15 Cities That Have Become So Dirty It's Now A Public Health Problem

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15 Cities That Have Become So Dirty It's Now A Public Health Problem
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America is facing a convergence of challenges: rising immigration, deepening poverty, rampant drug use, and escalating pollution are stretching city resources thin. These pressing issues are culminating in a severe public health crisis, manifesting most visibly in the deteriorating state of cleanliness and safety in many urban areas. In this article, we look at the fifteen cities where this crisis is most alarming.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/15-cities-that-have-become-so-dirty-it-s-now-a-public-health-problem/ss-BB1kN2QX?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=94150cf37a704e198ae00c61339cd73e&ei=16#image=1

[Fishrrman]

The fifteen, from worst to least-worst:

Houston
Newark
San Bernardino
Detroit
Jersey City
Bakersfield
San Antonio
Fresno
Oklahoma City
Yonkers (NY)
Shreveport
Manhattan
Birmingham
Ontario (CA)
Los Angeles

[Smokin Joe]

The fifteen, from worst to least-worst:

Houston
Newark
San Bernardino
Detroit
Jersey City
Bakersfield
San Antonio
Fresno
Oklahoma City
Yonkers (NY)
Shreveport
Manhattan
Birmingham
Ontario (CA)
Los Angeles

I admit I am surprised to see Ontario on the list. When I was in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Regina (granted over a decade ago) the streets and alleyways were clean--as in very clean. In Toronto, (1979)  someone was filming a movie and had trashed the alley to make it look like an American alleyway, but the city crew came in and cleaned it up while they were on lunch break. I imagine that caused a bunch of problems with the background mess in the film...

My bad. CA is also an abbreviation for Canada, and I read it as such. California, I understand. Surprised San Francisco didn't get a nod, but reading the article, they didn't mention poop in the streets as a deciding factor.