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  • Top 10 most corrupt cities in the United States.
    Political corruption isn’t just in Washington, DC with presidents, members of Congress or Senators. we have seen police officers indicted, elected city officials hauled off in handcuffs, and influence peddling operations with politicians reaching all new lows.
    If you are looking for signs of corruption you need to start with budget shortfalls, rumors of nepotism, corrupt police departments, and city officials going on vacation with real estate developers. Those are just a couple of the warning signs.
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  • @birddog3130
    @birddog3130 4 года назад +535

    Who remembers when Mayor Barry of DC. got caught buying coke in a hotel room sting,...and then got re-elected as Mayor six months later. ?

    • @petegregory517
      @petegregory517 3 года назад +28

      When he got busted I told the wife “resume enhancement” for a Demoncrat, he’s a shoe in.

    • @marvinbush7304
      @marvinbush7304 3 года назад +42

      That only proves that not only are politicians of DC corrupt, but that their constituents support and admire them for it.

    • @diannasalva3116
      @diannasalva3116 3 года назад +16

      DC is worse now with the most corrupt President in history. He is actually killing America's spirit. Its so embarrassing!

    • @spunbearing65
      @spunbearing65 3 года назад +3

      I loved how Petey Green ran him down on his radio & TV show. Classic.

    • @timjeffries1555
      @timjeffries1555 3 года назад +23

      He was smoking crack with a hooker. Unreal!

  • @13bgunbunny42
    @13bgunbunny42 4 года назад +692

    Politicians and diapers need to be changed often and for the same reason.

    • @davidhall8874
      @davidhall8874 4 года назад +47

      And yet we continue to re-elect the same people and will not force term limits!

    • @MadStacks007
      @MadStacks007 4 года назад +20

      Very good....well said

    • @annahgibbus8
      @annahgibbus8 4 года назад +1

      @dave freeman great catch mark Twain comes up with good ones! LoL
      I hadn't heard this one. LOL
      As a teen a friend said in a battle of wits you'd be unarmed, and for decades I thought that girl made up that quote. I found out it was Shakespeare and called her and said OMG you plagerizer!!!! LoL
      Personally I do say who originated a quote when I use one of theirs.
      I would of pointed it out to had I known.
      LoL
      You wanna be a comedian don't plagerize riding the originals coat tail🙄

    • @dirkpoward4382
      @dirkpoward4382 4 года назад +5

      Semper Fidelis they're both FULLA SHIT....lol....

    • @donaldjones9830
      @donaldjones9830 4 года назад +5

      Trump 2020

  • @MsAnimelady
    @MsAnimelady 4 года назад +158

    I thought Chicago was going to be #1; thanks for reminding me that DC is a city.

    • @scoobycarr5558
      @scoobycarr5558 3 года назад +2

      The term "Columbia" refers to Columbus. He in my mind was a savage bastard and not just the man who discovered the New World.

    • @vincentlebron6775
      @vincentlebron6775 3 года назад +8

      How. About. All. The. Democrats. That. Should. Be. In. Jail. Start. With. The. New. President. And. His. Family

    • @dominickcasamento2645
      @dominickcasamento2645 3 года назад

      Thanks for the spoiler

    • @gojewla
      @gojewla 3 года назад

      Really? I was funning for Vegas.

    • @macaronisalad5
      @macaronisalad5 3 года назад +7

      @@vincentlebron6775 how. about. Trump. be .strung .up for. treason. to our .nation. how. about .that .LOL

  • @markh.6687
    @markh.6687 4 года назад +22

    "There's no corruption in Chicago." Signed, convicted aldermen, cops, judges, City employees, contractors, lobbyists, lawyers, and relatives of those people.

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify 3 года назад +1

      There a reason why chicago the windy city and it has nothing to do with the bad weather.

  • @bobsagetsbastarddaughter4591
    @bobsagetsbastarddaughter4591 4 года назад +117

    Miami. Almost every last skyscraper you see was funded by drug & blood money.

    • @overbanked
      @overbanked 4 года назад +5

      I would say not top ten worthy in modernity; now in the eighties/nineties, absolutely!

    • @bobsagetsbastarddaughter4591
      @bobsagetsbastarddaughter4591 4 года назад +6

      overbanked I’d agree. My point was that the cartel drug & blood money is almost literally why the skyline looks the way it does today. I don’t think any city in America has a shady origin of development like Miami does.

    • @waffles2927
      @waffles2927 4 года назад

      Sad but makes since
      I’m not from Miami

    • @overbanked
      @overbanked 4 года назад

      @@bobsagetsbastarddaughter4591 Fair enough

    • @jenniferbeathea7906
      @jenniferbeathea7906 4 года назад +5

      The city that cocaine built!

  • @makerspace533
    @makerspace533 4 года назад +49

    I remember Red Skelton saying something like, "Politicians have it rough, first they're sworn in, then they're cussed out."

    • @nicotopcat1188
      @nicotopcat1188 4 года назад +1

      That's going back. I remember the Three Stooges in a haunted house with a Red Skeleton. "Hi! I'm Red!"

  • @anahihern1
    @anahihern1 3 года назад +23

    10. Las Vegas, NV 1:38
    9. Newark, NJ 2:24
    8. Los Angeles, CA 3:29
    7. New Orleans, LA 4:47
    6. New York City, NY 5:30
    5. Houston, TX 5:34
    4. Baltimore, MD 7:17
    3. Detroit, MI 8:54
    2. Chicago, IL 10:25
    1. Washington, DC 12:03

    • @Sierra462
      @Sierra462 3 года назад +6

      I don't know how seattle has missed this list

    • @patrickodonnell9388
      @patrickodonnell9388 3 года назад +4

      What happened to Philadelphia I grew up in Philly and it's always been corrupt do to voter fraud. Yeah I have seen it for decades that's why it's a lost cause and why people don't vote in Philly because it's already fixed and has been from the 60s on through today and because its Philly I belive the vote was rigged.

