LA has lots of crime- but most is gang related(talkin major crime-not petty . Tourists ,non-gang people are not involved.(unless your in the wrong hood-even then,your unlikey to be a target)..LA is a big place millions of people.Negril/westmorland is just a blip on a little map-lots more chances of something happening to you, the innocent toursit- ESPECIALY when their is no justice to be brought against the guilty...When major shit happens to toursits here(LA)- they bring out the big guns,if you know what I mean...
So much has to do with the MIND-SET and the LACK of RESOURCES to handle crime... not to mention the insane back-log of cases...throw in the fact that the economy sucks and people are hungry or stupid greedy and add in people/tourists with lots of $$$$ and its a recipe for more crime to come..
until crime and criminals are actually punished..whats the deterrent (excpet local justice-which i also dont really like-but understand)