Maybe not the best place, but better that some.
When I worked in South America, I frequently encountered young Americans hitch hiking their way through some extremely remote areas, and I'd try to warn them that if they continued on down the road they were on, they were going to encounter people who would kill them for no more reason than the shoes on their feet, but they'd ignore me and naively continue on down the road.
In my world travels, I've learned that our children, after growing up in the average American community, just aren't prepared for life in the real world.
Someone who's grown up in the black community has already encountered crime levels as bad or worse than most parts of the world outside of Africa and the Caribbean.