    • @JamesWilliams-dj2bp
      @JamesWilliams-dj2bp 3 года назад +9

      Don't mention their mayors are Democrats.

    • @dennyray283
      @dennyray283 3 года назад

      @@Sierra462 Seattle politicians are too incompetent to be corrupt.

    • @Catseye189
      @Catseye189 2 года назад +3

      Thank you!

  • @alexanderryzhov7046
    @alexanderryzhov7046 3 года назад +37

    The most corrupt city won’t be the one with the most convictions, as the police would be corrupt as well.

    • @gojewla
      @gojewla 3 года назад +2

      Everyone knows that there is a lot more cronyism is small towns. I know personally because I grew up in one. The cops/judges were all family/friends with the criminals, etc.. Pretty much anyone who was not friends with the judge or cops would have to go to a higher court if they didn’t want to to automatically have their case thrown out.

  • @thexrayman50
    @thexrayman50 4 года назад +324

    Washington D.C. also known as the District of Criminals : -)

    • @thexrayman50
      @thexrayman50 4 года назад +18

      @William McNarney DC has been corrupt since it's first day.

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify 3 года назад +1

      You bet for decades early 90’s had the highest crime rate still are certain pockets. Surprised no city in Florida cane on that list. Corruption are all over the world. They should most corrupt countries in the world.

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify 3 года назад +3

      You bet for decades early 90’s had the highest crime rate still are certain pockets. Surprised no city in Florida cane on that list. Corruption are all over the world. They should most corrupt countries in the world.

    • @djkhalee8567
      @djkhalee8567 3 года назад

      @@thexrayman50 wdym look at la

    • @williamrichards3707
      @williamrichards3707 3 года назад

      Washington DC where you can be the mayor get busted in a FBI sting smoking crack with hookers and get reelected. It sounds like something that used to happen in the Soviet Bloc before the Wall came down and it's probably still going on like in the Ukraine. Can you say Marion Barry sure you can. Why was he re-elected? He's a Democrat. I really can't remember the last time I Democrats been held accountable for any crime

  • @chrislemaster2695
    @chrislemaster2695 4 года назад +556

    The whole state of Illinois should make the list

    • @nicholasbeeson4999
      @nicholasbeeson4999 4 года назад +30

      He should have talked about how many of the governors have gone to jail.

    • @Primus-ue4th
      @Primus-ue4th 4 года назад +5

      Illinois’ not a city?

    • @taaadaaa5256
      @taaadaaa5256 4 года назад +6

      Facts

    • @bettye444
      @bettye444 4 года назад +14

      There is another list of 10 most corrupt state. IL is #2.

    • @bettye444
      @bettye444 4 года назад +1

      d. nuzzio Sad, because what I have seen of Chi, it is a beautiful city. I hope to one day see the section where all the FL Wright homes are.

  • @rg20322
    @rg20322 3 года назад +25

    Baltimore is not turning around - are you serious? Have you ever been there?
    One of the most scary places in the US.

    • @tomaszwida
      @tomaszwida 3 года назад +2

      have u? i live there lol....

    • @punothebear
      @punothebear 3 года назад +1

      Check out "The Rats of Baltimore". The city is overrun by rats. The people who live there have some serious rats. One segment shows a rangy tom cat not messing with them One man would catch the rats with a fishing pole and his buddy would club them with a bat.

    • @glutenfreejoe6099
      @glutenfreejoe6099 3 года назад

      Fells Point and Federal Hill and Little Italy and multiple other parts of Baltimore are fine I have been in 45 states

  • @southerndandy4910
    @southerndandy4910 4 года назад +136

    You forgot to bring up Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh having to resign last year due to rampant corruption.

    • @hint0122
      @hint0122 4 года назад +7

      And now she's charged

    • @michaelconlin5614
      @michaelconlin5614 4 года назад +2

      It will never change

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile 4 года назад +8

      Elijah Cummings MD rep recently died. He boasted how great Baltimore was on TV 📰💰📑 then his own 🏡 was broken into. 🙄. RIP Rep Cummings ⚰

    • @chucklucas8747
      @chucklucas8747 4 года назад +2

      They didn't even come close to the corruption in Baltimore

    • @kimweaver3323
      @kimweaver3323 4 года назад +1

      @James Buttler Oh, isn't that just HORRIBLE? Idiot.

  • @JPPW1982
    @JPPW1982 4 года назад +248

    You forgot to mention Detroit having a mayor in federal prison currently.

    • @teapot6517
      @teapot6517 4 года назад +3

      The4thperson fuck kwame

    • @rogergeilow4982
      @rogergeilow4982 4 года назад +15

      and they would elect him again if he got out ; that is how sad it is

    • @asherkirkland4138
      @asherkirkland4138 4 года назад +5

      Damn... that was my hood too. They workn on getting Kilpatrick out

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile 4 года назад

      Pittsburgh PA had there PD chief serve federal BoP time. Orlando Florida Orlando.gov 👨🏿‍🚒 FD chief got "me-tooed" by the EEOC, he retired with full benefits, pension. 💰📑📰. I think chief Rod Williams was burned & his EEO complaints were bogus. Chief Williams spoke out openly about Pulse 🏳️‍🌈 & ticked off the FBI, DHS.

    • @busterbeagle2167
      @busterbeagle2167 4 года назад +2

      The4thperson yea and so does chitcago

  • @IdRadical
    @IdRadical 3 года назад +2

    I love this. But based on new information I believe this list should be updated. Great work

  • @michaelboyle1466
    @michaelboyle1466 3 года назад +1

    Thanks Briggs. I'm sharing this. Timing is everything in life.

