Here Are The 9 Most Dangerous Places In Cleveland After Dark

By and large, Cleveland is a wonderful city full of wonderful people. That said, no place is perfect, and the Forest City has its share of problems. Visiting and exploring everything Cleveland has to offer can be an amazing, unforgettable experience, but just be sure to take precautions and avoid stumbling through the following most dangerous neighborhoods in Cleveland late at night.

1. St. Clair

One of Cleveland's oldest and most storied neighborhoods, St. Clair is also home to an alarming property crime rate. Take a walking tour through St. Clair:

2. Wade Park

While it's hard to deny that Wade Park is a beautiful place to visit by day (especially with the cherry blossoms in the spring!), its relative isolation makes it a dangerous place to spend time at night.

3. Flats

Once home to Cleveland's booming industrial centers, the Flats are now largely abandoned, inviting a characteristically high crime rate.

4. Hough

Hough is a neighborhood with a troubled history - the infamous Hough riots in 1966 gave the area a bad image that it still struggles to shake. Learn about the history of Hough:

5. Clark-Fulton

Clark-Fulton is an affordable neighborhood to live in Cleveland; however, it boasts not only a high property crime rate but also a disturbing trend towards more violent crimes, including a fairly recent unsolved murder.

6. Superior

The many businesses and restaurants in Superior make for an excellent day trip, but the area becomes somewhat more sinister after dark. Get an in-depth look at Superior:

7. Little Italy

One of Cleveland’s most enchanting neighborhoods is Little Italy, a historical stretch of beautiful shops, art galleries, and authentic Italian restaurants. Yet while Little Italy is one of Cleveland's most charming tourist attractions, its popularity also inspires a high rate of property crimes like petty theft and car robbery.

8. East Cleveland

Cleveland's first suburb is a hotbed of criminal activity at night. Reports suggest that everything from grand theft to gang activity is fairly prevalent in the area.

9. Scovill Avenue

Scovill Avenue has been named the second most dangerous neighborhood in America, and sadly, remains a dangerous area in Cleveland.

As off-putting as some of these spots might sound, don't let that distract you from just how nice Cleveland can be. Do any of these most dangerous neighborhoods in Cleveland surprise you? Are there any places you'd add to the list of the worst neighborhoods in Cleveland? Share them in the comments!

Now, that we've shown you the bad areas of Cleveland, how about some good news: here are the safest places to live in Cleveland, and here are the most affordable places to live in Cleveland. Cleveland rocks, we say!