Safe and Dangerous Places in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, Calif., like many other populous cities across the United States, can be a wonderful place to live or an extremely dangerous one, depending on the circumstances and your location. Unlike the other mega-cities, though, Los Angeles is a huge spread of disparate, cultural neighborhoods that vary almost block-to-block. Where you feel safe or unsafe is somewhat subjective. That being said, there are a few facts about the safe areas and the areas to avoid in Los Angeles that can somewhat be agreed upon.