  • @mason9483
    @mason9483 4 года назад +63

    Definitely not surprised to see Chicago and NYC on this list.

  • @westabsupplyebay4093
    @westabsupplyebay4093 4 года назад +54

    I remember back in 2012 hearing about houses in Detroit selling for a jaw dropping low 35k. Isn't worth it if you're the victim of multiple property crimes as well as placing your life at risk.

    • @ES-mc3cc
      @ES-mc3cc 4 года назад +10

      I've heard they're $1 in Gary, IN.

    • @scoobycarr5558
      @scoobycarr5558 4 года назад +5

      Now let's not forget Flint. I discovered just recently in a real estate site that some places in Flint are much cheaper than Detroit.

    • @logoseven3365
      @logoseven3365 4 года назад +3

      westabsupply ebay
      Pittsburgh. Brick house $9000. Lots on both side $250 each.

    • @westabsupplyebay4093
      @westabsupplyebay4093 4 года назад +4

      @@logoseven3365 very cheap cant even get a shed for that here in California.

    • @logoseven3365
      @logoseven3365 4 года назад +5

      westabsupply ebay
      And the building codes are more...flexible.

  • @Merle1987
    @Merle1987 4 года назад +3

    I love your channel. I appreciate all the research you do. American cities need a lot of work.

  • @thomascollins4325
    @thomascollins4325 3 года назад +51

    Chicago's only number 2?! (I'm a native Chicagoan and grew up there.) Still room for improvement! 😊

    • @pooky0819
      @pooky0819 3 года назад +3

      Don't worry, Chicago is #1 now in 2021. We made it to the top!

    • @shkdawsonbackup7537
      @shkdawsonbackup7537 3 года назад

      @@pooky0819 and Chicago was #1 in 2020 this video was made in 2019

    • @thomascollins4325
      @thomascollins4325 3 года назад

      @Vince Trav Amen! Blast 'em all to a cinder! (Paraphrasing E.E "Doc" Smith, the father of space opera.)

    • @sofiaannexochiquetzal8162
      @sofiaannexochiquetzal8162 3 года назад

      😅 thats the spirit 🤗😸

    • @Thebast268
      @Thebast268 2 года назад

      As a Chicagoan, Chicago doesn’t deserve #1… it deserves to be in the negatives

  • @wadatamana
    @wadatamana 4 года назад +114

    1:39 Las Vegas, Nevada
    2:25 Newark, New Jersey
    3:30 Los Angeles, California
    4:49 New Orleans, Louisiana
    5:31 New York City
    6:35 Houston, Texas
    7:18 Baltimore, Maryland
    8:55 Detroit, Michigan
    10:27 Chicago, Illinois
    12:13 Washington, DC.

    • @8v71buses
      @8v71buses 4 года назад +9

      What Atlanta didn’t make the list

    • @edwinmendezforlife
      @edwinmendezforlife 4 года назад +5

      D.C is not even an American city😂🤣😂🤣😂 let’s respect their autonomy 😂🤣😂

    • @parseerror1831
      @parseerror1831 4 года назад

      @@edwinmendezforlife Washington, D.C. is a city

    • @choxxxieful
      @choxxxieful 4 года назад +14

      Who run these cities without exception? ( Hint: the letter D stands out...)

    • @independent2368
      @independent2368 4 года назад +10

      Yep and as usual, the top of the lists are always demoncrat controlled city's and are making them worse every day. As they even encourage illegal criminals to escape justice in their illegal sanctuarys, and only contribute to the crime rate 😡

  • @michaelyucon588
    @michaelyucon588 4 года назад +185

    Can’t believe San Francisco missed out corruption is the norm.

    • @TexTropicana
      @TexTropicana 4 года назад +40

      San Francisco paid this guy to keep them off of this list.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 4 года назад +2

      It could be #11

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 4 года назад +6

      @ Lol, that's funny!

    • @aprilsno43012
      @aprilsno43012 4 года назад +7

      San Francisco requires Uber and Lyft drivers to obtain a business license. SF is just so greedy.

    • @keirfarnum6811
      @keirfarnum6811 4 года назад

      Joe
      They see the articles about the homeless and think it’s the entire city. Wishful thinking on the part of the “Kommiefornia” zealots who want to find any reason to think Democrats are evil socialists; which is laughable.

  • @davesonowski4057
    @davesonowski4057 2 года назад

    Thanks for the info

  • @jpturner171
    @jpturner171 3 года назад +3

    Excellent! It’s nice to get a laugh during these sad times and be reminded “our leaders” a term I use lightly with a touch of sarcasm, have always been a mix of good and bad.
    I’m going to share this with my millennial children so they realize this is always been going on!
    thank you!

    • @newyorkfan16
      @newyorkfan16 2 года назад

      Yet the masses STILL vote for them, because they're compelled to by OTHER people who fear that not voting will make people isolate themselves from each other (Don't vote, Don't Complain), even though EVERYBODY AS AWHOLE agrees that politicians SUCK. So basically people keep each other in line. The elite really don't have to do anything. The masses do their work for them. It's scary.

  • @kimberlysheridan5530
    @kimberlysheridan5530 4 года назад +152

    Since then said mayor of Baltimore herself faces trial on kickback charges... over children's books!

    • @jerrykolodkin9952
      @jerrykolodkin9952 4 года назад +2

      Healthy Holly!

    • @paulleckner8235
      @paulleckner8235 4 года назад +4

      Marion Barry (D) ran for reelection for mayor of the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, and won!!

    • @spunbearing65
      @spunbearing65 3 года назад +3

      That's so low that they should tack lewd behavior onto the charges. If she doesn't get convicted of racketeering they will get her for public lewdness and lets see how far that tag gets her.

