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None of them do. I've passed through ghettos in all three. Unless you're a loud mouth, your life should be intact. While many think that you could say that for anywhere, some cities just feel and look safer than others.
(although, I haven't been around Dallas or Houston hoods, LA just has that thought of gang territory engrained in the nation's mind... AND the segregated neighborhoods... LA ALWAYS feels like an explosive situation balancing right at the edge or anarchy).
None of them do. I've passed through ghettos in all three. Unless you're a loud mouth, your life should be intact. While many think that you could say that for anywhere, some cities just feel and look safer than others.
I agree completely. The question was which "felt" the most dangerous, not every which is the most dangerous. Houston and Dallas actually both have higher crime rates than LA.
L.A. seems the most dangerous because of gang banging tapping into our sub-consciousness. Their are people that still think of gangs when you mention L.A. (Ms13, 18 street gang, Mexican Mafia, Crips, and Bloods many sets etc. Not to mention the racial tensions betweens blacks and latinos.
I personally would fill safer in Houston or Dallas over L.A.
It seems like a big difference is that the dangerous areas in Dallas and Houston seem to have an almost-rural feel to them, with some urban decay and often large vacant lots. In Los Angeles the dangerous neighborhoods are typically quite dense (to the point of overcrowding), often with quite a bit of pedestrian activity and less large stretches of uninhabited or vacant land. So IMO even though Los Angeles may look grimier or dangerous, I would feel more safe in dangerous LA neighborhoods because there are more "eyes on the street".
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