Top 10 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California.

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  • Top 10 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California.
    What is going on everyone? Are you thinking about moving to California? Do you want to know which neighborhoods you should avoid? Did you know most of the neighborhoods you should avoid in the United States are in Los Angeles? Maybe, not that bad, but, Los Angeles has more than most major cities in the United States.
    Most dangerous neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
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  • @jesseholguin4482
    @jesseholguin4482 Před 3 lety +3109

    When you visit L.A. , you have to treat it like hiking in the wild . "Stay on populated paths , and don't wonder off" your welcome

  • @Luscious3174
    @Luscious3174 Před 3 lety +1406

    Take what this guy says with a MASSIVE grain of salt. I get more freaked out driving along Alameda at night than I do walking around Little Tokyo during the day. Completely missed Skid Row, Boyle Heights, Macarthur Park, San Pedro. Heck even Long Beach has it's shady areas. Anybody who has lived in LA the last 20 years will know this stuff.

    • @REIGNOFYAHAWASHI
      @REIGNOFYAHAWASHI Před 3 lety +72

      Anything south of Pico is worse than little Tokyo 😂

    • @jasonwill5949
      @jasonwill5949 Před 3 lety +39

      Yeah your list is more accurate. I’ve been through all those places. Sometimes safe areas are defined by which block you are on or drive through.

    • @shrayesraman5192
      @shrayesraman5192 Před 2 lety +22

      Also parts of the valley is mad sus. West adams is chill too

    • @DJ-ep2dc
      @DJ-ep2dc Před 2 lety +26

      San Pedro & LB arent LA...like he said in the beggining when he talked about compton....hes Doin LA not surrounding cities

    • @shrayesraman5192
      @shrayesraman5192 Před 2 lety +3

      @@DJ-ep2dc P sure the valley is in LA.

  • @stoicsage9989
    @stoicsage9989 Před 2 lety +223

    I lived in LA for 10 years. “The numbers don’t lie,” you said. What is missing in your video is that not ALL CRIMES are reported to the police. The business owners in Chinatown and Little Tokyo, which borders each other, DO REPORT the crimes more so than the other neighborhoods that you covered.
    So while you’re correct that the numbers don’t lie, one cannot trust the official numbers due to the incomplete reporting.
    This doesn’t mean that Chinatown and Little Tokyo are safe. It just means that the other neighborhoods are even MORE dangerous than their numbers are telling.

    • @chrissmalley83
      @chrissmalley83 Před 2 lety +17

      The statistics are skewed further because "per capita" is dividing the crime only into the number of residents. Divide crimes into residents *and visitors* and Little Tokyo and Chinatown would fall off the list entirely.
      People visit Little Tokyo. Anyone in Crenshaw lives in Crenshaw.

    • @dragonfury7512
      @dragonfury7512 Před rokem

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    • @mondolarmayhem8690
      @mondolarmayhem8690 Před rokem +1

      Nice one Bro,wisdom is Better than sacrifice

    • @jaliaskilo
      @jaliaskilo Před rokem +5

      Chinatown is safe!!! Period.

    • @erics3527
      @erics3527 Před rokem +2

      Yeah I do photography for fun at night and china town has always been chill

  • @brianchristopher4666
    @brianchristopher4666 Před rokem +25

    As a former rideshare driver in LA for several years, I'll ad that you're much more likely to run into weirdness at night in bad areas rather than the day, where fools are sleeping in late late

  • @Leoleeartvideos
    @Leoleeartvideos Před 3 lety +1471

    Are we forgetting "Skid Row"? maybe that's why Little Tokyo is so high on the list, It's just a few blocks away...!

    • @Twirble
      @Twirble Před 3 lety +74

      Leo Lee That is what I was thinking; I was surprised Skid Row was not on the list: but then I wonder how often people call the police there.

    • @theghosttiger1446
      @theghosttiger1446 Před 3 lety +26

      Don't forget those Ninjas.

    • @Mickey_McD
      @Mickey_McD Před 3 lety +21

      I was thinking the same thing, but Chinatown is #1 and is not next to Skid Row, so I guess the whole area is just dangerous.

    • @lisaknottsberryfan7982
      @lisaknottsberryfan7982 Před 3 lety +24

      The fashion District hires their own enforcement.

    • @ReSliSt
      @ReSliSt Před 3 lety +95

      Little Tokyo feels incredibly safe, except for the occasional crazy homeless person, it must be because of proximity to Skid Row.

  • @BoogyWoogyCreep
    @BoogyWoogyCreep Před 3 lety +619

    I made it to 52 years old so far and have never had an issue in most of these neighborhoods. I haven't been to them all but live by what my father always told me. "You go looking for trouble, you'll find it".

    • @andreasnorberg3981
      @andreasnorberg3981 Před 2 lety +6

      Well it also depends on how you look too if you wanna go to a certain area

    • @Will-nb8qk
      @Will-nb8qk Před 2 lety

      Are you still kickin it?

    • @frostyjim2633
      @frostyjim2633 Před 2 lety

      Your father always told me what corner your mother was working

    • @BoogyWoogyCreep
      @BoogyWoogyCreep Před 2 lety

      @@frostyjim2633 Probably. It was only a block down from your mom's corner.

    • @josep1001001
      @josep1001001 Před 2 lety +5

      what do all these neighborhoods have in common? mmmhhhhhhhh....

  • @1.gatuquan
    @1.gatuquan Před rokem +12

    I remembered visiting my friends whose family used to live in El Monte. Don't remember the neighborhood but that place looked pretty rough as well.

  • @chicagomade3198
    @chicagomade3198 Před rokem +56

    Thank you for saying this. As a Chicagoan that moved to LA five years ago all I hear about is how bad Chicago is, I am from the worst area that Chicago has, and I have been to the worst areas of LA, but the description of what you said was spot on. especially about what you say about the past of LA. I miss my city but my wife could not deal with Chicago cold, so for Love I moved and married her. Good people in LA and Chicago.

    • @twhite3850
      @twhite3850 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Skid Row and East Downtown near 7th Street was the scariest place I've ever been to. One street was covered with trash, with a huge tent city that migrated to the actual street.

    • @Anon54387
      @Anon54387 Před měsícem

      Lawndale in Chicago has twice the murder rate of Honduras. There are some very frightening areas of Chicago.

  • @kylengkyleng
    @kylengkyleng Před 3 lety +1593

    I live in LA over 35 years. I dont think China Town and Little Tokyo are most dangerous than South Los Angeles areas.

    • @MACUR-kz8ls
      @MACUR-kz8ls Před 2 lety +15

      New york and chicago was more dangerus in 1920 1930 1940 today is los angeles.

    • @iceman1272
      @iceman1272 Před 2 lety +27

      Maybe because the light is always shed on South LA not the Asian towns. It’s called propaganda

    • @dom8ter69
      @dom8ter69 Před 2 lety +64

      I agree i grew up in so central so to me Chinatown and lil Tokyo were nothing like my hood

    • @pastsubstance2930
      @pastsubstance2930 Před 2 lety +48

      @@dom8ter69 I think it's based on reported assault so the numbers may be skewed. Assaults do occur here and there in South central constantly but may not be reported compared to people, especially tourists, walking around Chinatown or LittleTokyo

    • @Sprite_525
      @Sprite_525 Před 2 lety +111

      It’s because Skid Row is close to China Town and Little Tokyo. Skid row is truly the craziest place in the country, but it’s not literally a city/town. So the nearby areas that are official , they get the crime stats of skid row. There’s a bleed-over effect. Simple.

