Safe neighborhoods in LA?

I mean neighborhoods that are safe but people don't know it because they think that they're still part of the ghetto and that's why they're cheap.

I really don't know anything about Los Angeles and I really need some advice. I'm looking a place where there are no crime (as few as possible), where I could smoke in the streets and with little traffic. And do you know where this little townhouses...

First things first - I don't drive. I grew up in cities that have great public transportation where driving was not the norm, so I've never even sat behind the front wheel before. I'm trying to figure out what the smartest thing to do is in terms of...

Considering uprooting the pencroft clan for a new gig in LA. Job is a great opportunity..a jump up that could save a couple years in my field. Problem? I've never even been to LA and know nothing about it. We have a toddler and an infant and a large...

I've heard LA has a lot of cities and neighborhoods and they seem to be divided by class. Such as Malibu, Hollywood, etc are more for the rich, downtown, and other places are for the poor but aren't there any middle or working class neighborhoods in...

I hear and watch on TV a lot about the gangs in LA. is it really that bad? And as a visitor visiting LA for a week. what are the Areas/ City/Neighborhoods that one should avoid from driving in? what are the Neighborhoods that one can book the rooms in...

what are some mexican neighborhoods in LA? What are the zip codes to these places? i'm dominican but i got a thing for mexican girls. i'm going to LA soon and i wanted to get to know the latino side of LA. thanks.

What neighborhoods should be avoided around East LA or South East LA around downtown? Also, isn't West LA, near downtown, similar when it comes to gang activity?

My fiance and I are looking to buy a home in the next year or two. We currently live in south orange county California. His job would be in LA though but I don't want him to drive sooooo far to go to work and my job can always be relocated. We were hoping...