What defines an area as a "ghetto" ?

Question

The term is thrown around loosely but what actually defines an area as a ghetto area? Any examples of some towns that fit the definition?

Answer 1

drugs, drug dealers, crime, tagging, grafitty, robberies, fights, bad infrastructure buildlings, abandoned cars, drug houses, people sitting outside drinking, gangs, territories, many more

Answer 2

public housing units,  housing projects , unsafe neighborhood.

Answer 3

gang street basically...crack addicts...hustlers, hoes, unno i place that makes u feel like u will get jumped or shot basically lol

Answer 4

What defines an area as a "ghetto"

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Answer 5

Low income, high crime. or at least what it's considered in my small-town America!

Answer 6

South Central L.A. , most of Memphis, TN, parts of Philadelphia, Jackson, Ms, etc. the list goes on. In my book, it's a part of the town, or the whole town or city itself, that's high in crime, has a very high unemployment rate, has thug-like people walking the streets for no apparent reason, has dilapidated buildings, etc. etc.  

Answer 7

Compton..thats the worst city in the U.S...lol