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Originally Posted by DynamoLA
Except L.A. has a much better crime rate than Dallas.
2010 Rates per 100,000 inhabitants (FBI)
Overall Violent Crime Rate
Dallas - 701
L.A. - 559
Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter
Dallas - 11.3
L.A. - 7.6
Forcible Rape
Dallas - 38.6
L.A. - 24.0
Robbery
Dallas - 343
L.A. - 284
Aggravated Assault
Dallas - 308
L.A. - 243
Overall Property Crime Rate
Dallas - 4,907 
L.A. - 2,335
Burglary
Dallas - 1,499
L.A. - 453
Larceny-Theft
Dallas - 2,766
L.A. - 1,438
Motor Vehicle Theft
Dallas - 642
L.A. - 444
Doesn't seem like a great "QOL" to me. |
Yeah, LA is remarkably safe now for a major US city. I wouldn't even have trouble recommending tourists to visit Langers Deli in Westlake, which I never would have done 15 years ago.
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