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Old 05-18-2014, 11:36 AM
 
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Compton still has high crime but it's nothing like it was back in the 80s and early 90s. San Bernadino County, and East+West Oakland are by far the most violent gang areas of the state now.
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Old 05-18-2014, 12:15 PM
 
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This. I noticed the OP was from Upstate NY. They probably expected something like the ghettos of Philly or Jersey, many of which are buildings built in the 18th and 19th centuries and have a very "grungy" appearance.
A lot of people also forget that many ghettos in America aren't going to look like some post-apocalyptic wasteland. Most are going to look like working-class to middle-class areas like Compton.

Newark:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Newar...213.68,,0,2.44

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Newar...2,15.3,,0,4.89

Washington, D.C.:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=washi...308.93,,0,5.98

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=washi...119.88,,0,7.61

Chicago:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Chica...359.82,,0,1.27

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Chica...83.45,,0,10.32

NYC:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Brook...13,67,,0,12.86

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Brook...,38.48,,0,9.05

The same thing applies to areas in Houston, Oakland, Miami, St. Louis, Memphis, etc. etc. Even Detroit has blocks that are considered crime-ridden, but look more neat compared to the other abandoned and maybe less dangerous areas.
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