  • @guoanwen1981
    @guoanwen1981 Před 2 lety +528

    As someone who was born and raised in these neighborhoods, my elementary school was South Park elementary. It's a badge of honor that I survived the LA Hoods. But I'll also say, not everyone is a victim. 1) if you don't get involved with the street life and unlawful actives then you're less likely to be a 'victim' of a crime. 2) Don't walk around looking scared then you make yourself a target. 3) Common sense, be aware of your surrounding and yes don't walk around in unfamiliar places at night. 4) MInd yo business. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Snitches' get stiches. Cops come questioning you about crime, you may feel the urge to "Do the right thing" and be a good witness report everything to the cops. But once the cops are gone aint nobody gonna protect you from those you snitched on. Now you made yourself the next target.
    ***STORY TIME: Once locked my keys in the car, it was late night past 2 am needed to drive home. After an hour of trying AAA failed to unlock my car. I saw a lone person walking the dark streets looking into cars to break in and steal the stereo system. I asked him if he could help me with my locked keys. He said yea, pulled a slim jim out of his sleeve and opened the my car in under 10 seconds. Then he looked at me and was excited that I remembered him! I was confused at first, but turned out he was my 2nd grade classmate (South Park elementary) now in our early 20s. We chatted a bit, then he said he needed to get back to work and told me to let him know if I was ever in the market for a car stereo system. That was the last time I saw him. (TRUE STORY)

    • @lawriefoster5587
      @lawriefoster5587 Před rokem +25

      Now THAT is city llife!!

    • @jkmarshall3553
      @jkmarshall3553 Před rokem +20

      I love that story!

    • @guoanwen1981
      @guoanwen1981 Před rokem +3

      @@jkmarshall3553 Thank you. :)

    • @rojoknight
      @rojoknight Před rokem +5

      Like I said in a post on this site. Just a small percentage of the people are criminal or so called low lifes.

    • @theevilempire6935
      @theevilempire6935 Před rokem

      Damm liar none of that shit happened

  • @0UtLAwSCuMFUcK
    @0UtLAwSCuMFUcK Před rokem +1

    Thank you, for your services. And all the great vids.

  • @johnborough7067
    @johnborough7067 Před rokem +2

    It's great how you promote the small businesses in this video. There's a lot of hardworking people in these parts of LA!

  • @EduardoLopez-sw4fv
    @EduardoLopez-sw4fv Před 2 lety +750

    I'm from Tijuana México, so L.A. is a safe place too me 😀

    • @micoiceberg4499
      @micoiceberg4499 Před 2 lety +52

      Mexico is very different n scary

    • @EduardoLopez-sw4fv
      @EduardoLopez-sw4fv Před 2 lety +37

      @@micoiceberg4499 every day in the city if tijuana from 6 to 8 murders so is like 40 murder per week in tijuana it's a shm, because I love My city and wanna leave in peace

    • @brothertspoon5899
      @brothertspoon5899 Před 2 lety +26

      Tj is dangerous because it's not in America so it's easier to commit crimes out there than in US

    • @roaringrasta7077
      @roaringrasta7077 Před 2 lety +12

      Don't feel to comfortable like that they out here to haha ...

    • @alexsmart5452
      @alexsmart5452 Před 2 lety +6

      In the 90s it Was safe for tourist when the AFO was in charge. At least around Revolution Ave. They had crime on lockdown.. For the most part.

  • @fios4me
    @fios4me Před 3 lety +835

    This guy is delirious! I am familiar with every neighborhood on the list and in the real world Watts, Crenshaw and So. Central are far worse than Little Tokyo and China town.

    • @wintersummer8215
      @wintersummer8215 Před 3 lety +92

      lmao yeah I agree. I'm from L.A. and both Little Tokyo and Chinatown are so safe unless you are a dumb ass

    • @baramis575
      @baramis575 Před 3 lety +41

      He has statistics tho.. the crimes we don’t get to see with our own eyes.

    • @creoletatted8790
      @creoletatted8790 Před 3 lety +25

      Stats don’t lie lol

    • @devonnelson3383
      @devonnelson3383 Před 3 lety +13

      You must have missed the numbers sections of the video lol

    • @vanesamartinez.
      @vanesamartinez. Před 3 lety +91

      @@baramis575 You do know alot of unreported crimes happen in many of these neighborhoods, alot of people don't snitch or call the police for help. Probably why China Town and little Tokyo is high on the list because more people report crimes or suspicious people there. Don't always go off statistics.

  • @MinisterioValenzuela
    @MinisterioValenzuela Před 2 lety +26

    I lived in L.A. for 45 years mainly around Pico Union and Echo Park area. Most of this list is correct. One of the problems is that in the truly bad areas most people never call police because they are scared. Police are not really going to solve crime problems. Most of the places that I saw true positive change was in areas where you had the people through the churches helping there communities. Politicians and police don't really do much. I finally had to move to Texas.

    • @alcatraz9092
      @alcatraz9092 Před 2 lety +1

      Welcome to Texas, which part did you choose?

    • @LostAngelNest
      @LostAngelNest Před rokem +3

      These bad neighborhoods and crimes exist in Texas too. If you can’t afford California just say that

    • @timothyzakaria7397
      @timothyzakaria7397 Před rokem

      @@LostAngelNest I grew up in Texas and California is a fair comparison I walked all over LA. The bus was free for homeless people in 2021 up until Jan.10 2022 I was mainly downtown near Pershing Square

  • @gandydancer72
    @gandydancer72 Před rokem +47

    I lived in most of these neighborhoods growing up in LA in the 70s and 80s. Even in places you didn’t mention like McArthur Park and Pico Union. Your right, those neighborhoods are and have been extremely dangerous. Despite this, I still love Los Angeles

    • @Its_Renee_
      @Its_Renee_ Před rokem +7

      Yep I was wondering why Pico Union and Mac Arthur Park weren't listed. I was at the park one day about 25 years ago and heard a bullet fly right by my ear - it took down a girl about 25 feet in front of me who was homeless. Scariest day of my life. Alvarado, Westmoreland, Vermont and Normandie to Pico. 8th and 9th streets too.

    • @orchidorio
      @orchidorio Před rokem

      @@Its_Renee_ I can not convey how stunned I am at your experience. You are special. 13123

    • @xpez9694
      @xpez9694 Před rokem

      @@Its_Renee_ this area changed and is under gentrification as new luxury condos are being built all around... After the Rampart police scandal was revealed and many people went to jail and the whole PD was reformed in that area things started changing from 2000 until about 2015...now there is a growing homeless population around the park but the development is continuing. its an interesting complex urban scenario. Rich folks moving in meanwhile homeless right outside. the gang fighting from MS13 decreased as the drug wars in the park and surrounding areas is less violently visible as it was with body bags and white sheets visible on the sidewalks as the cops conduct the investigations... somethine wild to comprehend if you have just moved from a more typically safe city.

    • @maryannemelenka9250
      @maryannemelenka9250 Před 29 dny

      I visited for a week. Of course I stayed in populated areas , didn’t go out at night. When on day tours. I enjoyed. I was aware it was a dangerous city, but all cities are if you don’t know area. I went to Memphis for Elvis week in 23. And in both cities went by myself. I still had a good time. But was always cautious. Stayed in at night if possible. Memphis is dangerous too. But I couldn’t believe how laid back Americ are down there. I talked to a lot, good sense of humour, friendly to talk to. Very hospitable. I think we are a little more uptight in Canada, not really bad, but not as relaxed as Americans. I definitely noticed that. LA is a warm climate too. So is going to to attract homeless. Greed is main reason I think people homeless, turn to crime theft, All these millionaires, and a lot slum landlords too, rent way too high. Wages are not high enough. And even if you get decent pay don’t get the hours. But it’s like that every where. California is beautiful. But it has its tragedies, crime, weather, too expensive to live. But it’s like that pretty much everywhere too.

