Ten most ghetto cities in Indiana

[steveh_131]

As for this list... Gary should certainly be #1. I mean East Chicago is a steaming dump, don't get me wrong - but Gary is like a third world nation.

Not sure how Hammond or Lake Station make the top 10. Don't think I'd agree with that either.

 

[richardraw316]

Ok, leave Pike County out of this!!!! The list is ghetto, not white trash.

The people that did this list also have a top ten most redneck cities in indiana list. I was almost offened by that list.



Sorry didnt read all the way through before posting.

 

[24Carat]

Once again Southern Indiana is not represented at all and is treated like we are a whole other state...I am happy this time.....

Evansville missed the top ten by one spot. We need to try harder. Wait, can you make an effort to be more ghetto? seems counter-intuitive.

Lol.. But with a change in data collected S Indiana would scream to the top.
Change the data to Aids, glass pipe sales, meth manufacturing and SSI checks and twitter with. # herewatchthis.

The bands of feral youth and the wanna be socialists activists crew aspire to hit bench marks set by our northern brethren. The Four Freedoms Monument gatherings a week after the news cycle has run it's course at the State and Federal level is embarrassing and laughable.

 

[Snapdragon]

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[cbhausen]

Funny seeing Warsaw on the redneck list... I lived there for awhile and Warsaw also regularly ranks as one of the best cities in the world for engineering professionals because so many orthopaedic implant manufacturing companies are call Warsaw home.

Zionsville least ghetto? I'll bet Shannon ****ts likes that. Does that mean if there were no ghettos there would be no guns?

 

[wildcatfan.62]

Just read this list sorry late to the party. I'm also surprised that South Bend didn't make the list at all with Elkhart, Mishawaka, Granger and LaPorte all listed. I'm sure Notre Dame skews the #'s but there are areas of South Bend that may rival Chiraq. I work in may of the top listed cities -during the day I don't worry too much, not sure at night.

I try to stay SA as many of these cities to have positive redeeming qualities and many have good folks that live in each. No reason to live in total fear, stay aware and live your life.

 

[Icejon]

I'm glad I don't live in gary Indian.

 

[Fullmag]

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went through Gary on the way to Chicago and was shocked! Anderson is becoming the same. Location Muncie, under serious decline also.
Have family in Indy been going there all my life that place, people have drastically changed in last 10 years or so.

 

[Fullmag]

Are the top ten ghetto cities Change?

 

[Kutnupe14]

Are the top ten ghetto cities Change?

Did you think they were a thriving metropolis before, lol.

 

[jss1956]

I'm simply floored at reading some of the comments here. Cause the whole state is redneck and ghetto. Moved away in the early 1990s. Came back a few years ago. Shocked the daylights out of me. I've actually had people asked me what I think is different about Indiana now versus 20 years ago. Well here is the difference:

I remember many of the small towns were neat, clean and pleasant communities to live in. There was a factory or business that was the main town employer. Smaller businesses supported the larger. Folks lived well and raised families. Generations of folks worked at the same place or lived close to each other. People stayed for the opportunity and quality of life. We had a strong educational system and a decent quality of life. We were in the top 30% of per capa income in the US. As long as there was opportunity the state thrived. Starting in the 1980s things started to change and the change accelerated in the 90s and 2000s. The jobs left, taking the risk takers and movers and shakers with them. Skill and talent followed.

Go thru these towns today and many look terrible. I could name some but will refrain as I don't want to step on toes. By the way, I live in one. Most of the businesses and industries are gone and the people have left. There is a huge difference in being a Hoosier now versus 20-30 years ago.

Out of a circle of 5 families we have 12 kids. All went off to college and not one of these kids live in Indiana now. My 20-year-old has already told me he is "out of here" once he's done in 2-years.

According to the census we are 41[SUP]st[/SUP] in per CAPA income, 3rd in “brain-drain” to the rest of the USA. No mountains, no beach, no oceans, no palm trees,-20°F winters, roads that suck, state income tax, no Sunday carry out, lack of sunny days, 45[SUP]th[/SUP] in health cause we are fat, drink & smoke too much. Only 86% of residents have a HS diploma by age 25 making us 29[SUP]th[/SUP]in the nation and only 23% of residents have a 4-year college degree making us 48[SUP]th[/SUP] in the USA. Forbes ranked Indiana 45th of 50 as an ideal placeto live. We are ranked 26[SUP]th[/SUP] in the cost of doing business, 32nd in our economy, 39[SUP]th[/SUP] in quality of life.

I've lived here three times and it will be the last. None of this info surprises me. My mother-in-law lives in Marion and my niece in Anderson. And the southern part of the state isn't represented cause it's always been ghetto.

