I know I shouldn't be surprised at how rabidly racist Americans are... but god it's always a slap in the face when you think you might just be talking to a misguided idiot
0.02% of LA's population of 3.8 million? Are they saying a group of about 800 people alone commit 15% of all violent crime in LA? at that point you could just home all of them in a few apartment building
Crime statistics are not correct in any sense of the word because they are distributed by those with the monopoly on violence. If the cops show up and dismantle a tent city and the unhouse people living in it become agitated or mouth off, that counts as "violent crime".