    • @rbeauchesne
      @rbeauchesne 3 года назад +3

      remember when Cummings was being investigated for missing millions for Baltimore and the rat issue then he died a hero?

    • @gladegoodrich2297
      @gladegoodrich2297 3 года назад +3

      Nancy's family were some of Baltimores worst!

  • @Swimdeep
    @Swimdeep 4 года назад +20

    Being a Native San Franciscan who has lived in LA for the last 4 years, I am shocked daily by the corruption in this city. Don’t get me started about the LA Veterans Medical Center.

  • @gdaholic
    @gdaholic 4 года назад +4

    Thank you for being honest about the corruption in DC being all parties and not a specific party or admin. It’s always been just as corrupt if not worse. This is just the first admin that doesn’t go out of their way to hide it like the others did.

  • @mackzed88
    @mackzed88 3 года назад +17

    I can't believe that you didn't put San Francisco in this list. Willie Brown, Gavin Newsom, London Breed and a host of others.

    • @billhollis1888
      @billhollis1888 3 года назад

      And that’s barely touching the surface let alone scratching it!

  • @cparkes92
    @cparkes92 4 года назад +58

    Washington DC, in the 1990s, re-elected a mayor (Marion Berry) who had spent time in federal prison after leaving office the first time

    • @steveboynton5040
      @steveboynton5040 3 года назад +2

      I guess people don't learn from their mistakes.

    • @raoulduke7208
      @raoulduke7208 3 года назад +2

      He smoked crack. Literally!

    • @maximumcoverage5591
      @maximumcoverage5591 3 года назад +1

      Bitch set me up!!! Barry was actually a good mayor. Supports the local economy for sure $50 at a time. He did bring some jobs to DC for the locals. I always enjoyed watching Barry. He was pretty bad ass.

    • @alexanderfretheim5720
      @alexanderfretheim5720 3 года назад +2

      To be fair, a good argument can be made that corruption is the real business of Washington, DC.

    • @barnabyjones6995
      @barnabyjones6995 3 года назад

      @@steveboynton5040 either do voters.

  • @conansmith2705
    @conansmith2705 4 года назад +277

    I always laugh when I hear US politicians claim that there is so much corruption in Mexico or other countries, I think they learned from US politicians.

    • @stevenamato6289
      @stevenamato6289 4 года назад +9

      Great Britain taught us and we passed it on.

    • @sneakypete139
      @sneakypete139 4 года назад +14

      @Bill DeSmet trump is corrupt. How is he fixing it. Ask the people in Atlantic City did he fix it. The tax cut didn't fix. And now he doing again giving big money to those who got the big tax cuts. If you're rich you may feel that way. Poor and middle class losing. Where is the middle class tax break he promised doing the '18 elections? I'll wait!!!

    • @drazzking22
      @drazzking22 4 года назад +8

      Bill DeSmet : pull your head out trump’s ass. The guy is the most corrupt , scammer, con man president ever.

    • @jasguy2715
      @jasguy2715 4 года назад +7

      @Bill DeSmet that's why the swamp hates him

    • @desigamer866
      @desigamer866 4 года назад +1

      Bill DeSmet by commuting sentences of corrupt politicians? Yeah that fixes EVERYTHING

  • @denisebarker9288
    @denisebarker9288 3 года назад +5

    Thank you for this information. I will make sure to avoid these cities after we are allowed to travel again. Stay home for Thanksgiving and the covid spread.

  • @marasultan6771
    @marasultan6771 3 года назад

    Great list!

  • @smartalec8855
    @smartalec8855 4 года назад +45

    Where’s my beloved Miami? The city’s motto should be “You got the money, I got no questions”

    • @Carlos-nq7up
      @Carlos-nq7up 4 года назад +5

      Miami's City motto should be, "We look the other way."

    • @smartalec8855
      @smartalec8855 4 года назад +2

      Cadillac Kadafi Because Miami’s corruption is legendary and widely known by everyone over the age of 30. It’s not THAT we want it on the list, but god knows it deserves to be called out for it’s shameful ways.

    • @pdb2k154
      @pdb2k154 4 года назад

      Miami’s a great city and county. But yes probably some corruption. I think Orlando should have gotten on the list tho

    • @_BRABBIT
      @_BRABBIT 4 года назад +1

      I literally came to the comments to say “what about Miami?”

    • @karendoerr9884
      @karendoerr9884 3 года назад

      As a former resident, I expected to see Miami on this list. 👍🏻on the motto, smartalec 88!

  • @290wayne
    @290wayne 4 года назад +58

    Baltimore Maryland Will NEVER change! I lived there over 50 years,,,,Retired an got the HELL out of Maryland.

    • @georgeharleydavidsonrider156
      @georgeharleydavidsonrider156 4 года назад +8

      Wayne Garrison
      I’m getting out when I retire.
      High Taxes runaway crime liberals controlling the state . What a shame that Maryland has turned in to one of the worst states in America for violent crime.

    • @290wayne
      @290wayne 4 года назад +2

      @@georgeharleydavidsonrider156 I grew up in Watersedge (Dundalk) 30 years in the Fire Dept. retired an moved to Michigan Via West Va.

    • @prepperjonpnw6482
      @prepperjonpnw6482 4 года назад +5

      Sad that a state named after the Virgin Mary would be so horrible to live in. Briggs forgot to mention that Baltimore has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the country and second highest in the world.

    • @19logan98
      @19logan98 4 года назад +4

      @@georgeharleydavidsonrider156 Yeah i wont be going back to MD once im out of the Army, that place is horrible and it keeps getting worse.

    • @raya7052
      @raya7052 4 года назад +2

      sour airhead It probably is. It’s not Baltimore. That’s an overreaction

  • @kleokleopatra3536
    @kleokleopatra3536 2 года назад

    very interesting !