  • @imusama1876
    @imusama1876 Před 3 lety +100

    “Boyz in the hood was filmed in 1991... let it go” 😂

  • @AaronCLB
    @AaronCLB Před 3 lety +455

    If you go to these places you will be fine. You’ll only find trouble if you’re looking for it.

    • @omi8015
      @omi8015 Před 3 lety +45

      I looked for trouble by trying to ride on the bus. Damn do I regret that.

    • @javierv6501
      @javierv6501 Před 3 lety +28

      I looked for trouble trying to get gas I guess I gotta stop

    • @Eidelmania
      @Eidelmania Před 3 lety +18

      I bike thru these areas all the time, no problem. People dont even notice you. I wouldn't do it thru east Los tho. Just because I dont know the area.

    • @arcossarco4625
      @arcossarco4625 Před 3 lety +9

      Perfectly said...not as bad as this video is saying

    • @leooogomez3028
      @leooogomez3028 Před 3 lety +14

      fr this dude is acting like if you go to these places you're gonna die

  • @customerservice3739
    @customerservice3739 Před rokem

    I appreciate how you give a non judgemental analysis. This is really enlightening.

  • @dlginvestment6898
    @dlginvestment6898 Před 3 lety +1502

    Nobody in LA thinks Compton Is a Suburb.

    • @thehouseofcm
      @thehouseofcm Před 3 lety +143

      Compton starts like 180th street u can't even see the downtown skyscrapers anymore. Does not feel like part of Los Angeles. It has its own city hall.

    • @KelikakuCoutin
      @KelikakuCoutin Před 3 lety +46

      @@thehouseofcm It is a separate municipality. Thanks for the comment.
      Keep up the good work.
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    • @Elver99Gudon
      @Elver99Gudon Před 3 lety +85

      Compton ain't no suburb u got me fucked up

    • @roberttraylor1392
      @roberttraylor1392 Před 3 lety +8

      hell naw

    • @kevburns102x4
      @kevburns102x4 Před 3 lety +85

      Compton is too hood to be a suburb. Now Culver City and Santa Monica are more suburbia

  • @punkassloren3719
    @punkassloren3719 Před 3 lety +311

    I used to hangout at Little Tokyo, i always thought it was safe. I even walk at night there! It a very safe place to visit indeed.

    • @considerthis410
      @considerthis410 Před 3 lety +21

      Its safe.

    • @whong09
      @whong09 Před 3 lety +33

      Just nearby skid row is super violent and run down. I wonder if the crime there is being counted for little tokyo?

    • @punkassloren3719
      @punkassloren3719 Před 3 lety +23

      @@whong09 It probably is since it is literally 3-4 blocks away from Skid Row.

    • @MynameJeffX
      @MynameJeffX Před 3 lety +6

      Ya bc Japanese people are civil

    • @nlechoppasfan5235
      @nlechoppasfan5235 Před 3 lety +3

      It’s safe there and it’s in downtown right

  • @gilgilbert5866
    @gilgilbert5866 Před rokem

    Hey Briggs! You are extremely funny in this video! Great sense of humor. Thank you!

  • @GodFirst1111
    @GodFirst1111 Před 8 měsíci

    SPOT ON. Born and raised on these streets. Good work putting this together.

  • @rolfathan
    @rolfathan Před 3 lety +66

    I've spent so much time in little tokyo, super late at night, and never even seen anything particularly sketchy. That one really surprises me.

    • @antoekneeee
      @antoekneeee Před 2 lety

      Maybe because of skid row that neighbors it?

    • @bigacellc8802
      @bigacellc8802 Před 2 lety

      You said "sketchy!" LMAO

    • @WolfRun59
      @WolfRun59 Před 2 lety

      As long as you’re not wandering around too far south of 2nd Street looking lost, you should be good. If you see larger numbers of homeless talking to themselves, you’d better turn around quick.

  • @NickKuiken
    @NickKuiken Před 3 lety +272

    Just got back from LA, spent 2 nights in downtown LA, being from Chicago i kind of understand that when a city is considered "dangerous" it just means there's certain areas to avoid. Everyone was telling me to not go anywhere near downtown LA and i found the area to be pretty safe. More homeless than Chicago but the locals were friendly and lots of things to do.

    • @columbusohio72
      @columbusohio72 Před 3 lety +23

      The warm weather draws lots of homeless

    • @houseoftherisingson7188
      @houseoftherisingson7188 Před 3 lety +9

      downtown used to be fucked up about 30 yrs ago but they moved all the homeless and drug addicts down to wall street towards the train station and downtown is wonderful in most parts, my girlfriend and I used to walk Spring st and Broadway at nite and enjoy all the bars and night life b4 all this CV shit

    • @finalchapter24k
      @finalchapter24k Před 2 lety +17

      You're from Chicago...nuff said 😆

    • @Bob_In_Thailand
      @Bob_In_Thailand Před 2 lety +12

      Downtown LA is not a tourist destination. There are things to see in Downtown from a historical standpoint but it is not a place that you want to stay.

    • @DJ-ep2dc
      @DJ-ep2dc Před 2 lety +12

      Depends what part of downtown LA you were at.....if u were by the touristy area you only issue would be homeless & crack addicts....now if you went a little more north west to where all the central americans are yud see the difference between DTLA & DTLA district area....even in the district are cruise by 5th & broadway & yull get a glimpse of what not to go near

  • @ismaelgonzalez1288
    @ismaelgonzalez1288 Před rokem

    Very good information. Thank you.

  • @Roy_335is
    @Roy_335is Před rokem

    I grew up in all these parts, I’m 22 now and mannn all these spots are giving me nostalgia, I loved my childhood here

  • @DiffySmooth
    @DiffySmooth Před 3 lety +334

    I blame the crime in Chinatown on Johnny Tran and his boys, damn street racers.

    • @kenhubbell3445
      @kenhubbell3445 Před 3 lety +6

      lock em up and deport them

    • @Turnpost2552
      @Turnpost2552 Před 3 lety +5

      NOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSasSSS!!!!!!

    • @jadizm
      @jadizm Před 3 lety +21

      I know your joking and I'm not splitting hairs BUT.......If I'm not mistaken Johnny Tran and his boys were Vietnamese. The turf of their's being in Westminster down in OC.

    • @DiffySmooth
      @DiffySmooth Před 3 lety +3

      jadizm dang, we really had to go there haha

    • @tovopro
      @tovopro Před 3 lety +9

      Dude, I almost had you!

  • @lovingturnip
    @lovingturnip Před 3 lety +800

    When he said Little Tokyo was number 2 I sip my water and started laughing. It's one of the most comfortable places to walk in ALL of Los Angeles in the city district. The time and hard work they put into building that area, community and shops is applaudable. It's a shame this video basically took a shit on the area and tourists now may miss this beautiful cultural area, little shops and great food due to this video.

