Top 2 in Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities in America.
All-night violent protests in Milwaukee
Milwaukee means "good land," but unfortunately, its appearance on this list may indicate otherwise. Looking for the underlying cause, researchers have shown racial disparities, even for America, to be extreme: Milwaukee is considered the country's most segregated city. Even so, regardless of ethnicity, the average poverty rate twice that of the country as a whole is also a major factor, as is the city's ongoing struggles with the opioid epidemic that is rampant in the US.