By many measures, Milwaukee is toughest US city for blacks

[...] by many measures, there is no tougher place to be black in America than Milwaukee, where in recent days the shooting death of a black man by a black police officer has led to violent protests, riots that destroyed businesses and gunfire.

The overwhelming majority of the black residents who make up 40 percent of Milwaukee's population are concentrated on its north side — where the rioting and Saturday's shooting occurred — and away from the breweries and festivals that draw tourists to the waterfront.

Wisconsin also has the highest rate of black unemployment of any state, and it leads the country in the number of black men behind bars, with 1 out of 8 in prison or jail as of the 2010 census, another study found.

The state is investigating the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith, whom Milwaukee police say was shot after he turned toward an officer with a gun in his hand.

Police Chief Edward Flynn has blamed protesters from outside of Milwaukee for much of the unrest, saying protests and prayer vigils had been peaceful Sunday until a group from Chicago showed up.

According to a 2015 study by the Economic Policy Institute, Wisconsin's black unemployment rate was nearly 20 percent in 2014.

A study of what's considered the most disadvantaged zip code found that just over a third of men ages 20 to 64 living there were employed, compared with 78 percent in the greater metro area.

Taylor also pointed to high rates of teen pregnancy and a crack cocaine epidemic that led to generations of "kids who raised themselves."