 

[hopper68]

I'm simply floored at reading some of the comments here. Cause the whole state is redneck and ghetto. Moved away in the early 1990s. Came back a few years ago. Shocked the daylights out of me. I've actually had people asked me what I think is different about Indiana now versus 20 years ago. Well here is the difference:

I remember many of the small towns were neat, clean and pleasant communities to live in. There was a factory or business that was the main town employer. Smaller businesses supported the larger. Folks lived well and raised families. Generations of folks worked at the same place or lived close to each other. People stayed for the opportunity and quality of life. We had a strong educational system and a decent quality of life. We were in the top 30% of per capa income in the US. As long as there was opportunity the state thrived. Starting in the 1980s things started to change and the change accelerated in the 90s and 2000s. The jobs left, taking the risk takers and movers and shakers with them. Skill and talent followed.

Go thru these towns today and many look terrible. I could name some but will refrain as I don't want to step on toes. By the way, I live in one. Most of the businesses and industries are gone and the people have left. There is a huge difference in being a Hoosier now versus 20-30 years ago.

Out of a circle of 5 families we have 12 kids. All went off to college and not one of these kids live in Indiana now. My 20-year-old has already told me he is "out of here" once he's done in 2-years.

According to the census we are 41[SUP]st[/SUP] in per CAPA income, 3rd in “brain-drain” to the rest of the USA. No mountains, no beach, no oceans, no palm trees,-20°F winters, roads that suck, state income tax, no Sunday carry out, lack of sunny days, 45[SUP]th[/SUP] in health cause we are fat, drink & smoke too much. Only 86% of residents have a HS diploma by age 25 making us 29[SUP]th[/SUP]in the nation and only 23% of residents have a 4-year college degree making us 48[SUP]th[/SUP] in the USA. Forbes ranked Indiana 45th of 50 as an ideal placeto live. We are ranked 26[SUP]th[/SUP] in the cost of doing business, 32nd in our economy, 39[SUP]th[/SUP] in quality of life.

I've lived here three times and it will be the last. None of this info surprises me. My mother-in-law lives in Marion and my niece in Anderson. And the southern part of the state isn't represented cause it's always been ghetto.

I am active in several community organizations so I have to ask, what are you doing to help your community? Do you shop local or spend $5 in gas to save $.50? Attended any local meetings?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

no beach

It is so bad that no one in Indiana can apparently read a map.

no oceans

Why are fish toilets important?

no palm trees

How are palm trees important in any way. The better the climate, the more parasites gather.

state income tax

Of 3% and a cap on property taxes.

no Sunday carry out

Not this again. You can carry out all the beer you want on Sundays.

lack of sunny days

We are above average in sunny days.

45[SUP]th[/SUP] in health cause we are fat, drink & smoke too much. Only 86% of residents have a HS diploma by age 25 making us 29[SUP]th[/SUP]in the nation and only 23% of residents have a 4-year college degree making us 48[SUP]th[/SUP] in the USA. Forbes ranked Indiana 45th of 50 as an ideal placeto live. We are ranked 26[SUP]th[/SUP] in the cost of doing business, 32nd in our economy, 39[SUP]th[/SUP] in quality of life

According to . . .?

 

[jss1956]

I am active in several community organizations so I have to ask, what are you doing to help your community? Do you shop local or spend $5 in gas to save $.50? Attended any local meetings?

At the local level, I do not attend meetings and have little involvement. My occupation has me traveling 75% of the time. So my participation is restricted to activities in my local church/community, when possible. As for shopping local, I do this as much as possible.

If you want to change your community and/or state the key is education. I formerly did a significant amount of hiring and found it difficult to find employees with the skills and education needed for the positions for which I was hiring. These were good paying positions providing middle class wages and above average benefits. We have a brain drain problem. Couple that with our decaying education system that is failing our residents and it makes it difficult to attract business. We have some world class universities in our state. But our K-12 system, like many other states is a disaster.

Bottom line: A skilled and educated workforce will attract businesses and the rest mostly takes care of itself. There will always be poor an affluent in a state, but the ratio will change significantly for the better.

 

[IndyDave1776]

At the local level, I do not attend meetings and have little involvement. My occupation has me traveling 75% of the time. So my participation is restricted to activities in my local church/community, when possible. As for shopping local, I do this as much as possible.

If you want to change your community and/or state the key is education. I formerly did a significant amount of hiring and found it difficult to find employees with the skills and education needed for the positions for which I was hiring. These were good paying positions providing middle class wages and above average benefits. We have a brain drain problem. Couple that with our decaying education system that is failing our residents and it makes it difficult to attract business. We have some world class universities in our state. But our K-12 system, like many other states is a disaster.

Bottom line: A skilled and educated workforce will attract businesses and the rest mostly takes care of itself. There will always be poor an affluent in a state, but the ratio will change significantly for the better.

You raise an interesting point that comes with a new question: Public education is based on the old Prussian system which basically is engineered to produce useful idiots. In the hands of a conservative monarchy, this produces of workforce which is suitable for the tasks demanded of it with a minimum of the type of critical thinking that converts people from sheep to citizens. In the hands of leftists, it creates the situation we now have, specifically yielding a flood of idiots less the usefulness. If you were to tackle the issue of K-12 education, I don't expect you to have all the answers, but what end result would you advocate producing as a first step to formulating a plan to fulfill that goal?

 

[indiucky]

It is so bad that no one in Indiana can apparently read a map.



