[dragnet2]

Much like Los Angeles as a whole, the neighborhood’s Latino population has grown while the black population has declined.

Most of the blacks headed east bound, to the CA inland empire, Texas, Georgia, Illinois etc.

One of the reasons why crime in LA has been dropping dramatically since 1992.

[Zhang Fei]

One of the reasons why crime in LA has been dropping dramatically since 1992.

I would say it's the main reason. It's also why crime in Texas has not fallen anywhere near as much as in the rest of the country, despite a combo of stiffer penalties and increased policing. In 2010, California's per capita violent crime rate was 40% of its 1992 level, whereas Texas's was 55%.