How Well Do You Know The History of The Wild West?

Which town was notoriously violent in the 18th century?

Movies and TV shows tend to depict the Wild West as being more violent than it really was in reality. The Wild West was violent, true, but it wasn’t exactly lawless; some towns and cities were more violent than others but few were as violent as Dodge City, the most violent town in that era. Dodge City had a significantly high murder rate; about 165 adults were killed there per 100,000 people, meaning people living there in the late 18th century had a 1 in 61 likelihood of being murdered.

In comparison, Mexico’s Los Cobos, one of the most violent cities in recent memory, has a murder rate of 138 people killed per 100,000 people.