And I believe that slums are the regions where you especially have to save your children from teenage pregnancy, prostitution and especially of being raped.
Edit: at least from what you read. I'm coming from a good family and I'm living in a very wealthy region. But when you see pictures of the Bronx and Queens and read in the newspapers about all that poverty... ok, President Trump managed to reduce unemployment in the low-paid sector to a historical minimum, but still there is a lot poverty