10) Watts
From the 1920’s to the 1950’s, Watts was an area of apartment buildings and boarding houses and considered well-kept and safe. Then, during the1960’s crime started surging and riots escalated. Residents were no strangers to violent crimes.
Looking into Watts further, it appears to have been in decline for a long time, and hopes of bringing back a once thriving and peaceful LA community are optimistically foggy. That is not to say there haven’t been any improvements. The city has dramatically decreased its homicide rate. However, gang violence is still strong resulting in robberies and other violent crimes.
Non-residents may not want to walk around, but perhaps a few years down the road you will see an entirely new city.
