing capital of London so I know first hand the effect it has being labelled in such a way on an area. Keep up the good work.

How are Chicago and Flint MI not on this list?

Some of them towns and cities you're in I say to myself I hope his check engine light doesn't come on or get a flat tire!!

Chapter markings or whatever they call them in compilation videos would be nice.

This was a very good video, I enjoyed it. Glad to see Detroit dropping on the murder rates. I live in Detroit and my area is very nice.

A moribund and macabre subject; but my commitment to the channel obligated me to watch. Though sobering, it was worthwhile.

When moving to Las Vegas considerably lessens your daily encounters with deadly crime, political corruption, rampant homelessness and urban decay...that tells you how bad my hometown of New Orleans is.

So crazy to see you drive by my old house in Milwaukee lol. That area you drove through is Walkers Point and is actually a very fun and diverse neighborhood. I lived there for years and just moved to the west coast last year. I was a fire fighter for Milwaukee and can confirm it’s earned it’s reputation for violence but that being said I do miss it there. The city needs a lot of work but overall it’s a really fun place with a lot of character.

What was your opinion on Baltimore? Just curious because I noticed that you didn't say much as you were filming there.

If you ever come back to Detroit, because you say you love architecture, please visit the downtown historical gems we have as well as midtown. The greatest art deco buildings can be found in Detroit, as well as many neighborhoods in Detroit with million dollar homes. (palmer woods, indian village, and boston edison) Thanks for your video.

Is there any correlation to number of murders per one thousand , and the height of skyscapers downtown ? I've enjoyed many of your travelogues quite envious of the US expanses , stuck in England .

Awesome video

I wasn’t sure if this was gonna be a good idea for you, but you did a very good job. Good on you.

Thanks for this video compilation, over the decades I've been to these places one time or another. The cities are much dirtier and of course the crime has always been an issue to some level. One thing that really stood out are the buildings of these older cities. In "better" times they were sandblasted or steam cleaned under high pressure and the natural stone looked awesome. No more though... they just kind of fade into the background of the rest of the dirt. Love living in Florida! Cheers!

Detroit is unbelievable. People just left those giant homes.

I'd like to go to Philadelphia and visit since I'm curious if it's like SFO . Everyone goes right to the Kensington thing with Philly as with the tenderloin in SFO. But then you go to SFO and visit the Golden gate Bridge, Central Park, Embarcadero and the wharf, ride the trolly and see a game at Giants field and realize the place is effin beutiful and has tons of cool places. Regardless I only seem to ever hear about The tenderloin and Kensington .

is it a random pick that you have the back ground music of Beethoven 9th for the video? just wondering ... great video!

Nice footage

At one time, back around the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, Philadelphia was THE epicenter of eastern culture, wealth and society. My mother was born and raised in Philadelphia in 1918 and she could tell you what it was like, of course by then Phillie was being eclipsed by New York, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco, but apparently, back in the day, it was something else.

Are the power lines underground in the Otsego section of Detroit? There are none visible.

Interesting and sad video. Top 10 Murder Cities !

Hello, Would you mind doing a short on Inola Oklahoma next time you pass by on route 66 or highway 412. Gracias

Thanks for driving me around. Hey Nicole

St. Louis native here, the guys standing in the middle of the street, they sell stuff. Just don't roll your window down to ask questions and they'll ignore you.

@22:07 Is that the husk of an old fire engine garage? Big door opening and long building while so narrow. Just a guess.

Thanks for posting these fascinating insights into the US today its not how Imagined it to be, one thing that baffles me is why do some city's have lots of abandoned /empty houses and other city's have lots of homeless people living in tents on the streets?

I haved watched every one of these original videos, yet I'm still surprised that Camden , New Jersey didn't even make the top 10 list.

We're moved from New Orleans to Katy, TX. in 85 and it was bad back then. Pretty expensive for people leaving there. The food was excellent 👌

Thing about Detroit is that the homes that are abandoned are HUGE BEAUTIFUL BRICK and STONE homes,most of them anyway,it's a real shame!!

Alot of problems stem from massive layoffs and outsourcing of such industries as automotive, steel, railroad, textiles... etc. Lack of funding for education. Little to no public transportation. No matter what political party takes over any of these cities they are almost always guaranteed to listen to their wallets than the people who pay their taxes that are supposed to fund these improvements.

You could have used a "Classic" version of "The St. Louis Blues" for St. Louis, since that song is in The Public Domain.

Crazy to see rows of abandoned terrace houses then there's one occupied in the middle. I'd worry about it if I lived in the occupied one.

Detroit sure had some lovely homes once upon a time

I follow you. I love your video just recently. 6 months ago, you were in Philly poverty, which makes crime and lack of home training like having a real mother and father ... There's too many single head of household

That clip of Detroit, one abandoned building after another was like a scene out of that movie "Don't Breathe"...

as I can see from your videos, downtowns in the usa are absolutely beautiful

Fun fact about the steps Rocky Balboa ran up. A lot of people think he just ran up those steps. Actually, the character ran pretty much around the entire city first. The steps were just the final hurdle.

Wow! I must go to the Arch! What a spectacular view! And it's just as awesome when you get OFF the tram and go to the observatory! 😂😉

Better purchase and wear two bullet proof vests for safety !