Why are fish toilets important?



How are palm trees important in any way. The better the climate, the more parasites gather.



Of 3% and a cap on property taxes.



Not this again. You can carry out all the beer you want on Sundays.



We are above average in sunny days.



According to . . .?

How many times a year can Kirk win the internet with facts???? Excellent job sir....

Judging by the fossils I found this weekend I would say that at one time we did have palm trees and an ocean...

 

[actaeon277]

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A marked Gary police car was stolen

 

[Kutnupe14]

I'm simply floored at reading some of the comments here. Cause the whole state is redneck and ghetto. Moved away in the early 1990s. Came back a few years ago. Shocked the daylights out of me. I've actually had people asked me what I think is different about Indiana now versus 20 years ago. Well here is the difference:

I remember many of the small towns were neat, clean and pleasant communities to live in. There was a factory or business that was the main town employer. Smaller businesses supported the larger. Folks lived well and raised families. Generations of folks worked at the same place or lived close to each other. People stayed for the opportunity and quality of life. We had a strong educational system and a decent quality of life. We were in the top 30% of per capa income in the US. As long as there was opportunity the state thrived. Starting in the 1980s things started to change and the change accelerated in the 90s and 2000s. The jobs left, taking the risk takers and movers and shakers with them. Skill and talent followed.

Go thru these towns today and many look terrible. I could name some but will refrain as I don't want to step on toes. By the way, I live in one. Most of the businesses and industries are gone and the people have left. There is a huge difference in being a Hoosier now versus 20-30 years ago.

Out of a circle of 5 families we have 12 kids. All went off to college and not one of these kids live in Indiana now. My 20-year-old has already told me he is "out of here" once he's done in 2-years.

According to the census we are 41[SUP]st[/SUP] in per CAPA income, 3rd in “brain-drain” to the rest of the USA. No mountains, no beach, no oceans, no palm trees,-20°F winters, roads that suck, state income tax, no Sunday carry out, lack of sunny days, 45[SUP]th[/SUP] in health cause we are fat, drink & smoke too much. Only 86% of residents have a HS diploma by age 25 making us 29[SUP]th[/SUP]in the nation and only 23% of residents have a 4-year college degree making us 48[SUP]th[/SUP] in the USA. Forbes ranked Indiana 45th of 50 as an ideal placeto live. We are ranked 26[SUP]th[/SUP] in the cost of doing business, 32nd in our economy, 39[SUP]th[/SUP] in quality of life.

I've lived here three times and it will be the last. None of this info surprises me. My mother-in-law lives in Marion and my niece in Anderson. And the southern part of the state isn't represented cause it's always been ghetto.

I like Indiana. Being a Southerner, I find "smallness" of such a big place comforting. I knew it wasn't going to be as bad as I first thought, when I saw a guy driving a beat up pickup in downtown Indpls. If people want to leave, let them go.... I could use the space.

 

[trucker777]

 

[jss1956]

You raise an interesting point that comes with a new question: Public education is based on the old Prussian system which basically is engineered to produce useful idiots. In the hands of a conservative monarchy, this produces of workforce which is suitable for the tasks demanded of it with a minimum of the type of critical thinking that converts people from sheep to citizens. In the hands of leftists, it creates the situation we now have, specifically yielding a flood of idiots less the usefulness. If you were to tackle the issue of K-12 education, I don't expect you to have all the answers, but what end result would you advocate producing as a first step to formulating a plan to fulfill that goal?

Let me preface my comments by saying that I count both teachers and a high school principle among my family and friends so I get plenty of feedback about the education process. In my opinion we have three basic problems working against high quality education:

Social: The general population has been pushed in the wrong direction, especially by the actions of our leftist friends. The dole, the disintegration of the family and the lack of parenting accountability has created children ill prepared to enter the education system. Once kids start school, many parents further disengage and expect teachers and the education system to raise their kids. Irresponsible/lack of parenting and student accountability is a huge problem that will need to be solved.

Political: Get the federal government out of education. Return control of educational policy to the local level, or at a minimum, the state level. The federal government is incenting the wrong behavior from those responsible for education. And as with most things, the Feds screw up anything they get their hands on.

Professional: We treat our K-12 front line educators like trash. We pay poor salaries for educators we task to educate our kids. A very close friend is a teacher in IPS. She has been hit, spat upon, cussed out and disrespected with little or no support. I've also been told that IPS is no longer expelling students from the classroom because, "It's resulting in a disproportional number of minority students being expelled". Would you work in an occupation where this was a real part of your daily job? Likewise, education has it's fair share of "dead wood" that is coasting along and is disengaged at doing it's job. Thank unions for this. Raise salaries to get the best. Burn the deadwood out of the system. Make the penalty for disruptive behavior painful and lasting.

So often I hear how Asian students are "so smart" and excel. I don't believe that for a minute. It's the system. Working in both Japan and South Korea for various lengths of time between 1990-2002, I noticed three big differences: Parent involvement and engagement, a consistent system that recognizes differences in learning and well compensated and engaged group of educators who are respected and valued.