3) Stockton
Stockton has about 300,000 residents. Sadly, it was the second largest city to file for bankruptcy in the United States. That is of course, behind Detroit. While Stockton has had its problems for years now, a city filing for bankruptcy provides a disparaging outlook at the poverty level in that city, as well as the lack of resources now available: poor city infrastructure, poor school
systems and a lack of resources to hold everything together.
All of these factors have given Stockton a bad reputation as well as increased violent crime rates. If you live in the city you have a one in 83 chance of being a victim of violent crime.
In comparison, the rest of the country experiences 32 crimes per square mile per year. California combined experiences 83 crimes per square mile, per year. And Stockton, 277 crimes per square mile per year. While it appeared a short time ago that Stockton was close to lowering gang and gun violence, a recent upsurge in associated crimes is making people wonder.