  • @nomiddlenamenmn427
    @nomiddlenamenmn427 3 года назад

    Birmingham, Ala, is where the corruption is thicker than the pollution and humidity combined. Good video.

  • @sepulturajim
    @sepulturajim 4 года назад +70

    Wasn’t Corey Booker the mayor of Newark for most of that time??

    • @decacards5250
      @decacards5250 3 года назад +2

      Forget Corey Booker, Sharpe James was the crook of Newark, he was jailed for fraud.

    • @zoobrizz
      @zoobrizz 3 года назад +7

      Spartacus

    • @robertewalt7789
      @robertewalt7789 3 года назад +2

      Booker followed James as Mayor.

    • @paulkarch3318
      @paulkarch3318 3 года назад

      Corey Booker was elected to, what senator?, because he can speak without always making a fool of himself and the potential for much bigger graft.

  • @banditkings1953
    @banditkings1953 4 года назад +32

    I am totally surprised that a city is more corrupt then Chicago.

    • @kelvinsapp4994
      @kelvinsapp4994 4 года назад +2

      As a native son N.Y.C. no sir it's #1! NewYork is so corrupt these people are trying to fund and bulid and maintain a museum of New York corruption as a native I am ashamed!!!

    • @drunclecookie216
      @drunclecookie216 4 года назад +1

      agreed, but when I saw it was Washington D.C. I was like, "okay, I get that"

  • @prairiedweller8917
    @prairiedweller8917 4 года назад +3

    Hey, what's the point of having power if you don't abuse it?

  • @colinchandler6516
    @colinchandler6516 3 года назад +2

    thanks great video

  • @johnbrentford5513
    @johnbrentford5513 4 года назад +65

    Yea Baltimore is turning around in a swirl down the toilet 🚽

  • @blingbykylie5960
    @blingbykylie5960 4 года назад +28

    Can't believe you missed mentioning the fact that Baltimore's mayor resigned because of a payola scandal.

    • @jeffhenrichs3867
      @jeffhenrichs3867 2 года назад +2

      Should have included the fact that the past three mayors of Baltimore had to be let go because of the scandals.

  • @YUNGMARTYTV
    @YUNGMARTYTV 4 года назад +6

    I had a feeling my city Newark nj was on this list 💯 shit crazy out here 💯

  • @kristensorensen2219
    @kristensorensen2219 3 года назад +5

    Briggs do a top ten in $$ taken by states in: Civil asset forfeiture then do one top 10 cities for the same. U could do a third on counties too!!🤓

  • @michaelboyer9798
    @michaelboyer9798 4 года назад +20

    Meter maid gone bad.....I would go to the theater to see that one with all the action you described. Good one, Briggs. Thanks and take care.

  • @overbanked
    @overbanked 4 года назад +24

    St Louis not being on here is a shocker. Also shocked that no one mentioned STL so far.

  • @atropos0754
    @atropos0754 3 года назад

    Good stuff😀👍🏼

  • @stevemilcoff1502
    @stevemilcoff1502 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this vidio

  • @crazeyjoe
    @crazeyjoe 4 года назад +20

    Personally, if these corrupted officials had to time in prisons that are not minimum security resorts, they may think twice!

  • @jopiaspieder1184
    @jopiaspieder1184 4 года назад +22

    Nice to see my home town Newark NJ on this list, I personally would of been offended is it was not on here.

    • @Brad-nj4du
      @Brad-nj4du 4 года назад

      Suprised he forgot to mention that Corey Booker was the chairperson or the President (I can’t remember which) for the now defunct NWCDC. Mr. Booker said he didn’t know what was going on because he was too busy with his Mayoral duties, and let his friend take the fall. Trust me it was hard to dig up that information, but I found it.

  • @KingCheckOut
    @KingCheckOut 3 года назад +25

    The whole state of California should be number one

    • @salnimer9650
      @salnimer9650 3 года назад

      True

    • @robertpollock9693
      @robertpollock9693 2 года назад +1

      Who state of Michigan should

    • @ChanKe
      @ChanKe 2 года назад

      100 percent agree!

    • @jumpy2xstreaming
      @jumpy2xstreaming Год назад

      California has a lot of nice places tho, Alabama, Mississippi probably have around 2-3% as much nice areas as California has

  • @edwardmunson3896
    @edwardmunson3896 3 года назад +4

    When I am feeling down, I turn to Briggs for a pick me up. Works every time. He has the greatest ability to say things that may hack you off, while making you feel great about it. He always has his facts and figures correct....and he takes no prisoners. The man has the greatest sense of humor of anyone on RUclips.

  • @shawnpenny2738
    @shawnpenny2738 4 года назад +33

    New Orleans got caught on video one time going down a street and pulling up the timed parking signs and changing them to no parking. They had a bunch of tow trucks with them that were towing the cars as soon as they changed the signs.

    • @miainsel513
      @miainsel513 4 года назад +2

      Baton Rouge loves trying to get people for having no insurance. Tried to get me 3 years after I moved out of Louisiana and had to get more insurance than they require. I had to contact my district attorney to get them to quit harassing me.

    • @1949rangerrick
      @1949rangerrick 4 года назад +4

      Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. True story, people would park their car in timed parking lot and go on glass bottom boat ride that was supposed to get back in time to move the car before time was up. Guess what, the 2 days we stayed there the boat came back later. They had tow trucks waiting for the time to run out and towed immediately. Hmmmm!🤔

    • @scoobycarr5558
      @scoobycarr5558 3 года назад +3

      I think it's more of Louisiana and not just New Orleans.

    • @barnabyjones6995
      @barnabyjones6995 3 года назад +3

      Sounds like something Boss Hogg used to do back in Hazzard County.

