Los Angeles is a Mayberry compared to Orlando.
Orlando has the worst crime rates in Florida, one of the worst crime rates in the United States, one of the country's highest murder rates and is consistently ranked as one of America's ten most dangerous cities.
In 2006, Orlando's murder rate went up more than 100%. In 2008, when southern neighbor Miami recorded its lowest murder rate since 1963, Orlando's murder rate broke even the record set in 2006.
Orlando's violent crime rate is the fourth worse in the country - after St. Louis, Detroit and Baltimore.
Orlando's murder rate - 22.6 per 100,000 people - is significantly better than, say, Detroit (47.8) but worse than Bogota, (18), Moscow (11.8) or Los Angeles (12).
Orlando's theft rate is 269% higher than Los Angeles; 302% higher than New York City; and 186% higher than Miami.
