Compared to what? I'll show you some high crime stats...
Check this, and it's typical for other major cities in other states, that generally have much higher crime rates than California's major cities.
Dallas and Los Angeles Comparative Crime Ratios per 100,000 People
Latest 2006 Crimes per 100,000 People:
| Dallas, TX | Los Angeles, CA | National | |
| Murder: | 15 | 12.4 | 7 |
| Forcible Rape: | 53.28 | 27.3 | 32.2 |
| Robbery: | 553.9 | 370 | 205.8 |
| Aggravated Assault: | 584.2 | 377.2 | 336.5 |
| Burglary: | 1734.7 | 524.8 | 813.2 |
| Larceny Theft: | 4006.4 | 1539.2 | 2601.7 |
| Vehicle Theft: | 1116 | 654.4 | 501.5 |