Originally Posted by gaucho777

Richmond, CA isn't much better than Detroit. The murder rate is slightly better in Richmond, CA, only because the number of homocides has gone down in recent years. However, (according to www.city-data.com) there are more registered sex offenders living in Richmond than in Detroit, and it has 1/7th the population! Oh, and to the south of Berkeley is Oakland, CA (which trails only Detroit and NOLA in murder rate).