@ Sanguine, Yes, Guangzhou is bad for China. But it is hardly South Central LA, is it?

To put it in perspective with my native Manchester.The only crimes I experienced in China, ever, was having a simple mobile phone stolen, and once being attacked by some guys, but that was my own fault for being a drunken asshole and swearing at them.

In Manchester, England?

1. I've been glassed/hit over the head in a nightclub.
2. Had a gang of asians chase me through a field at night, for god only knows what reason.
3. Had to break up numerous arguments/fights between friends and other people.
4. There are numerous shootings/stabbings and so on. Police in Greater Manchester are kitted up like SWAT teams.

Not saying China is 100% safe, but I feel much safer there, than in England.

Cheers
VS