{"id":86311,"date":"2020-10-07T09:14:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T09:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.expatinfodesk.com\/?page_id=86311"},"modified":"2023-06-30T12:27:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T12:27:21","slug":"safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Safety Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;three-top-tips&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page-header\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">\n<p>Los Angeles is a big city, and with big cities come big guidelines that should be followed to obtain and maintain safety. If left up to the media, one would believe that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> is a lawless land similar to the old western movies of Hollywood&#8217;s past. Fortunately, the truth of the matter is, the city is safer than one may think, but there are some areas that are safer than others.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few areas where one should be very alert and cautious at ALL times:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South Central Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>East Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Echo Park<\/li>\n<li>Hawaiian Gardens<\/li>\n<li>Bell Gardens<\/li>\n<li>Watts<\/li>\n<li>Compton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In essence, LA is like every other large city and the best way to avoid trouble is to be alert and careful. Here is some practical advice for staying safe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep a cell phone close and dial 911 in emergency.<\/li>\n<li>Always know where you are and how to get back to your home from there. Having a map or Thomas Guide, or even getting to know your area via Google maps are ALL helpful.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid road rage incidents. Many end in violence.<\/li>\n<li>Never walk alone at night or go to an ATM machine alone. If you are using an ATM machine, be aware of people around you.<\/li>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t have your own car, keep a taxi company saved in your cell phone.<\/li>\n<li>Never leave your bag or purse in plain sight inside a car. Hide them under the seat or put them in the trunk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Women should exercise special caution and try to avoid walking alone at night. If you are a woman at a bar and someone unfamiliar wants to buy you a drink, get it directly from the bartender. &#8220;Date Drugs&#8221; are a big issue, especially among young people, where drugs are put in the drink for the purpose of putting you to sleep to commit an assault.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;city-side-bar&#8221;][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;sidebar-section-two&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Useful links&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;useful-links&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; up=&#8221;&#8221; down=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;useful-links&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/losangeles.craigslist.org\" href=\"http:\/\/losangeles.craigslist.org\/\">http:\/\/losangeles.craigslist.org<\/a><br \/>\nCraiglist for the Los Angeles area.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite of the L.A. Times Newspaper. Packed with international and LA news.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.lamag.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lamag.com\/\">http:\/\/www.lamag.com<\/a><br \/>\nL.A. magazine website. Features the latest trends and trendsetters in LA art, design, film, music, and dining.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;sidebar-section-three&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Interesting fact&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23333333&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; up=&#8221;&#8221; down=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-condensed sidebar-section-three-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"fa fa-snowflake-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The city of Los Angeles is ranked the fourth largest economy in the United States compared to other states.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;three-top-tips&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Los Angeles is a big city, and with big cities come big guidelines that should be followed to obtain and maintain safety. If left up to the media, one would believe that Los Angeles is a lawless land [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85811,"parent":85806,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-losangeles.php","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-86311","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A guide for Expats to the Safety Issues in Los Angeles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A guide for Expats and Global Nomads to the safety issues in Los Angeles. Petty crime, women&#039;s safety. terrorism.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A guide for Expats to the Safety Issues in Los Angeles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A guide for Expats and Global Nomads to the safety issues in Los Angeles. Petty crime, women&#039;s safety. terrorism.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Expat Info Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/expatinfodesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-30T12:27:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morning-Mist.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"366\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@expatinfodesk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/\",\"name\":\"A guide for Expats to the Safety Issues in Los Angeles\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morning-Mist.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-07T09:14:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-30T12:27:21+00:00\",\"description\":\"A guide for Expats and Global Nomads to the safety issues in Los Angeles. Petty crime, women's safety. terrorism.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morning-Mist.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morning-Mist.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":366},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Los Angeles\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Los Angeles Safety Guide\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/\",\"name\":\"Expat Info Desk\",\"description\":\"International Relocation Guide\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ExpatInfoDesk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/logo.png\",\"width\":579,\"height\":88,\"caption\":\"ExpatInfoDesk\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/expatinfodesk\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/expatinfodesk\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/expatinfodesk\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/expatinfodesk-international-limited\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/expatinfodesk\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A guide for Expats to the Safety Issues in Los Angeles","description":"A guide for Expats and Global Nomads to the safety issues in Los Angeles. Petty crime, women's safety. terrorism.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A guide for Expats to the Safety Issues in Los Angeles","og_description":"A guide for Expats and Global Nomads to the safety issues in Los Angeles. Petty crime, women's safety. terrorism.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/","og_site_name":"Expat Info Desk","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/expatinfodesk","article_modified_time":"2023-06-30T12:27:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":366,"url":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morning-Mist.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@expatinfodesk","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/","url":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/","name":"A guide for Expats to the Safety Issues in Los Angeles","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morning-Mist.jpg","datePublished":"2020-10-07T09:14:17+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-30T12:27:21+00:00","description":"A guide for Expats and Global Nomads to the safety issues in Los Angeles. Petty crime, women's safety. terrorism.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morning-Mist.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morning-Mist.jpg","width":800,"height":366},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/safety\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Los Angeles","item":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/los-angeles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Los Angeles Safety Guide"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/","name":"Expat Info Desk","description":"International Relocation Guide","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#organization","name":"ExpatInfoDesk","url":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/logo.png","width":579,"height":88,"caption":"ExpatInfoDesk"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/expatinfodesk","https:\/\/x.com\/expatinfodesk","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/expatinfodesk\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/expatinfodesk-international-limited","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/expatinfodesk"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86311"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105353,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86311\/revisions\/105353"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}