[dragnet2]

Last I checked, S. Central LA is still LA.

Got links?

Yeah, I got links and since you have computer, you do to...It took me 5 seconds to pull this up...

L.A.'s Homicide Rate Lowest In Four Decades---L.A.'s homicide rate is the lowest it's been since 1967.

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/06/132677265/las-homicide-rate-lowest-in-four-decades..

Say, are you not in Philadelphia? This below is a bit dated, but you get the message.

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Philadelphia and Los Angeles Comparative Crime Ratios per 100,000 People

Latest 2006 Crimes per 100,000 People:

	Philadelphia, PA	Los Angeles, CA	National
Murder:	27.7	12.4	7
Forcible Rape:	65.55	27.3	32.2
Robbery:	749.1	370	205.8
Aggravated Assault:	720.1	377.2	336.5
Burglary:	788.1	524.8	813.2
Larceny Theft:	2691.1	1539.2	2601.7
Vehicle Theft:	795.9	654.4	501.5

[foreverfree]

Last I checked, S. Central LA is still LA.

You mean the crime rate dropped in South Central as much as it did other parts of the city? What factors were/are involved?

As for me being from Philly, yes and no are the answers. Born and raised in Delaware County, PA, which separates Philly from the state of Delaware (my stomping grounds were closer to DE than Philly). Went to college in east central PA. Moved to rural Maryland in 1985 for several reasons (crime not really being one of them). Haved lived in the Seventh State ever since except for 4 months in '86-'87 when my (eventually abortive) library career took me to Southern NJ.

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