I live in Rockford. Everyone is freaking out about being on the list lol.. It's not really that bad here.. There are some real nice parts of the city here, but also some bad parts. It's just the idiotic people that run around the city thinking they are tough. It seems like 3-4 times a month you here about a party getting shot up. Some parts of the city is just horrible. Filled with "tough guys"... If you stay around the right people, your fine.
I think Newark, East St. Louis, Compton and cities like that are more dangerous.