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California Danger Zones: Can You Guess the Most Dangerous Cities in California?

It is likely no surprise you to that Southern California is known as a particularly dangerous place. Regardless of what the stats say, this reputation could end up hurting you if you are facing criminal charges. For example, if you are arrested for a theft crime in an area where there are more thefts than other areas, then a jury may be predisposed to believing that you committed the crime.

This is why you need a qualified criminal defense attorney. When you work with Law Office of Michael L. Fell, you can count on the fact that we will work to break through any prejudice the judge or jury may have – and that includes showing them that though you may come from a high crime city, that does not mean you committed the crime. Read on to discover some of the cities in California with the highest crime rates and then contact Law Office of Michael L. Fell at (949) 585-9055 for a free legal consultation.

Compton

As you may have expected, Compton is one of the cities in California with the highest rate of reported violent crimes. There are about 1,130 violent crimes per year, with another 2,620 property crimes, which gives Compton a violent crime rate of 11.49 per 1,000 residents and a crime rate of 26.18 per 1,000 residents for property crimes. The most common violent charge is simple assault.

San Bernardino

Most people in the country know about the mass shooting that took place a few years ago. In most years, there are an average of 44 murders in San Bernardino. This puts the overall violent crime rate at just over 9.9 crimes per 1,000 people with a property crime rate of around 43 per 1,000 people. These are both much higher than average for the state. For example, the violent crime rate is more than 2 times that of California’s crime rate as a whole and the theft crimes and property crimes are about 1.6 times higher than California’s averages.

Barstow

A suburb of San Bernardino, Barstow sees less crime in volume but when adjusted for volume has one of the highest property crime rates in the state. There were 33.45 property crimes per 1,000 residents last year, which easily makes it one of the highest crime rate areas. That said, there were just 217 violent crimes and a total of 781 property crimes committed. When you compare those total numbers to the total numbers in San Bernardino, this suburb can end up looking tame.

Have you been accused of a crime in California?

If you are from one of the above mentioned “hot beds” of crime, or you are accused of committing a crime in those areas, then you could be facing unfair prejudice by the jury and judge. The good news is that the right criminal defense attorney can get you through this. Reach out to Law Office of Michael L. Fell at (949) 585-9055 for your free legal consultation to learn more.