[dragnet2]

Actually, Los Angeles much less crime per capita than almost all major cities in other states, including Minneapolis.

Check out St. Louis.

St. Louis and Los Angeles Comparative Crime Ratios per 100,000 People

Latest 2006 Crimes per 100,000 People:

	St. Louis, MO	Los Angeles, CA	National
Murder:	37.2	12.4	7
Forcible Rape:	97.15	27.3	32.2
Robbery:	907.2	370	205.8
Aggravated Assault:	1439.1	377.2	336.5
Burglary:	2453.3	524.8	813.2
Larceny Theft:	6802.4	1539.2	2601.7
Vehicle Theft:	2492.2	654.4	501.5

[MinnesotaLibertarian]

Okay, great. Good for Los Angeles. I never disputed that. In fact, it supports either or both of my contentions that a) Los Angeles really isn’t so bad and b) L.A.’s stats are distorted because many of its worst neighborhoods are technically outside the city limits.