Worst Places in California to Live

Ahh so romantic at night the sound of gunshots and people being murdered

Tip stay away from hobos

Weird how come I never see Mexican gangs?

I am actually stunned (and not in a good way) that Glendale is on this list. There is a list of the safest cities in America, conducted by Business Insider only a year ago. On the list, Glendale is ranked as the 3rd SAFEST city in America.

I know Oakley is not a high-crime ghetto (it is one of the safest cities in California), but it sucks in its own way. California has a reputation for being hot, but Oakley is an outdoor furnace two-thirds of the year (not even air conditioning helps). There is also rampant construction and development, which not only makes the scenery unattractive, but it also makes it also makes it more disorganized - making it harder to get around. Most of what has been built in Oakley were tract homes, storage units, and gas stations. They are all necessities, but I feel there has been way too much of them and not enough of actual activities to do (I.e. theatres, museums, indoor ski resorts, amusement centers [I.e. Dave & Buster's, Main Event, etc], water parks, theme parks, etc.) for all ages. Oakley does have a decent amount of things to do, but over 90% of them are only for children, and none of them make Oakley worth traveling to. Another issue that results from the rampant development is the ...more

Hell on earth, whatever you do, don't move here.

Avoid stopping in this area for even the briefest of pit stops. Straight to the point: Check Yelp for customer's comments specifically regarding franchises of restaurants, markets and retailers in this city and you will find the common denominator of people not caring about their work here. From under cooked food, rude service people and outright criminal activity right under your nose... if your car breaks down in the area, have it serviced by a garage in Temple City, Arcadia or Monrovia, lest a sub-par mechanic in El Monte entail repeat visits and even more money to rectify a simple problem that would have been solved by a competent mechanic in any other city in one simple transaction. As for what it's like to live here, watch Southern California news broadcasts for mentions of El Monte - it's usually regarding murders, robberies and escaped convicts known to be in the area. On a parting note: the employees at the local Chase Bank are known to steal Driver's Licenses and California ...more

Avoid stopping in this area for even the briefest of pit stops. Straight to the point: Check Yelp for customer's comments specifically regarding franchises of restaurants, markets or retailers in this city and you will find the common denominator of people not caring about their work here. From undercooked food, rude service people and outright criminal activity right under your nose - if your car breaks down here, have it serviced by a garage in Temple City, Arcadia or Monrovia, lest a sub-par mechanic in El Monte entail repeat visits and even more money to rectify a simple problem that would have been solved by a competent mechanic in any other city in one simple transaction. As for what it's like to live here, watch Southern California news broadcasts for mentions of El Monte. It's usually regarding murders, armed robberies and escaped convicts known to be in the area. On a parting note: the employees at the local Chxxx Bank are known to steal Driver's Licenses and California ...more

A meth head was breaking into my car. They did thousands of dollars worth of damage. Called 911. Had to wait one hour and thirty minutes for the cops. They interviewed the druggie and let them go.
Later, my car insurance rates went up despite no accidents or tickets. Found out that the meth head is a local prostitute and she did the cop a favor resulting in no charges or records of the incident ever happening. Was a fat officer from the El Monte P.D.

The crime rate is noteworthy in El Monte. Cops are supposed to protect the innocent here... but those cops are shady. Call 911 and the first thing they ask is "is anyone getting killed? " If you say no they put you on hold right away and leave you hanging.

Youth here glamorize Prison Culture. Can you imagine what it's like to live here?