    • @memyself1176
      @memyself1176 Před 3 lety +54

      i knew that didn’t sound right chinatown and tokyo are the most dangerous lol

    • @maracc5816
      @maracc5816 Před 3 lety +15

      Arianne Bromley it’s based of stats, crimes by x amount per sq mile

    • @winningblack5112
      @winningblack5112 Před 3 lety +21

      Maybe because you’re so use to black neighborhoods being intimidating and you could be a bigot for that.

    • @rampar77
      @rampar77 Před 3 lety +5

      They were part of downtown where they had lots of property and violent crimes.

    • @hsingholee1058
      @hsingholee1058 Před 3 lety +12

      True but the surrounding area is pretty bad though with tons of homeless and very bad vibes. Whether it is actually dangerous I don't know but I'm not going to find out.

  • @damn671
    @damn671 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Currently living and working in Chinatown.
    Chinatown definitely do not seem "dangerous" but it can definitely get very wild and dangerous.
    When you're out at night, many people are driving $100k cars... That alone should tell you what kind of business these people are into.

  • @lynetteford6063
    @lynetteford6063 Před rokem

    I learn a lot thanks for the informative information they should have a booklet on this type of things because people like me are living a dream world.

  • @jackmeyer8656
    @jackmeyer8656 Před 3 lety +97

    I’ve lived in Mid City just above West Adams and the freeway for 18 years. My best friend lives in West Adams. The danger of the area is greatly exaggerated in this video.

    • @Eskwee
      @Eskwee Před 2 lety +1

      I agree!

    • @ephesians_2_4-6
      @ephesians_2_4-6 Před 2 lety +1

      Agreed

    • @ephesians_2_4-6
      @ephesians_2_4-6 Před 2 lety +2

      I live next to mid city to and the barber shop

    • @keenanmccarty9925
      @keenanmccarty9925 Před 2 lety +5

      Nobody who actually lives in LA would say West Adams is more dangerous than Crenshaw. I live in WA and there’s plenty to be careful of sure (especially as you go further South of the freeway), but for the most part it’s a harmless burb with a bunch of indie coffee shops, art galleries, and (yes) liquor stores and shady scam artists. Not exactly a hive of gang warfare or anything though. Only heard gunshots once in over a year living here. Whereas I hear shots sometimes just driving South of here

    • @tedluebke7032
      @tedluebke7032 Před 2 lety

      I agree but back in the day I'm talking mid-1980s the skating rink World on wheels did not attract the best crowds I never had a problem around that area and I am white! But all my friends were black not really gangsta but we were all really big guys so we never encountered to many problems but it did happen from time to time and back at time at of Jamaican gangs kind of controlled the area close by not exactly right there but pretty close and they were ruthless this was of course when crack was becoming really big although no of use really called it crack! That was a media creation

  • @michaelflanagan1461
    @michaelflanagan1461 Před 3 lety +702

    I'm british but spent a lot of time in Los Angeles as I have friends there and I have been through a lot of these areas on the metro (and visited watts towers) and while they are run down in parts which is sad to see I can honestly say I have never been bothered once. I assume a lot of these are gang related and if you keep yourself to yourself you will be ok. Love LA

    • @horacesubayar794
      @horacesubayar794 Před 3 lety +47

      It's true, most people leave you alone but it all depends on the place and timing.

    • @chromebomb
      @chromebomb Před 3 lety +41

      everyone loves to try to act tough but really LA is very safe and pretty soft to be honest.

    • @vision-gc4hy
      @vision-gc4hy Před 3 lety +60

      I'm born and raised in L.A., and also lived in Atlanta, Brooklyn and Oakland. While you always have to be smart and aware, by and large they're not really unsafe. BUT.... in those places..... if you're looking for trouble, you'll find it right away. If you're not, then you'll be alright.

    • @whathell6t
      @whathell6t Před 3 lety +5

      Russell Mondy
      I agree.
      However! If you’re really in trouble at no fault your own, you can use the homeless transients & vagrants as shields. I always do this method in Metro Blue/A Line, but it’s a double-edge sword.

    • @jamesledesma56
      @jamesledesma56 Před 3 lety +24

      I'm a native and I agree. In thirty years, I've only gone thru one burglary and have had my car stolen and then found completely fine. You usually wont run into trouble unless you're looking for it.

  • @old_romans
    @old_romans Před rokem +31

    As a kid growing up in Hawthorne, Inglewood and Lennox, all throughout the 80s until 1992, I always thought LA was the greatest place on earth because it was featured in almost every movie and TV show, and that gang violence was a normal thing that all places had; getting jumped for your jacket or bike was just something that happened regularly everywhere. As an adult living in South Florida, I gotta say...in hindsight, I lived in a goddam warzone! My parents can confirm, the cops were to blame...they witnessed beatings and even had to Identify the dead body of a tenant we had living in a small house behind our house (duplex); the man was a very docile, sweet guy with a Wife and two small kids and my folks said he was complete covered in bruises.

    • @adrianp7574
      @adrianp7574 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Yeah man. I feel you. I was growing up a lil bit in Torrance too cause I had friends since my teens. I’m from Compton. Now all I wanna do is move to Torrance or PV

    • @atroxfortuna
      @atroxfortuna Před 5 měsíci +1

      I grew up in Lennox, too from the timeframe you shared. The apartment complex I lived at were 1-bedroom apartments then, behind the Lucky grocery store.

    • @AutoErotic
      @AutoErotic Před měsícem +1

      @@adrianp7574 Dude! I also grew up in Compton and surrounding areas. I bailed as soon as I graduated HS and moved to Torrance. Best decision ever! I used to think having bars on your windows was normal.

    • @adrianp7574
      @adrianp7574 Před měsícem +1

      @@AutoErotic I one day want to move there. Kinda tough out here

  • @eduardotay8470
    @eduardotay8470 Před rokem

    I am with u on this!

  • @ReignBow.
    @ReignBow. Před 3 lety +312

    Dude! Do you even live in LA?? I live in Little Tokyo for over 5yrs and whatever you said, or your outdated sources said is absolutely not true! Even your South Park area is mixed up.

    • @heyitzLou
      @heyitzLou Před 3 lety +9

      Mailing address on his profile says Oregon, so probably no. He’s never been to Little Tokyo or Chinatown the so called stats brought up in this video don’t show the reality on the ground.

    • @dlginvestment6898
      @dlginvestment6898 Před 3 lety +25

      Some white Guy who don't know about LA. Trying to make a video.

    • @johnnywetbrain
      @johnnywetbrain Před 3 lety +4

      Staples center is near exposition park I believe and yeah little Tokyo is really nice lots of cops.

    • @whathell6t
      @whathell6t Před 3 lety +5

      RyZombie619
      Actually! Staples Center is part of South Park district and after that is the Figueroa Corridor.

    • @whathell6t
      @whathell6t Před 3 lety +3

      johnnywetbrain
      Nope! Absolutely not!
      You’re thinking of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum which in Exposition Park.

  • @downerr1344
    @downerr1344 Před 3 lety +459

    if u live in the hood of los angeles like i do, just mind ur business and you’ll be good 😅 this list isn’t accurate at all

    • @hithere2602
      @hithere2602 Před 3 lety +9

      Yeah just don't set trip or Don t shit and n you'll be fine

    • @punkbluntz
      @punkbluntz Před 3 lety +3

      @@hithere2602 i live by that

    • @whattheysayk9558
      @whattheysayk9558 Před 3 lety +11

      Seeing all these streets I knew he was BS

    • @realtruth3762
      @realtruth3762 Před 3 lety +16

      I don't really know Lil Tokyo or Ch town but if it was the most violent like 668% and 679% of nat. cr*me state why is it never in the news? 🤔

    • @Eidelmania
      @Eidelmania Před 3 lety +27

      I dont know how he missed MacAuthur Park? I lived there in the 90's and saw some crazy azz shyt.

