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* East [[Cleveland]], a [[Captain Obvious|suburb of Cleveland]] that has possibly the worst crime in Ohio. Granted, it's hard to find the ''right'' side of the tracks in Cleveland nowadays, but East Cleveland has long been notorious for being the worst hellhole in the area.
* Baltimore, Maryland has a very distinctive difference between the beautiful Inner Harbor (tourist district) and the areas surrounding it. This troper was actually shocked at how distinct the line between the two was (across a metro line), when she stayed at a hotel just outside the Inner Harbor area.
* Japan:
** [https://www.tofugu.com/japan/nishinari/ Nishinari Ward] in Osaka is almost literally on the other side of a railroad from much more upmarket Namba to the north. It is considered the slum of Osaka and the most dangerous place in Japan. Multiple riots took place there, it had the highest incidence of tuberculosis as recently as 2012, and to this day it remains infamous for strong [[Yakuza]] presence and the largest [[Red Light District]] in the nation. Some minor regeneration has resulted from inexpensive accommodation drawing penny-pinching tourists, but how much good that will do remains to be seen.
** [https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/14/the-tokyo-neighbourhood-where-people-come-to-disappear Sanya in Tokyo] historically was "reserved" for craftsmen and other undesirables. [[Unperson|Officially, it has not existed since 1966.]] Unofficially, it still limps on, a district of high homelessness, bottom-tier lodging, and itinerant day labourers, often elderly, who get exploited by the [[Yakuza]].
* Granted that what's crap for Singapore is still better than most of what else is on this list, but Jalan Kukoh aka Chin Swee Road is still one of the poorest and most homelessness-hit areas in the nation. It's even within walking distance and neatly road-bordered from swanky areas like Clarke Quay and River Valley Road.
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