Trump claims Chicago is ‘world’s most dangerous city’. The four most violent ones are all in red states

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/06/trump-chicago-crime-red-states-violent

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  1. Hey, when have facts ever gotten in the way of Republican fantasies?

  3. I was in Chicago a few weeks ago. Sadly I wasn’t even murdered once.

  4. and that is a lie. It also isn’t the reason he wants to send out of state NG.

  5. I’m travelling out west (by Yellowstone) and yesterday we listened to another table (full of Wisconsinites) tell the waiter what a mess Chicago is. Held my tongue but wanted to scream “bitch, Milwaukee’s murder rate is higher than Chicago’s…by a lot.”

    Edit: oops, I thought I was on r/Chicago, am from Chicagoland for context.

  6. I have been there twice.. as a trans woman.. and had a lovely time and met many lovely people. I swear to fuck if he does anything to Chicago…

  7. I thought DC was the most dangerous city in the world according to him?

  8. I look forward to hallmark movies switching focus to successful business men and women moving from violence torn Chicago to a puppy farm in Mississippi this holiday season

  9. Democrats are pointing out crime is down across the board and instead of Trump claiming that as President he’s lowered crime blah blah he’s instead claim the cities are more violent because of his tenure requiring an unprecedented deployment despite crime being no where close as it was in the 70s and 80s. 

    In fact the only time crime rose since the 90s was under Trump. 

  10. Gaslighting to justify using US troops against civilians.

  11. The U.S. cities with some of the highest murder rates per capita include Memphis, Detroit, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Baltimore

  12. For nearly half the country he is the single source of truth. Documenting these outrageous claims isnt journalism at this point

  13. He said DC was worse than Afghanistan. Chicago is worse than that?

    Fuck man these people are so damn delusional

  14. Many people came to him and said they’re afraid of Chicago. Big men. Strong men. With tears in their eyes. “Mr. President”, they said “I’m afraid of Chicago. Im also afraid of any person who speaks a foreign language, or has a skin color different than mine”. Many people.

  15. Based on this news, I’m changing my vacation plans from Chicago to Port Au Prince.

  16. He claims whatever pops into head and the news just goes along with it…pathetic

  17. You don’t get it… that’s where the black people are so it must be the most dangerous city in the world /s

  19. tRump never thinks things through. Chicago is NOT the most dangerous city in the US. Not even close to it. He’s such a moron!!!!

  20. Take St Louis murder rates with a big grain of salt, as the city of St Louis is a small part of the St Louis metro area which happens to contain a lot of the poorest neighborhoods. And it’s not a red city, it’s very much a blue city in a red State. 

  21. Watch: Soon he’ll say he’s going to “de-Nazify” Chicago like Putin said he was doing with his Ukraine “Special Operation”.

  22. I mean, he essentially made the same claim regarding Washington DC. Every time he sends in the National Guard that place will be the “worst on the planet”.

  23. Hey now, no fair telling truth, makes republicans angry.

  24. Chicago isn’t even the most dangerous city in the Midwest

  25. Is there any common factor amongst the most dangerous cities? Red states – blue cities – what else?

  26. Not even America, THE WORLD.

    Take that, all you South African cities with the highest crime on the planet (that Donald Trump and Elon Musk brought tons of people from), or Memphis (in red Tennessee).

  28. He’s using this as a way to rig elections. Pay attention.

  29. > The four cities of populations larger than 100,000 with the highest murder rates in 2024 are in Republican states: Jackson, Mississippi (78.7 per 100,000 residents), Birmingham, Alabama (58.8), St Louis, Missouri (54.1) and Memphis, Tennessee (40.6).

    Trump doesn’t give a fuck about crime.

  30. It’s not about crime it’s about a wanna be dictator punishing people who actually like democracy and want to keep it so will resist his efforts to destroy it. Also, what a sick man he is to threaten Americans, he is a traitor.

  31. That headline implies those four cities are the most dangerous cities in the entire world.

  33. Then why did you buy a property in the middle of the damn city and slap your name on it? Who would ever visit or live in that shit hole if it’s so bad there? Why did Bill Rancic take on the Apprentice project there if it’s so dangerous?

  34. Google of: US top 10 dangerous cities

    Cities frequently listed as most dangerous:

    * **Memphis, TN**: Consistently cited for high rates of violent crime, including homicides. 
    * **St. Louis, MO**: Frequently appears in rankings due to a high overall violent crime rate. 
    * **Detroit, MI**: Has one of the highest violent crime rates in the nation, with a significant number of aggravated assaults and robberies. 
    * **Baltimore, MD**: Faces challenges with high violent crime, including homicides and shootings, often linked to gang and drug activity. 
    * **New Orleans, LA**: Often ranks high for its homicide rate, along with high instances of robberies and property crimes. 
    * **Oakland, CA**: Shows a notable increase in crime and is also associated with rising property crimes. 
    * **Cleveland, OH**: Consistently ranks high for violent crime, particularly assault and robbery. 
    * **Birmingham, AL**: Known for high rates of assault and robbery. 
    * **Alexandria, LA**: Appears on some lists for its high crime rates. 
    * **Kansas City, MO**: Faces issues with high violent crime rates, though they may be concentrated in specific neighborhoods. 

  35. Friend was just there. He said it was lovely in Chicago

  36. I’d feel safer walking through downtown Chicago alone at night than I ever would in, say, Texas 🤷‍♀️

  37. They should ask that fatfuck hypocrite why if it’s most dangerous, does he have a big ass building with his name on it smack dab in the center of town?

  38. I think we’re looking past the fact that he said “in the world.” Yet more absolutist rhetoric with zero nuance that you’d expect out of the mouths of a toddler. “It’s mostest dangerousest place in the whole entire world!”

  39. You know, I’m curious as to why Ohio wasn’t the first state to be invaded. He talked so passionately about how migrants were eating the dogs and living like animals. Just really a head scratcher why that wasn’t brought up again and just hush hush after he was elected. Any republicans share any light?

  40. That’s weird. I was wondering around Chicago as a tourist, and I never got mugged or stabbed. Do I deserve a refund?

  43. I was in Chicago a couple of days ago, and I died a couple of times in the process…

    From the amount of food I ate! I loved Chicago, especially since I am coming from NYC. Never even encountered any violence during my stay.

  44. You’re going to trust liberal crime statistics over what the President is making up off the top of his head?

  45. I’m sick and tired of the fucking media not calling trump out for his blatant lies and acting like trumps retruths have any basis in reality.

  46. Which cities have the most homicides per 100,000 people?
    Large cities whose home counties had the highest homicide rates in 2023 were:

    New Orleans, LA (Orleans Parish)
    Memphis, TN (Shelby County)
    St. Louis city
    Baltimore city
    Washington, DC

    “Cook County, Illinois, home to Chicago and its metropolitan area, had 805 homicides in 2023 — the most in the nation. The second highest was Los Angeles County, California, whose 88 cities, including Los Angeles, had 659 homicides.

    Los Angeles and Cook Counties are also the two most populated counties in the country. When adjusted for population, Cook County’s 15.8 homicides per 100,000 people ranked 17th among 63 large-central metro US counties with reliable data, and Los Angeles County’s 6.8 ranked 37th. ”

    Source-USA Facts

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