The Wild West was tame compared to today’s Southside Chicago.
I enjoy reading this blog, ‘American Cowboy Chronicles.’
A fairly wide ranging set of news, history and opinion, they confirm your statement, and even note that the Wild West was tame compared to Eastern cities even in the old days.
http://www.americancowboychronicles.com/2016/09/homicides-old-west-cow-towns-and-today.html