To answer your question from the start. Milwaukee can be VERY VERY VERY dangerous...in some spots. I have lived in this city for all of my life and currently live here now. Yes, there are the very occasional drive-by's, there are shootings, there are lots of fights, there are violent stabbings, and there are gangs (especially from Chicago seeing that it's so close.) This does not describe the whole city though. There are parts that are beautiful. Like I said, I live here now and love this place. I could never leave Milwaukee. If you watch the news here, you begin to notice a pattern. Almost every tragic situation happens in the same areas. These are Milwaukee's ghetto's. Milwaukee is the most segregated city by race in America. Don't confuse this with being the most racist city in America.