The Wire

Just getting to the end of the series 4 of The Wire, Please tell me that Baltimore is not as bad as that.
As a Brit, it terrifies me to think that people have to live like that.

That show is absolutely amazing. Although, I like the first season the most. And yes, Baltimore really is that bad. Forbes ranked it the number 10 most dangerous city in America (source), but there are nice neighborhoods of course.