WARNING: Compton suffers from a very high crime rate due to the gang violence, which is well-documented. It is recommended to stay no more than as long as necessary. Danger increases during the night time.
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But yes, there's a fair bit of useless "advice" on the site. It's human nature to try to be helpful, even when much of the advice offered is common sense. Hence this policy:
http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikivoyage:No_advice_from_Capt...
That's usually a fairly decent indication that there are better and more interesting places to visit.