{"id":113466,"date":"2024-10-12T23:22:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T16:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113466"},"modified":"2024-10-12T23:22:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T16:22:46","slug":"iconic-city-with-vibrant-music-scene-is-now-the-most-dangerous-place-to-live-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113466","title":{"rendered":"Iconic city with vibrant music scene is now the most dangerous place to live in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"> Memphis,\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/tennessee\/index.html\" id=\"mol-511b7920-889e-11ef-97e7-0b97f94596b8\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a>,\u00a0once known for its blues, soul and rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll music, has now turned into a haven for <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/crime\/index.html\" id=\"mol-51236860-889e-11ef-97e7-0b97f94596b8\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> and\u00a0drug abuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/safest-cities-in-america\/41926\">study <\/a>by WalletHub has named the Southern city the most dangerous city to live in America among the 182 cities surveyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0United States Department of Justice also <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2024\/08\/14\/national-crime-stats-show-memphis-leads-nation-homicides-despite-overall-decrease-crime\/\">declared <\/a>that this once-flourishing metro has the highest number of homicides &#8211;\u00a0129 in the first half of 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Apart from this,\u00a0167 rapes,\u00a01,028 robberies and 3,763 incidents of aggravated assault were reported in the first half of 2024 in Memphis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This cultural hotspot also has a crime rate of 98 incidents per 1,000 residents, which is significantly <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/getsafeandsound.com\/blog\/memphis-crime-rate\/\">higher compared<\/a>\u00a0to many other cities in the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-98c5ec513b4b8990\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/90772753-13952677-A_study_by_WalletHub_has_named_Memphis_the_most_dangerous_city_t-a-6_1728741400335.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A study by WalletHub has named Memphis the most dangerous city to live in America among the 182 cities surveyed\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-98c5ec513b4b8990\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/90772753-13952677-A_study_by_WalletHub_has_named_Memphis_the_most_dangerous_city_t-a-6_1728741400335.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A study by WalletHub has named Memphis the most dangerous city to live in America among the 182 cities surveyed\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A study by WalletHub has named Memphis the most dangerous city to live in America among the 182 cities surveyed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ff7d935ca1faec01\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/90772855-13952677-image-a-2_1728741012335.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The United States Department of Justice also declared that this once-flourishing metro has the highest number of homicides - 129 in the first half of 2024\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ff7d935ca1faec01\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/90772855-13952677-image-a-2_1728741012335.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The United States Department of Justice also declared that this once-flourishing metro has the highest number of homicides - 129 in the first half of 2024\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The United States Department of Justice also declared that this once-flourishing metro has the highest number of homicides &#8211; 129 in the first half of 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Cases of violent crime are also higher in Memphis as compared to the national average &#8211; a staggering 24.37 per 1,000 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In September, Justin Johnson was guilty of\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13896861\/Young-Dolphs-killer-Justin-Johnson-verdict.html\" rel=\"noopener\">killing Memphis rapper Young Dolph<\/a> in 2021 and\u00a0sentenced him to serve life in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Prosecutors had argued during the trial that Johnson and another man, Cornelius Smith, opened fire outside of Makeda&#8217;s Cookie Shop, where the rapper &#8211; whose real name is Adolph Thornton Jr. &#8211; was buying treats for his mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Two months ago, a male and female<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13755691\/Memphis-babysitters-charged-murder-baby-death-niece.html\" rel=\"noopener\"> babysitter were accused of beating an infant girl<\/a> so badly she was bleeding from her rectum before her death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b79b1419aab9e303\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/90772751-13952677-image-a-2_1728740153159.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The United States Department of Justice also declared that this once-flourishing city has the highest number of homicides - 129 in the first half of 2024.\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b79b1419aab9e303\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/90772751-13952677-image-a-2_1728740153159.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The United States Department of Justice also declared that this once-flourishing city has the highest number of homicides - 129 in the first half of 2024.\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The United States Department of Justice also declared that this once-flourishing city has the highest number of homicides &#8211; 129 in the first half of 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3c9622b6260e1f9b\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/90156321-13952677-Justin_Johnson_was_found_guilty_of_murder_on_Thursday_in_the_sho-a-3_1728740173683.