  • @thomascampbell2356
    @thomascampbell2356 Před 2 lety

    Great work

  • @alirazmjou2149
    @alirazmjou2149 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much for this video سپاسگزارم

  • @jamesmunro8783
    @jamesmunro8783 Před rokem +5

    I was born, and I grew up here in Los Angeles, thank you I hope this will keep people away..

  • @DWEthiopia
    @DWEthiopia Před 3 lety +350

    I live in LA. I am on the border of Crenshaw and West Adams. I think this list is NOT that accurate. I'll be honest, I don't know everything that's happening in my neighborhood, however, it doesn't feel as unsafe as he makes it seem. There has to be more dangerous neighborhoods than Crenshaw and West Adams. Also, both the neighborhoods are now heavily gentrified. Property values have shot up 150% in the last 5 years.

    • @Scorpio-ng7ke
      @Scorpio-ng7ke Před 3 lety +5

      That’s true I also live here Adams borderline Crenshaw is not as bad as it was I’m so surprised to the numbers he saying not sure if it’s as bad as it was plus the house price u right maybe that’s it also couple of abandon houses waiting for sale so does number do t seem right?

    • @roberttraylor1392
      @roberttraylor1392 Před 3 lety

      amen

    • @californiamade5608
      @californiamade5608 Před 3 lety +6

      That’s because it’s ghetto anyways.

    • @roberttraylor1392
      @roberttraylor1392 Před 3 lety

      @@californiamade5608 where do you live la is mostly now latino and black

    • @MirandaSpigener
      @MirandaSpigener Před 3 lety +7

      Crenshaw west Adams and Jefferson not that bad

  • @microtyger
    @microtyger Před 3 lety +98

    Lolol... "Lincoln Hts..on a bluff overlooking the Los Angeles River" 😅 What a great view of a dried up garbage pit!

    • @horacesubayar794
      @horacesubayar794 Před 3 lety +7

      Does anyone remember what a real river looks like?

    • @richardkaltenbach3961
      @richardkaltenbach3961 Před 3 lety +1

      Garbage Heaps Line Lankershim And Cahuenga And Vineland Blvds. In The Heart Of North Hollywood! YECCH!

    • @sclerodermasmarter2742
      @sclerodermasmarter2742 Před 3 lety +4

      Ok. I grew up in Lincoln Heights . I was 4th generation raised there. It is not on a bluff. As of 2020 It is getting gentrified with more white 25 to 40 yr olds. It was not the Lincoln Heights in the show. That Lincoln Heights was supposed to be in Chicago.

    • @tylerTH3Cr34T0r
      @tylerTH3Cr34T0r Před 3 lety +5

      Lmao Lincoln heights ! The avenues... Lincoln heights isn’t that bad

    • @josephgee2515
      @josephgee2515 Před 3 lety +1

      @@tylerTH3Cr34T0r With Muders every other day and a crack spot on a hill no cops ever rolled through. Let's not forget streets where Non Latinos were forbidden from entering without the open threat of being killed.
      Lol

  • @JohnNorris411
    @JohnNorris411 Před 2 lety +2

    My family lived in Compton when it was a clean and safe place to live with very low crime, back in the 40's. That changed quick.

    • @DjTIMEJD
      @DjTIMEJD Před 2 lety

      Compton was cool until Reagan and the government flooded it and other areas of South LA with drugs and military grade weapons.

  • @Dwayne-mb2uj
    @Dwayne-mb2uj Před 10 měsíci +3

    The worst crime that ever happened to me in my service business in LA was a bad cheek and someone stole my tools out of my truck one night. I can`t recall ever even being near a violent crime . I think criminals harm each other more than they do honest people.

  • @glidden67
    @glidden67 Před 3 lety +109

    Lived in Gardena for 7 years and never had a problem. Love LA.

    • @GeeEm1313
      @GeeEm1313 Před 2 lety +4

      I refuse to love L.A.

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart Před 2 lety +2

      Gardena was mostly workinfg-class whites back in the day. Not sure about now.

    • @laurenr5095
      @laurenr5095 Před 2 lety +4

      When I visit LA I stay at an air bnb in Gardena. It's pretty quiet and safe to me.

    • @mynameis9389
      @mynameis9389 Před 2 lety +3

      @@GeeEm1313 leave then

    • @gmoney2103
      @gmoney2103 Před 2 lety +2

      Kings Hawaiian Restaurant. Rocks!

  • @junebug1141
    @junebug1141 Před 3 lety +139

    This guy has never been in any of those areas at night. Like the song goes " the freaks come out at night "

    • @kenhubbell3445
      @kenhubbell3445 Před 3 lety

      how do you know ese

    • @sarahd8674
      @sarahd8674 Před 3 lety +2

      I feel like every major city has that. When I was young, my parents use to tell me that there is nothing good that happens past 12.

    • @ehiggins360
      @ehiggins360 Před 3 lety +2

      I was just singing that song today. It came out when crack hit the scene.

    • @carvercapitalequitypartner122
      @carvercapitalequitypartner122 Před 3 lety

      He's too scared to go.

    • @le_th_
      @le_th_ Před 3 lety

      oh ffs...The freaks come out at night is talking about WOMEN in the clubs. You remember, like Rick James used to say "she's super freaky". That is the kind of "freak" that song is talking about.

  • @twilightpg438
    @twilightpg438 Před rokem +6

    I've lived in 4 out of 10 of these "areas". From the 70s through the 90s. I guess I was immune to the violence around me, they were all home to me. The gang violence at the time was seemingly a part of life. I will always love Los Angeles. Don't live there now though!

  • @PiggyFuktoy
    @PiggyFuktoy Před rokem +1

    I would be immensely helpful if you showed an overall area map with progressively colored markers indicating where within Los Angeles and in relation to each other you are discussing

  • @luciovaldez5835
    @luciovaldez5835 Před 3 lety +281

    This dude doesn't know LA well as you can tell

    • @SA-hz1rs
      @SA-hz1rs Před 3 lety +25

      He lives In lame ass Texas I think

    • @skylamanning3925
      @skylamanning3925 Před 3 lety +1

      Prove it and tell the people

    • @luciovaldez5835
      @luciovaldez5835 Před 3 lety +5

      @@skylamanning3925 gotta the imperial courts or anywhere on fig lmfaoo 😂

    • @terminallumbago6465
      @terminallumbago6465 Před 3 lety +5

      He's said before he grew up in SoCal. He's in Oregon now if I'm not mistaken.

    • @Denissegv1087
      @Denissegv1087 Před 3 lety +5

      He probably forgot to take his Xanax and made this video full of anxiety so everything is bad n scary lol

  • @rainbowcat83
    @rainbowcat83 Před 3 lety +60

    I live in Lincoln Heights for many years. It used to be nice but it gradually started dying when more homeless showed up in the main street and many middle class residents moved out. It is still a safe city as long as you don't go out at night. We still have good neighbors watching out for each other.

  • @coreydiaz7297
    @coreydiaz7297 Před rokem

    Thanks!

  • @fredlawson9394
    @fredlawson9394 Před 10 měsíci

    Very Interesting ..👍👍👍

  • @danim2897
    @danim2897 Před 3 lety +558

    As someone who worked in the field all over LA for many years, I can honestly say that the worst areas where I actually felt unsafe were lynwood and much of the neighborhoods around USC.