    • @ItsBriiiiii
      @ItsBriiiiii 3 года назад +2

      Corrupt, lazy trash state

  • @zissler1
    @zissler1 4 года назад +266

    “Corruption on both sides”
    You do realize every single one of these cities has a Democrat mayor even Houston.

    • @johnmoschella
      @johnmoschella 4 года назад +50

      And that is not a coincidence.

    • @left0verture
      @left0verture 4 года назад +21

      I call them the evil party and the stupid party. Probably the only reason more republicans don’t show up on lists like this is because they’re too inept to pull it off successfully. Just my humble libertarian opinion.

    • @mjpottertx
      @mjpottertx 4 года назад +34

      Name a big city with a Republican mayor. Republicans live in the suburbs.

    • @zissler1
      @zissler1 4 года назад +29

      mjpottertx - Harry LaRosiliere is a republican if plano Texas, happiest city according to business insider.
      Edit: Also Jacksonville, San Antonio, San Diego, Fort Worth all doing just fine.
      Edit: (one is independent)

    • @anderander5662
      @anderander5662 4 года назад +9

      I'm triggered by you dissing Houston's mayor..... What's wrong with having a boy toy on the public payroll? 😎😎

  • @raoulduke7208
    @raoulduke7208 3 года назад +12

    As always, Honolulu Hawaii is ignored. That's definitely one of the most blatantly corrupt places in the US.

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify 3 года назад

      How ? Its mostly build on military hotels tourism tropical climate.

    • @barnabyjones6995
      @barnabyjones6995 3 года назад +2

      Book 'em Danno.

    • @sitdowndogbreath
      @sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад +1

      Usually their incompetent more than corrupt

  • @mirzaahmed6589
    @mirzaahmed6589 3 года назад +1

    I used the DMV in Pomona, CA, and it really wasn't that bad. I got an appointment for only a few days away, and the lines moved fast.

  • @K.B.Williams
    @K.B.Williams 4 года назад +63

    10. Vegas
    9. Newark, NJ
    8. Los Angeles
    7. New Orleans
    6. NYC
    5. Houston
    4. Baltimore
    3. Detroit
    2. Chicago
    1. D.C.
    Not really surprised with this list. Kinda expected to see a Florida city but this list just seems very accurate. Smh

    • @TheLiamster
      @TheLiamster 4 года назад +4

      I thought New York would be number one.

    • @Jonascord
      @Jonascord 4 года назад +3

      Chicago is #2 only because there are so many corrupt feds in DC. Not sure they should count.

    • @youngstud214
      @youngstud214 4 года назад +2

      I'm not surprised...

    • @Wolfgangersen
      @Wolfgangersen 4 года назад +2

      I would think Philadelphia is one of them but I guess I was wrong

    • @frankied8138
      @frankied8138 4 года назад +1

      What city in Florida were you expecting. Is it Citrus County?

  • @Not_Sal
    @Not_Sal 4 года назад +20

    If you’ve seen the wire you knew Baltimore was gonna be on this list before you even clicked on the video

  • @g.t.g1111
    @g.t.g1111 3 года назад +5

    Baltimore.... WOW 😮... Who Knew!!

  • @maryrichardson6029
    @maryrichardson6029 3 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @leegraves8878
    @leegraves8878 4 года назад +32

    Forgot about the baltimore mayor selling "books" to hospitals.

    • @stevenamato6289
      @stevenamato6289 4 года назад +1

      That never got released. Old Ellie got his money for that but karma bam

    • @phoenixramirez3961
      @phoenixramirez3961 4 года назад +2

      Oh Baltimore is known for it too

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify 3 года назад

      The wire on Hbo did you see that.

  • @stuarth4296
    @stuarth4296 4 года назад +41

    Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago..see a pettern here? And D.C. number 1. Cesspools.

    • @Lejjend832
      @Lejjend832 4 года назад +5

      Ya there all (minus Chicago) are black cities. Hmm...racist much?

    • @billiwilliams9972
      @billiwilliams9972 4 года назад

      Crooked Politicians.

  • @dsch3241
    @dsch3241 4 года назад +3

    That’s funny about the DMV bribes in Los Angeles. I hear ya.I didn’t know that was a option? 😀

  • @sams9466
    @sams9466 3 года назад +4

    Without reading comments and waiting until the list finishes up, calling Detroit.

  • @MustangsTrainsMowers
    @MustangsTrainsMowers 4 года назад +14

    Some things kept happening to me between 2001 and 2005 in one of the 7 counties of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis & St.Paul Metro area. I could have gone to the press with my story and had a lawyer sue 3 Cities and one county government, but instead I filed a complaint and it all stopped. It would have definitely been in the news.
    I find it interesting that the corrupt cities are dominated by Liberal politicians.

  • @manfredmann2766
    @manfredmann2766 4 года назад +12

    My guesses are: LA, New Orleans, Detroit, Washington DC, Cleveland, Chicago, Baltimore, San Francisco, NYC, and Providence.

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile 4 года назад

      Pittsburgh PA had major problems too. The police chief 👮🏾‍♂️ was busted for graft, misconduct.

  • @uprebel5150
    @uprebel5150 3 года назад +9

    Detroit has more fields of green now (no more derelict houses) meaning more ringneck pheasants. Saw one today.

    • @sylviamaresca8852
      @sylviamaresca8852 3 года назад

      An enterprising person looking to make some money (legally), would start farming all that land. I would

  • @cindykdelk7604
    @cindykdelk7604 2 года назад

    Would love to sea 2021 version of this..maybe add another 10 or 20 places.

