Bakersfield is filled with power plants and pollution so it’s not exactly a paradise to live in. Bakersfield residents have also voted their home as the city with the country’s worst food.
It seems that this city has been regressing for some time now.
Wichita, Kansas
As the largest city in the state of Kansas, Witchita is home to a lot of economic activity and is even known as being a major aeronautical hub. That said, the city's crime rates have shot up drastically in the last few years.
The city is to be a part of the U.S. Department of Justice National Safety Partnership, a national program that strives to push down crime. The three-year program gives training and technical assistance to the Wichita Police Department at no additional cost.
Fresno, California
It doesn’t seem as if any place in Cali could be less than gorgeous, but Fresno gets the prize for being the dirtiest city in the country. That’s pretty impressive when you consider just how many people and how many things are in the country that might seem dirtier.
But the truth is that this city has nothing going for it in terms of air quality, and that’s why it wins the title of the dirtiest city around.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nashville's lesser-known city, Chattanooga is another dangerous city in the famous state. The city lands number 23rd in the most dangerous cities in the country with 1,065 per 100,000 residents. A lot of the crime is due to terrible gang activity.
While gang violence has slightly declined, general violence in the city has risen.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville really suffers in its lack of parklike. An extremely low percentage of the city’s 869,421 inhabitants reside within a 10-minute walk from a park. Out of a total of 467,298 acres, only 64,603 acres are parks.
The city spends as little as $33 on parks.