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Yup, you’re right, Los Angeles doesn’t have much crime at all compared to other big cities. That’s so awesome, now I can move back.

But wait...I can’t afford a house anywhere near any of the areas that bring the crime average down. I’ll have to live in Monterey Park or Silverlake, in a one bedroom apartment I rent next to Fernando and his ten cousins. I guess I’d have to live in the area of Los Angeles that brings the average up. Hmm, I’ve already tried living in a middle-class area of Riverside, and got carjacked in my driveway and burglarized twice. I didn’t really like that. They even kicked my dog. I lived in an apartment in Tarzana 7 years ago, before Riverside, and even Tarzana was bad then...Fernando and his 8 cousins also dealt drugs. It’s a good thing I speak Spanish and can blend in.

Well, if I stay in a state with affordable housing, I don’t have to live in the big city itself. I can live in something called a “suburb,” where lots of other middle class people live, and their property taxes go to police who keep criminals from driving out here.

Sorry, that’s just reality for those people who aren’t part of the “landed class” in California, AND are “landed” in a decent area. I could double my salary and still not be able to buy a house in a decent area of LA. Californians are not moving from Los Angeles to Dallas. They’re moving from Riverside, or a crappy apartment in a better area, to a nice suburb of Dallas. You’re comparing apples and oranges.