Interesting about the attack in Las Vegas. On CSI, I believe they deliberately took race out of it by putting minorities in both the perp and victim groups, if I recall correctly?
Yes, we are a neighborhood bordered on north and south (and west somewhat as well) by gang-infested neighborhoods. And not all that far from Compton, either. Yet our neighborhood contains a private country club, and stately homes from all decades of the 20th century.
I also remember very clearly that not far away was very poor neighborhoods and The Projects public housing. A couple of years ago we had to go into California for an office Christmas gathering on the Queen Mary and driving through Harbor City and Wilmington areas I was struck by how little that area has changed over the years.