You're in Nevada?
Hell, Las Vegas has substantially higher per capita crime rates than even Los Angeles.
As matter of fact, Vegas has higher per capita crime in 6 out of the 7 major crime categories than does LA.
Las Vegas and Los Angeles Comparative Crime Ratios per 100,000 People
Las Vegas, NV | Los Angeles, CA | National | |
Murder: | 11.6 | 12.4 | 7 |
Forcible Rape: | 54.57 | 27.3 | 32.2 |
Robbery: | 409 | 370 | 205.8 |
Aggravated Assault: | 507.7 | 377.2 | 336.5 |
Burglary: | 1133.5 | 524.8 | 813.2 |
Larceny Theft: | 2038.2 | 1539.2 | 2601.7 |
Vehicle Theft: | 1495.6 | 654.4 | 501.5 |
If you had paid attention to my tag line I live far to the north of Vegas. I don't see much difference between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Subtract the “hell holes” and the National average is even better!