    • @DT-sb9sv
      @DT-sb9sv Před 2 lety +23

      6th Street, Has to be the worst, but the beach cities have the most annoying ones.
      I too have worked all over LA. A safety vest, a hard hat, a clipboard, and a white F-150 will get you almost anywhere.

    • @slagwill5599
      @slagwill5599 Před 2 lety +37

      Yea. A friend of mine was doing cable work over there - they stole his truck. Lol.

    • @bathbom2487
      @bathbom2487 Před 2 lety +3

      @@slagwill5599 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @lowkey213
      @lowkey213 Před 2 lety +32

      Ya that’s why USC has security on every corner of every block that the students reside in. All those hoods around usc know not to mess with usc, just like in Hollywood, hoods know not to tag up all the streets. It’s like a unwritten rule, an understanding.

    • @ryangrey8643
      @ryangrey8643 Před 2 lety +43

      Went to USC and the surrounding community was god awful. Transferred to UCLA my junior year and it was heavenly and surrounded by multi million dollar mansions!

  • @LaGuanacaJP
    @LaGuanacaJP Před 2 lety +96

    I grew up in West Adams and my parents still live there, 30+ years. It’s definitely not as dangerous as it was in the 80s & 90s. There’s so much gentrification going on in the area that to see it being called dangerous NOW blows my mind, it’s the most peaceful it’s ever been.

    • @mrj3986
      @mrj3986 Před 2 lety +1

      Same....la now is not the same la from the 90s.... it's a lot safer after the cell phones.... security cameras ect.....

    • @branroblesbuildersinc.mart5730
      @branroblesbuildersinc.mart5730 Před 2 lety

      I grew up there and never had a problem!

    • @thefinalkayakboss
      @thefinalkayakboss Před 2 lety +3

      Your national average is dictated by 1000s of little one traffic light towns where a single parking ticket is issued each year. I live in a quiet white suburb where the worst thing that happens is townies driving drunk. This guy would probably tell you not to stop here after dark.

    • @foxfire1112
      @foxfire1112 Před rokem

      There's many places on this list that are pretty exaggerated but this was the strangest one

    • @rikky383
      @rikky383 Před rokem

      Yeah even ten years ago it seemed pretty safe. Never knew it was supposedly a more dangerous area than any other neighborhood in LA

  • @mymovelw
    @mymovelw Před rokem

    You're right. The 110 fwy has got terrible off ramps. Dangerous to get off the fwy on a few streets.

  • @m.s.3798
    @m.s.3798 Před 11 měsíci

    I think this is really helpful for people thinking to move to LA

  • @dylancarter9935
    @dylancarter9935 Před 3 lety +86

    I lived in Chinatown for six months in 2020. It’s definitely NOT as dangerous as this video makes it out to be. It’s quite safe to go out at night & a beautiful experience. There are plenty of historical buildings & many things to see in the area.

    • @wildestcowboy2668
      @wildestcowboy2668 Před 2 lety +4

      That's a lie

    • @deadlyoneable
      @deadlyoneable Před 2 lety

      This video would suggest because places called Chinatown are dangerous, then it must be Asians. But we all know who is responsible for the violence. And it’s not Asians. It rhymes with cracks.

    • @getstarted5080
      @getstarted5080 Před rokem +3

      @@wildestcowboy2668 it's an opinion from someone's experience. You ought to mind your English.

    • @danielhoward4566
      @danielhoward4566 Před rokem

      @@getstarted5080 Maybe you should shut up. Chinatown is awful and full of criminals and gangs.

    • @breadjasonzoo4205
      @breadjasonzoo4205 Před rokem +1

      @@wildestcowboy2668 im in chinatown since 2012 and im going to move in 2024 and I never did encounter any crimes in the area

  • @xentaatnex8261
    @xentaatnex8261 Před 3 lety +309

    I don't think you have ever visited these neighborhoods.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs Před 3 lety +36

      when we do our video we will be shooting footage of the area and not use Google maps. ridiculous

    • @isaiahlozano5125
      @isaiahlozano5125 Před 3 lety +4

      @@streetgangs love the Chanel just watched your recent ones 💯love from the IE

    • @josemireles852
      @josemireles852 Před 3 lety +1

      FOR WHAT?

    • @debbyrising9328
      @debbyrising9328 Před 3 lety +2

      Maybe drove through on the main streets but didn’t venture in.

    • @aishab9403
      @aishab9403 Před 3 lety +1

      😂😂😂 right

  • @daniels3795
    @daniels3795 Před 2 lety

    I grew up in San Diego until I left in 2002. The neighborhoods I was always told to stay away from was East LA ( Boyle heights ), Nickerson gardens in Watts and N Hollyweird.

  • @bryonnikkel4741
    @bryonnikkel4741 Před rokem +2

    Hey Man!!!! You should go to Skid Row in L.A.!!

  • @deanscott1134
    @deanscott1134 Před 3 lety +31

    This had me LMAO! "if you get a flat on the 110, ride home on the rims--just DON'T stop!!"..same thing I used to tell newbies about the SWATs here in the ATL

    • @Lefty1x
      @Lefty1x Před 3 lety +1

      Lmaooo don’t stop on 166

  • @James-nv1wf
    @James-nv1wf Před 2 lety +17

    Whenever I'm in a new neighbourhood...even if I am, I try to never look lost.

  • @Joser167
    @Joser167 Před rokem +5

    I grew up in these areas because of a dysfunctional household that was unable to get their situation in order. Fact of the matter is, if you look for trouble, you'll find it. For the most part, people mind their own business and if you come off as a punk, you'll get treated accordingly. Always say good morning, and be respectful.

  • @RitterAlissa
    @RitterAlissa Před rokem

    Very nice

  • @thomasa8814
    @thomasa8814 Před 2 lety +29

    Me from LA: "Damn really? I never had any problems going to any of these hoods."

  • @dslsdad1
    @dslsdad1 Před 3 lety +53

    I lived in three of these neighborhoods and I work in little Tokyo. The only thing that makes little Tokyo bad is the amount of homelessness in the area. I still walk around there at night to get some food during my lunch break, or to the Starbucks on L.A. street and first. I don’t know where this dude is getting his numbers from.

    • @christinemeleg4535
      @christinemeleg4535 Před 2 lety +3

      They are probably made up to satisfy his own ego. We are from Los Angeles, there are good areas and bad in every city and town, no such thing as perfection.

    • @AG-yc7vt
      @AG-yc7vt Před 2 lety +1

      the stats are based off of reported crimes. So you know little Tokyo and China Town are at the top of the list, because they actually report crimes compared to other places that just stay silent and let the police find the victim.

  • @DeshawnFindley
    @DeshawnFindley Před 10 měsíci +1

    You tell us don't go to these places, but I'm curious how you got the pics? Offline?

  • @Revenantssf
    @Revenantssf Před 2 lety +1

    I live in lil Tokyo and down the way from China Town, i think its super safe and mellow as long as you don't make the mistake and walk a few blocks into Skid Row. I was more afraid of Noho and Valley Village than I was of where I am now, lol!

  • @dontuck3
    @dontuck3 Před 3 lety +85

    I’ve lived in a place neighboring Crenshaw all my life and Crenshaw isn’t that bad. Also very surprised about West Adams, my grandparents have lived there over 50 years now🤔

    • @MiguelLopez-vp9zx
      @MiguelLopez-vp9zx Před 3 lety +14

      Ya the guy making the video is autistic

    • @money4385
      @money4385 Před 3 lety +4

      L.A. turns very dangerous at night.

