Los Angeles is still getting a bum rap for the high crime rates of the early 90s. Since then, the murder rate and other crimes have plummeted. To be sure, there are still some very unsafe areas of the city, but they're located, for the most part, in sections of town that tourists would have no reason to be near.
Brush fires are a problem in the fall, but they're confined to hillside communities in the suburbs. Pollution is a big problem, and even the move toward ecologically-friendly autos and such have had a limited effect on air quality.
Brush fires are a problem in the fall, but they're confined to hillside communities in the suburbs. Pollution is a big problem, and even the move toward ecologically-friendly autos and such have had a limited effect on air quality.