Artifacts from U.S. Route 66 — the iconic byway that rose to fame in the heyday of American car culture — still line the streets of San Bernardino, Calif. At this point, though, those raised in the city of more than 200,000 people in California's Inland Empire are often looking for a way out.
The city became the largest in the U.S. to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in 2012, after it was racked by the housing crisis. It routinely ranks among the most dangerous cities in America, with 34 murders and a rate of 1,291 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2017.