  • @corax2012
    @corax2012 4 года назад +4

    I live in a small city of about 4000 people. Small municipalities are just as bad as big ones. Once the township became a city, property valuations skyrocketed for no legit reason, and they spent about million on the volunteer fire department.🤔 Rice Lake, Minnesota

    • @willschultz5452
      @willschultz5452 4 года назад

      I agree with you about small towns but them spending a million on volunteer fire departments is a good thing, they need all the extra money they can get for equipment and the training.

  • @CoastalKite
    @CoastalKite 4 года назад +15

    Before watching: (in my head) congratulations Chicago, you made the list

  • @NPRGAdmin
    @NPRGAdmin 3 года назад +5

    You should do one on small town/suburban corruption. That’ll be quite informative.

  • @ron1613
    @ron1613 3 года назад

    Thank you

  • @mistyraye8911
    @mistyraye8911 4 года назад +33

    I guessed all cities correctly... except Houston. I thought it would be Miami.

    • @gidmalu
      @gidmalu 4 года назад +5

      Agreed; some of the political stunts in Miami are pure crazy. 🌴

    • @bren100
      @bren100 4 года назад +2

      Misty Raye definitely! If Miami didn’t invent it, they perfected the corruption....

  • @kraziborscht
    @kraziborscht 4 года назад +97

    The “My cousin’s ex wife” joke never gets old

    • @jinagibson6818
      @jinagibson6818 4 года назад +2

      Krazi Borscht afraid to make fun of your own mother, sister...I get it🙄

    • @sitdowndogbreath
      @sitdowndogbreath 4 года назад +4

      @@jinagibson6818 at least he's not making fun of your snatch belongs in the burlesque show

    • @kraziborscht
      @kraziborscht 4 года назад +2

      How can I be afraid if I have no sister? Plus the horse sound is what makes it funny.

    • @ColorMeShell
      @ColorMeShell 4 года назад +2

      Krazi Borscht Totally agree! I was waiting for it!!

    • @waffles2927
      @waffles2927 4 года назад +2

      They make me laugh

  • @NomadJournalistNews
    @NomadJournalistNews 3 года назад +2

    It's amazing that people can watch this video and still think ANY politician should be given power.

  • @africanqueen1179
    @africanqueen1179 3 года назад

    Can u do a video on the most dangerous city in every single state.?.?.?

  • @miainsel513
    @miainsel513 4 года назад +9

    I would like to see you to find 10 cities or towns on the up and up. Good luck

  • @pimperish666
    @pimperish666 4 года назад +42

    CA. They never tell tax payers where their money is going and it’s almost impossible to follow it.

    • @forbiddencrisis4149
      @forbiddencrisis4149 4 года назад

      Conrad: follow the brown envelopes stuffed with $$$

    • @trex5145
      @trex5145 4 года назад

      Exactly, if there were a #11, it'd be San Francisco. In the last 3 years, they've made a Billion (yes, with a B) bicks more than the year before. A city with a population of about 825k-850k, and they make $13Bil. . . some states would love to have that. And they're claiming "poor mouth." After the essentials (public safety, schools, city services, etc. And they give away about $1.1Bil to nonprofits, which 1/4 are frauds --- where is the rest of the $$?!) there's nothing leftover. And before GoldenState chimes in, this SF native did move out, about an hour north. And if it weren't for family, I'd leave this corrupt, one-party, intolerant state. Though it is a beautiful state.

    • @forbiddencrisis4149
      @forbiddencrisis4149 4 года назад +3

      @@trex5145 contact Kamala Harris, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Ted Lieu, Katie Hill, Laura Richardson, Judy Chu & Maxine Waters they have your money

    • @billmarquis1198
      @billmarquis1198 4 года назад

      Conrad Gifford California stupid is letting them tax you to death and then voting for more taxes

  • @travelinben1966
    @travelinben1966 3 года назад

    And the list is growing.

  • @JhonnyBoi
    @JhonnyBoi 3 года назад +8

    12:22 “Washington DC is the most corrupt city” * Shows 30 seconds of Austin Texas *

    • @Murmansk40
      @Murmansk40 3 года назад +2

      It’s not Austin, 12:22 to 12:41 it’s Providence, Rhode Island 😉

  • @caroleroseburgh1344
    @caroleroseburgh1344 4 года назад +99

    WOW ! I can't believe that Detroit finally made the list. Last one out of Detroit please turn out the lights!!!! 😂🤣😅🤣😂🤣😂🤣😅.

    • @jillkoop5682
      @jillkoop5682 4 года назад +7

      SAD. Not so long ago it was one of the premier cities in this great country...home to the great American auto industry and Motown!

    • @elissael1653
      @elissael1653 4 года назад

      At least Detroit is not Fake as them Burbs.
      Dead infants Body's in Handbags as you finish your day.
      Poilce live in Burbs and shoot Detroir Children because they are Cowardly.
      Running over children CROSSING THE STEET AND RUN BACK TO THE MASQUERADING BLOODY MONSTEROUS BURBS, NO CONSCIENCE...Foh..😄😅😂🐺💀
      Poisoning a City because you can.
      Check YOUR closet Honey. We all maybe shocked..💅

    • @gerdwyer5694
      @gerdwyer5694 3 года назад

      C

    • @gerdwyer5694
      @gerdwyer5694 3 года назад

      Dkekdkddd

    • @baylorsailor
      @baylorsailor 3 года назад +2

      @@jillkoop5682 yes it's so sad. Detroit has so much beautiful history. It's terrible to see it in ruins. 😢

  • @carlm2590
    @carlm2590 4 года назад +72

    Remember the local official that was always getting comps from Robert Deniro's character in Casino? That was Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify 3 года назад

      Was he a real senator from Nevada?

    • @jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974
      @jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974 3 года назад

      Damnnn 🧐

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify 3 года назад +1

      New Orleans and memphis cool 😎 cities but very corrupt.

