Hell the south side of St. Louis is considered to be the safer side of town. The North side is where the shit really gets real. Keep that in mind if you ever have the misfortune to visit this cesspool of a city. And East St. Louis (which is in IL), fucking forget it. Business travellers (males) gravitate there drawn by the nude dancers and the prolific availibility of illegal drugs. Dam near lost my life there myself. If my foot had not met the nutsack of the fucking ape trying to rob me before he could pull his gun, I would be dead. NEVER go there!