References are made to Carcer City in the Grand Theft Auto series, and GTA car models and prominent businesses (i.e. It is implied that Carcer City was a booming industrial center in its past before it became crippled by crime and depression. Louis with Chicago, Illinois and Gary, Indiana. It is depicted as having a dysfunctional and corrupt police force and large swathes of neglected and abandoned neighborhoods that have become overrun by violent gangs.īeing an extreme caricature of a Rust Belt city, Carcer City appears to have taken inspiration from Detroit and Flint, Michigan Camden, New Jersey East St.
Carcer City is a decayed and crime-ridden city located in close proximity to Liberty City in both the 3D and HD Universes.