    • @charlesbrowne9590
      @charlesbrowne9590 3 года назад +4

      The Godfather was fiction. Harry Reid first became a senator in 1987. The movie takes place in the 60’s. The most corrupt man in Nevada is Sheldon Adelson.

    • @carlm2590
      @carlm2590 3 года назад +7

      @@charlesbrowne9590Wrong. Harry Reid was the on the gaming board in Nevada and was also the guy wanting comps from Deniro' character in real life.

  • @Dave-zl2ky
    @Dave-zl2ky 3 года назад +2

    I went to college in Terre Haute, IN in the '70s. Corruption was almost a laughing matter it was so bad. No doubt not much has changed.

  • @jasguy2715
    @jasguy2715 4 года назад

    You should do one on corrupt courts and don't forget San Francisco and San Mateo!

  • @tonykojeszewski8318
    @tonykojeszewski8318 4 года назад +9

    You forgot one:Philadelphia. This city has not elected a Republican mayor since the 1950's. Many stories of corrupt city politics that would make your head spin.

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify 3 года назад

      True very true

    • @Siritoons
      @Siritoons 2 года назад

      I mean-- Philly is a crap shoot rn but after the history of the racist policies (1950 was not exactly golden if your complexion was darker than khaki shorts) , and Philly being mostly poc...I can't bame them if they don't trust republicans. Tho tbh corruption doesn't care who is on what side, folks with power tend to let greed be their main trait.

  • @charathedesigner1117
    @charathedesigner1117 4 года назад +12

    Baltimore. Lordt. We even lost a mayor to it...... So many things are going on here.

  • @davidreed9849
    @davidreed9849 3 года назад

    Kind of surprise that my city, Atlanta, isn’t on the list. There’s a fair amount of corruption here too.

  • @bigB6flyer
    @bigB6flyer 4 года назад +7

    Events like the coronavirus pandemic just give these crooks license to run scams on these cities on a massive scale all in the name of safety.

    • @scoobycarr5558
      @scoobycarr5558 3 года назад +2

      Who could have thought that the crooks cooked up the coronavirus thanks to their boss China?

  • @shamus6732
    @shamus6732 4 года назад +24

    It's inconceivable that Philadelphia isn't on this list! I thought it might come in at number one.

    • @jamesphillips7341
      @jamesphillips7341 3 года назад +2

      You spelled Gorilladelphia wrong.

    • @sitdowndogbreath
      @sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад +1

      Philthy Delphia

    • @Suubscribers
      @Suubscribers 3 года назад +1

      Nm and Va

    • @sitdowndogbreath
      @sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад

      @@Suubscribers Virginia's bad where

    • @Suubscribers
      @Suubscribers 3 года назад +1

      @@sitdowndogbreath you are the first person in my entire life that's questioned this statement. Most have said it's in League with sinister forces.

  • @tooge47
    @tooge47 4 года назад +6

    Some years ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article about corruption in New Jersey gov't. The title of this news story ? Louisiana North.

  • @Multiverse2030
    @Multiverse2030 3 года назад

    I was in a 900 Company at Great Lakes boot camp...& one of the graduations we did was on a windy day in downtown Chicago...& regardless of what anyone says...that's hands down why it's called the windy city!

  • @SeanVplayer
    @SeanVplayer 3 года назад +1

    Regarding the Untouchables in film; Desilu Productions had the T.V. series which ran from January 1959 through May 1963. It starred Robert Stack as Eliot Ness, and was narrated by Walter Winchell.

  • @debbietrexler2630
    @debbietrexler2630 4 года назад +3

    Such a good video!
    Neither integrity or common sense seems common anymore.

  • @SwampSquatch70
    @SwampSquatch70 4 года назад +34

    I’m going to take a wild guess, that New Orleans is on this list.

    • @eking5535
      @eking5535 4 года назад +2

      You are correct

    • @matteasy101
      @matteasy101 4 года назад

      Definitely should've been in the top 3

  • @falconanddragons2214
    @falconanddragons2214 4 года назад +5

    The only shady thing I've done is lie about my age to get into the hotel gym

  • @joewelnack3283
    @joewelnack3283 3 года назад +1

    I tried to pay the traditional bribe to the health inspector at a meat market and was told "in Detroit we now have more integrity so from now on it is $200. a year more"... I am thinking of moving to Baltimore.

  • @brucedewitt4994
    @brucedewitt4994 4 года назад +3

    I would love a video "Top 10 states with the best small towns." Since there are so many small towns in the US and it can be overwhelming to talk about them individually, it would be cool to see what states generally have the nicest small towns. (May I suggest Iowa?)

  • @pattiehealey3027
    @pattiehealey3027 4 года назад +6

    Thanks for sharing im surprised Pennsylvania wasn't in that group

    • @johann5633
      @johann5633 4 года назад

      I'm offended that Philadelphia isn't on the list. We'll just have to try harder next year.

  • @craigstewart1532
    @craigstewart1532 3 года назад +6

    You lost some credibility when you start citing the untouchables movie as a source. That was highly fictionalized, as was Elliot Ness's role in taking down Capone.

  • @SGTDuckButter
    @SGTDuckButter 4 года назад +1

    Term limits are one great answer to the corruption problem, but the corrupt politicians will never let that happen.

  • @sharonshearouse8485
    @sharonshearouse8485 4 года назад +12

    I can't believe Miami wasn't on the list. Nothing gets done until someone gets "paid".

    • @kenretherford6428
      @kenretherford6428 4 года назад

      Want to chat?

    • @pdb2k154
      @pdb2k154 4 года назад +1

      I think Orlando would have gotten in there before miami. Miami is probably one of the least corrupt in Florida. North Florida is riddled with it