    • @davejohnson7432
      @davejohnson7432 Před 3 lety +6

      Adam West neighborhood isn't that bad either

    • @nicholasferguson6499
      @nicholasferguson6499 Před 3 lety +2

      IKR, I live in west adams right now, like literally on west adams blvd. I haven't seen anything.

    • @lawrenceboatright1123
      @lawrenceboatright1123 Před 3 lety +1

      Really?? I drive for Uber and start at 6 and end 6am 7 days a week and don’t see any crime and I’m in south central taking people to work all night and morning do you go out every night??

  • @mrjaviercorrea66
    @mrjaviercorrea66 Před 3 lety +256

    You left out my dearly beloved Boyle Heights. I’ve been living here for the last 40 years and I love my community as bad as it is. 🇺🇸 🇲🇽

    • @marquesjohnson2903
      @marquesjohnson2903 Před 3 lety +17

      Had a air and B there the community embraced me like I was one of their own which is weird me being black in a Mexican neighborhood

    • @FoodFolksandGuns
      @FoodFolksandGuns Před 3 lety +11

      I used to take classes right by LAC+USC. Is that Burger King by the magnet high school still there? That was my little pit stop! (Edit: it was on Marengo and of course it’s a Starbucks now 😕)

    • @crazysusanaita619
      @crazysusanaita619 Před 3 lety +5

      Best birria de chivo en la there

    • @mrjaviercorrea66
      @mrjaviercorrea66 Před 3 lety +3

      @@crazysusanaita619 yes of course!

    • @mrjaviercorrea66
      @mrjaviercorrea66 Před 3 lety +5

      @@FoodFolksandGuns yes it’s still there it used to be one of my favorite places as well.

  • @randallwilliams7338
    @randallwilliams7338 Před rokem

    That is the best advice that narrator said at the end of this video.

  • @GranTube
    @GranTube Před 12 dny

    When I saw West Adams I thought immediately BATMAN(from the 60's TV series) then I thought to myself "Wait! That can't be it's Adam West!" Lol!

  • @marioa.hadebe6218
    @marioa.hadebe6218 Před 2 lety +59

    People who've never been to LA
    "Damn man thats the hood"
    man I love LA 🤣♥️

  • @rsvp6
    @rsvp6 Před 3 lety +28

    So sad, I remember dads taking us kids to Dodger stadium with my friends for games and eating locally before the games, also used to take school field trips to the Natural History museum. Those days are sadly gone

  • @blankmike4613
    @blankmike4613 Před rokem

    Fairly done, gr8 show. Used 2 in "the Avenues" b4 it got ugly. :)

  • @keeranimal8
    @keeranimal8 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Chinatown only gets weird at night when an entire city block explodes in green flame…

  • @Silverback_GMT410
    @Silverback_GMT410 Před 2 lety +105

    As someone from LA the top 2 sound so unbelievable. I now live a few streets from Watts and the worst thing in the area are the ghetto drivers. As far as the crimes in LA, I guess I’ve lived a very sheltered life in the 26 years of being alive because I have YET to have major issues with crime personally.

    • @AustinSowell
      @AustinSowell Před 2 lety +9

      Watts is not as dangerous as it used to be at all

    • @lefufu3293
      @lefufu3293 Před 2 lety +9

      @@AustinSowell whole of la is 10 time safer than the 80s and 90s

    • @jamestucker8088
      @jamestucker8088 Před 2 lety +3

      I am completely blown away by the top two. I can understand little Tokyo maybe getting worse with skid row nearby but I have never felt threatened in China town. I have been there many times.

    • @bradleycooper1016
      @bradleycooper1016 Před 2 lety +2

      Everywhere has crimes but Californians can’t protect themselves when you know the criminal will have a gun while law abiding citizens won’t. Wouldn’t ever move to cali or anyplace that won’t allow regular citizens to own pretty much any type of firearm they want except automatic firearms

    • @kbsinsanewrld
      @kbsinsanewrld Před rokem

      We probably live very close to each other. I live close to MJ's park. Looking for trouble is going into Nickerson Gardens at night when you don't know anyone living there with bad intentions. Jordan Downs is actually in the process of being revitalized and looking pretty good. It's true there are pockets of areas around here that one should avoid and sometimes there is confusion when people start popping off fireworks, but even the "bums" won't mess with ya and I don't fear going to the liquor store on 120th and Central, whereas it was a complete no go back in the 80"s and 90's. I'd say we have a mixture of more good than bad and you can't say it's one race vs another causing most of the mayhem. If going off the Citizens app alone, we're in a pretty safe area compared to other areas in this video though we all know people in China Town and Little Tokyo are far more apt to report crime whereas people in other areas mentioned may feel its a waste of time even calling the police which explains the higher crime rate. I can't believe people are actually paying all that money to live in high rises next to skid row 🙄

  • @ajnunez9777
    @ajnunez9777 Před 3 lety +33

    This was a great video but I’ve lived in LA my whole life I’ve been through all these neighborhoods thousands of times I’ve been in little Tokyo and China town as late as like 4- 5 am at times and I’ve never been assaulted or even bothered to that extent. Most of the crime happens to people who are nosy or are a part of the problem. If you mind your business and just be a good person none of this stuff will happen to you.

  • @giosanchez1ako
    @giosanchez1ako Před 2 lety

    I work at every one of those cities you mentioned. It’s pretty scary

  • @dominped23
    @dominped23 Před rokem

    I was near South Soto Junction (not from the area) any thoughts of that area? Was driving back to our hotel in Anaheim after going downtown LA

  • @lizl6232
    @lizl6232 Před 3 lety +8

    Look forward to your videos. Informative. Your humor makes my day😂😂😂😂. Happy 4th🇺🇸

  • @savedbychristjesus2944
    @savedbychristjesus2944 Před 2 lety +156

    When u realize you've been waking around these places with no problems. Thank you Lord👶

    • @LeRoideSoleil
      @LeRoideSoleil Před 2 lety +2

      SAME

    • @RO-pg9hw
      @RO-pg9hw Před 2 lety +2

      Never had a problem in Chinatown, little Tokyo and Lincoln heights.

    • @claycoates5056
      @claycoates5056 Před 2 lety +2

      Must remember that DATSUN SAVES TOO just love that

    • @l.danielaguilera2560
      @l.danielaguilera2560 Před rokem +1

      That’s because all this “numbers” are very exaggerated

  • @lisabethflowers7921
    @lisabethflowers7921 Před rokem

    A 2022 update would be nice. And, a map at the end highlighting all these areas in los angeles county

  • @TheAnthropol
    @TheAnthropol Před rokem

    2:30 I love you for realizing that no everyone is a criminal in the Projects.

  • @horacesubayar794
    @horacesubayar794 Před 3 lety +96

    Briggs, I agree with most of the cities being dangerous on your list but was surprised that Little Tokyo and Chinatown made it.

    • @donh5794
      @donh5794 Před 3 lety +7

      Surprise to me too. I rode the metro to both places a few times in the past 9 months and walked around, eat and hung out.

    • @timclifton5951
      @timclifton5951 Před 3 lety +4

      Surprised that a non-Black or Latino area made this list?

    • @richardkaltenbach3961
      @richardkaltenbach3961 Před 3 lety +2

      Whaddya Expect? It's Fucking LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA!
      THE RECTUM AND LARGE INTESTINE OF PLANET EARTH!! FTL!

