More and more people are choosing to live in the Kansas City, Missouri area. It's one of the state's fastest growing regions, but there's one neighborhood you'll want to avoid at all costs. Thanks to a soaring crime rate, life there is brutal.
It makes perfect sense when you think about it, but I must admit that I was more than a little surprised to learn that one of the world's most dangerous lakes is in Illinois. Few water places can rival it for elements that can take your life.
I'm not sure what's worse. Is it the fact that Missouri is responsible for 20% of the most dangerous cities in America for 2024 or the fact that I'm not surprised by it? It's probably a tie, but sadly both are true based on new data just released this week.
I'm immediately gonna question the validity of this claim. Some new data I've come across says that a tiny Missouri town is way more dangerous than both Kansas City and Springfield. Let's explore if that's even possible.
As a kid, I was once dragged out the shower by my mom when a pop-up storm suddenly...well...popped up, I guess. Covered in soap and shampoo, I demanded to know why I'd gotten the vaudeville hook in the midst of a warm shower, and was told "So you don't get electrocuted, you idiot! You can die in the shower during a thunderstorm!"