@George-K said in Unsafe cities:
How much of that is "know your neighborhood?"
In New Orleans, there were some areas that I would not consider going to, even in daylight. That's just common sense in any city.
Chicago, however, seems to have become more .. unpleasant... in what used to be "safe" locations. The Loop, Gold Coast, etc have seen a real uptick in crime.
Staying in San Francisco was a bit of an eye-opener for me. I was in a pretty upmarket-seeming downtown hotel with work, there were pictures of Elvis staying there and what-have-you, presumably for the $50 all-you-can-eat breakfast and Moet & Chandon vending machines (I kid you not). If you stepped outside and turned left you could find yourself in a whole mess of trouble pretty quickly. If you turned right, it was OK, but still just OK. I certainly wouldn't go there for fun.