21. San Bernardino, California
In addition to having the largest outdoor amphitheater in the U.S., sunny San Bernadino is also the largest city to ever file for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy. The bankruptcy played a large role in the rising crime rate, as there were big cutbacks to the city’s police force. In 2017 this city of 217,000 experienced a violent crime rate of 1,291 per 100,000 residents. This includes 34 homicides. Your chance of being a crime victim in San Bernardino is 1 in 20. San Bernadino has a poverty rate of 32.3% and an unemployment rate of 6.3%.