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Group ranks most dangerous U.S. cities Camden, New Jersey, named at top of list:

For the second year in a row, the cesspool on the Delaware known as Camden, NJ has been named the most dangerous city in the U.S.

Camden beat out Detroit for the second year in a row. Damn Detroit. Can’t you win at anything?

All kidding aside, I’m actually pissed about this. Camden is much deserving of this tag. It makes New Jersey look like a horrible state.

I grew up in New Jersey, and I’m damn proud I grew up there.

Unfortunately, cities like Camden and Newark give the rest of the state a bad name. Cities that are just across rivers from Philly and New York make people think that all of New Jersey is like that, when in reality, New Jersey is a very beautiful state filled with beaches, farm country, and very nice communities.

So, thanks again, Camden for making my home state look like crap to the rest of the country.

Camden, N.J., Is Most Dangerous City:

In your face, Detroit! Go, Camden. Go, Camden.

Beating out Atlanta, St. Louis, Gary, Indiana, and last year’s champ and everyone’s perennial favorite Detroit, Camden, NJ is the county’s most dangerous city.

For those of us who have lived anywhere near the area can tell you this is no surprise, and we’ve been saying it for years. How many Mischief Nights (Or Devil’s Night) have we watched Camden in flames? And yet, this is the city that the state decided to put The New Jersey State Aquarium.

We used to joke that when they built the aquarium, they built it around the fish in the Delaware River. Wouldn’t it make more sense to put the State Aquarium in a beach resort town like Wildwood or Atlantic City, or even the Island Republic of Brigantine? I mean, Brigantine already has the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. Instead, the state decided to put it in a crime-infested cesspool like Camden.

Since it’s on the river, they call it “The Waterfront” now. Like, the Delaware River off of Camden is something to be romanticized. You can probably walk across it and it may be flammable. They even put the major regional outdoor concert arena on “The Waterfront”. It’s changed corporate sponsorship at least 3 times since it’s been open. Camden’s attempted revitalization is like putting a rose on top of a trash heap. Way to make New Jersey proud.