I'm not trying to detract from what is definitely a nice honor for one Wisconsin place named one of the safest cities in America. But, I do find it ironic that it's situated next door to one of the most dangerous places also.
This is not something I would brag about if I were Missouri. This just in. I'm not Missouri, but it is my home state and current home and I'm certainly not proud that we've collectively soared to near the top of the brand new most dangerous states list for 2024.
If you told me that a Missouri city would appear in the top 20 most dangerous cities list for 2024, I would have guessed Saint Louis or Kansas City since they commonly appear in crime lists unfortunately. It's neither of those places that has suddenly soared into the worst city list in America.
I'll get this out of the way at the start. None of these 3 small Missouri places is a suburb of a larger city like Saint Louis, Kansas City or Springfield. Yet, suddenly they have zoomed to the top of the worst list in Missouri with the highest reported recent crime data.
It would be hard to argue that there is a humane way to take a life, but this one in Missouri is especially grisly. The feds just announced that 4 in Missouri were sentenced to prison without parole for their role in the death of a Missouri man who was first tortured with a blowtorch.
I have had many members of my family who have been over-the-road truck drivers including my late father-in-law. It's not an easy vocation to say the least. There's a new list of truck stops that drivers say are too dangerous to stop at including one place in Missouri.
I admit that I don't always agree with assertions the internet makes, but in this case I do. A recent visit by a prominent YouTuber highlighted what he believes is the 'most destroyed' town in Illinois and he's not wrong. It is way past the point of no return sadly.
It's been said that crime doesn't pay, but in this case you must pay dearly for your crime. That's true especially if you're St. Louis, Missouri which nearly has the highest crime cost in America.