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder on Thursday in the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3c9622b6260e1f9b\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/90156321-13952677-Justin_Johnson_was_found_guilty_of_murder_on_Thursday_in_the_sho-a-3_1728740173683.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder on Thursday in the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder on Thursday in the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Kiya Moore, 21, and her boyfriend Dejon Smith, 34, were charged with first-degree murder after Moore&#8217;s one-year-old niece Kali Moore was found dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Doctors said she had a skull and neck fracture, massive bruising on her back and rectal bleeding when they examined her body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Further examination discovered a brain bleed, bruised kidney, high enzymes in her liver consistent with abdominal trauma and blood in her lungs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking to the overall violence of the city, Chip Lupo, a writer and analyst for WalletHub, noted that the only way the city could reduce its criminal activity would be by investing in its &#8216;underserved communities&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-12724e3d0d98256a\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/88663217-13952677-Kali_Moore_was_pronounced_dead_after_she_was_was_rushed_to_LeBon-a-5_1728740191322.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Kali Moore was pronounced dead after she was was rushed to LeBonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis in August\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-12724e3d0d98256a\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/88663217-13952677-Kali_Moore_was_pronounced_dead_after_she_was_was_rushed_to_LeBon-a-5_1728740191322.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Kali Moore was pronounced dead after she was was rushed to LeBonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis in August\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Kali Moore was pronounced dead after she was was rushed to LeBonheur Children&#8217;s Hospital in Memphis in August<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6b683dbe09f8daa3\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/88663205-13952677-Dejon_Smith_34_was_charged_with_first_degree_murder-a-6_1728740193494.jpg\" height=\"394\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Dejon Smith, 34, was charged with first-degree murder\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6b683dbe09f8daa3\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/88663205-13952677-Dejon_Smith_34_was_charged_with_first_degree_murder-a-6_1728740193494.jpg\" height=\"394\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Dejon Smith, 34, was charged with first-degree murder\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-730f020277c23df7\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/88663197-13952677-The_baby_s_aunt_Kiya_Moore_21_was_also_charged_with_murder-a-7_1728740193496.jpg\" height=\"394\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The baby's aunt\u00a0Kiya Moore, 21, was also charged with murder\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-730f020277c23df7\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/12\/14\/88663197-13952677-The_baby_s_aunt_Kiya_Moore_21_was_also_charged_with_murder-a-7_1728740193496.jpg\" height=\"394\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The baby's aunt\u00a0Kiya Moore, 21, was also charged with murder\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Kiya Moore, 21, and her boyfriend Dejon Smith, 34, were charged with first-degree murder. Moore is the baby&#8217;s aunt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Economic disparities, rising drug abuse, and social disintegration tend to lead to higher crime rates among the cities at the very bottom of the rankings,&#8217; the expert told <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/ushome\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Improving safety nationwide is a complex task.\u00a0A good start would be for local policymakers to advocate for increased investment in underserved communities through job creation, upgrades in infrastructure, and improving education, all of which can help level disparities and support the community&#8217;s at-risk population,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;In addition, reforming policing practices with an emphasis on transparency and strengthening community relations can also go a long way [if] implemented properly,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The study compared more than 180 cities across 41 key indicators of safety including\u00a0home and community safety such as mass shootings, murders, assaults, thefts, drug poisoning, and traffic fatalities; natural disaster risk, including earthquakes, hurricanes and wildfire risks; and financial security, including underemployment rates, poverty, insurance and fraud.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Apart from Memphis, the agency also named Detroit,\u00a0Fort Lauderdale, Louisiana&#8217;s\u00a0Baton Rouge and\u00a0New Orleans as some of the other dangerous cities in America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13952677\/Memphis-city-America-dangerous-music.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memphis,\u00a0Tennessee,\u00a0once known for its blues, soul and rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll music, has now turned into a haven for crime and\u00a0drug abuse.\u00a0 A study by WalletHub has named the Southern city &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113466\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113466\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}