In 1949, the Desire Projects were built, which became the city's dirtiest and most crime-ridden area.

Poverty, civil war, natural disasters and their consequent dislocations have left their mark on El Salvador's society, which is among the most crime-ridden in the Americas.

Ominous Tunnel The dimly lighted station is at the edge of one of the city's most crime-ridden neighborhoods.

The influx of wealthier residents onto "the city's most crime-ridden turf" and growing drug activity led to a dramatic increase in police presence.

Northwest Atlanta, marked by Atlanta's poorest and most crime-ridden neighborhoods, has been the target of community outreach programs and economic development initiatives.

During these stints as a police reporter, Riis worked the most crime-ridden and impoverished slums of the city.

In one of the most crime-ridden, Robert Taylor Homes, the ratio was almost three children for every adult.

Raquel Ervin was born in Paris Island, the poorest, most crime-ridden neighborhood in Dakota.

It was Chicago's poorest and most crime-ridden neighborhood, home to blacks and Indians, but mostly to Appalachians and Hispanics.

Throughout the 90s, the area became the most crime-ridden in East Baltimore.