    • @richardkaltenbach3961
      @richardkaltenbach3961 Před 3 lety +3

      @@renemarie5936 What About Koreatown? Can't Forget About That One Either!

    • @daviddevonshire7213
      @daviddevonshire7213 Před 3 lety +4

      Horace Subayar because it’s close to skid row

  • @ogworker72
    @ogworker72 Před 2 lety +21

    I lived in Little Tokyo from 95 to 03. I used to walk through skid row on central and 7th to catch the bus for work. I saw some crazy things but never had any serious problems. There was always homeless but since then the numbers have really gone up. Never had any problems in Chinatown either. Glad I moved out, but I have many good memories in Downtown from my 20's.

  • @MACMAMI
    @MACMAMI Před rokem

    Often when I've visited Los Angeles, I've stayed in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood..................and I've personally always felt at ease walking around by myself between Lincoln Heights and Chinatown via Spring Street. I certainly don't disregard being vigilant and prepared, but I think often it's mind over matter more than anything what is more or less "safe". 🙂

  • @TheRealDrJoey
    @TheRealDrJoey Před rokem

    When I lived in Hawthorne in the early 70s I used to hitch-hike through most of these neighborhoods all the time. I was blissfully unaware of their rep. Actually, I kinda liked Compton, 'cause I usually got quick rides from low-riders. My old 'hood in Hawthorne didn't make your list, but it wasn't far from most of the neighborhoods on your list.

  • @MadMetsFan
    @MadMetsFan Před 2 lety +47

    I've been going to LA regularly for the past 7 years and I've traveled throughout the entire city - exclusively on mass transit - and I've never encountered any problems whatsoever - day or night. But the one thing that I do is that I never stray from the major boulevards. If you stick to the major boulevards or avenues I think you'll be fine wherever you go - it's when you go deep into the neighborhoods that I think things can get a little sideways.

    • @jesseholguin4482
      @jesseholguin4482 Před 2 lety +1

      If your hear long enough , you will see stuff that after awhile, you realize how even a strong society cannot stop the darkside of humanity.

    • @diegoechiveste502
      @diegoechiveste502 Před 2 lety +1

      This video is bull, I live in LA and never experienced any crime myself!! Also my job intel’s that I go to different locations on a weekly basis.

    • @amandaperry4236
      @amandaperry4236 Před 2 lety +6

      I went to visit friends and almost got stabbed on the metro for accidentally shoulder slamming into someone because I was loosing my friends I was with. He pulled out a knife and was yelling at me and my girlfriend. Nobody looked or cared he was threatening us.

    • @dudeshack5577
      @dudeshack5577 Před 2 lety

      @@diegoechiveste502 in any city people have expereince somekind of crime at one point or another. you talking like Los Angeles CALIFORNIA is just a perfect world" when crimes happen in Los Angeles all the time with gangs & drug infested areas.

  • @kristinnunez2702
    @kristinnunez2702 Před 3 lety +35

    I laughed so hard when you mentioned Godzilla showing up and we're like, yeah I'm not surprised, because this year has SUCKED so far. I can't even believe the sh*t going on in our world and country (US). Would you do the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago? I lived in Horner Park for 3 years and then Albany Park, I think that's the name, for another 3 years before moving out of the city. Great video!

    • @whathell6t
      @whathell6t Před 3 lety

      @Kristin Nunez
      Actually! Godzilla from Shizuo Kobune’s Godzilla Planet of the Monsters fought against three monsters; Angirus, Baragon, and Varan, in Los Angeles, CA.

  • @yogoombah2356
    @yogoombah2356 Před rokem +1

    To be fair Little Tokyo is fairly safe and has a very busy nightlife with patrols, unfortunately, it's "Skid Row" just blocks to the south that ruins their statistics.

  • @saitoman
    @saitoman Před rokem +2

    The reason why many Japanese did not come back to Little Tokyo and moved somewhere else is simply because for two to three years after WWII ended, Japanese were not allowed to return to the west coast. Example, after my family was released from the Poston, Arizona camp, they couldn’t come back, so they went to Chicago. A few years later, they came back to LA. Not all of them though.

  • @johnrpizzaguy
    @johnrpizzaguy Před 3 lety +43

    I grew up in Calabasas and it was rough, sometimes there was no security guard at the front gate. I felt so un safe that I moved to San Luis Obispo.

    • @AngelRodriguez-qy8mz
      @AngelRodriguez-qy8mz Před 3 lety +3

      Calabasas ? Bitch ya lives in a ritzy hood

    • @tnerbb
      @tnerbb Před 3 lety +1

      looool

    • @le_th_
      @le_th_ Před 3 lety +6

      @@AngelRodriguez-qy8mz He's joking. (which is why he references how the security guard was not at the front gate sometimes)

    • @raydraw2313
      @raydraw2313 Před 3 lety

      😂😂😂

    • @maxsonmusic6104
      @maxsonmusic6104 Před 3 lety

      🤪🤣🤣🍾

  • @andyedge263
    @andyedge263 Před 3 lety +56

    boyz n hood didn't take place in Compton.

    • @hephaestus511
      @hephaestus511 Před 3 lety +9

      Right, it was in Gardena

    • @kevburns102x4
      @kevburns102x4 Před 3 lety

      And I think we probably know why too lol

    • @kenhubbell3445
      @kenhubbell3445 Před 3 lety +1

      BOYZ FRIOM THE HOOD BFTH13 NOHO

    • @fearmepleasez9103
      @fearmepleasez9103 Před 3 lety +3

      Boyz n the hood was in van ness cuz cube n the others were rollin 60s

    • @j-r-m7775
      @j-r-m7775 Před 3 lety +5

      There were parts of it in Compton. When Lawence Fishburne gave his gentrification speech was in Compton.

  • @David-mp6vc
    @David-mp6vc Před rokem

    Nice job. For residence or traveler's this is a guideline where to and not to travel through, nothing personal. Keeping in mind this list as noted was assembled based on the National crime statistics.

  • @fredceely
    @fredceely Před 10 měsíci

    I had a Saturday volunteer gig in Leimert Park all through the 1990s. Right at Leimert and Crenshaw. You touched on the real danger metric: after dark. When I finished my work, I'd always hit Phillip's BBQ, which was only a couple of doors away. Great place. (A break-away brother of the family that owned Woody's BBQ, up the hill.) I'm a talker, I always talked to people on the line. They were almost all black, which has never been a problem for me. On day I was talking to this one fellow about the great restaurants and stores in the area. There was a Jamaican restaurant that I liked a lot; Hat City was my favorite hat store. "It's pretty cool during the day, but stay away after dark," he said. "That's when the wolves come out."

  • @atropos0754
    @atropos0754 Před 3 lety +8

    Good stuff Briggs😀👍

  • @microtyger
    @microtyger Před 3 lety +5

    I thought this was a very intriguing video. Thanks! 😃

  • @CoryShowtime
    @CoryShowtime Před 2 lety +1

    I've lived in West Adams/Leimert Park for 5 years. Never had an issue. I go jogging at night with no problems.

    • @DjTIMEJD
      @DjTIMEJD Před 2 lety

      He provided pictures that weren’t even in Leimert Park, a working class to Middle Class neighborhood. Also Upper Middle Class Baldwin Hills is a part of #9 the Crenshaw District Terrible list.

  • @carloflorez8697
    @carloflorez8697 Před rokem

    Visited this site before. An after living outside of Memphis Tennessee I can say that place was no Joke. People disappear leaving the Greyhound station.