I'd take those crime statistics with a large dose of salt. Why ? Because nobody, that's NOBODY, audits those crime stats. I know for a fact that it is common practice in high crime areas of Kalifornia to change the descriptions of lots of felonies to misdemeanors to the point where the felony rates were reported at 40% or less of their actual rate(s).
The crime rate is what the PC police administrators say it is. E