But police statistics show low levels of crime at Angel Stadium and Honda Center. Even the most common complaints – fights, petty thefts, drunkenness – rise to the level of a police response so infrequently that an average three-day homestand might pass without an incident, the statistics show."They're really, really safe," said Sgt. Jerry Blair, who oversees stadium security for the Anaheim Police Department. "I think you're hard-pressed to find a safer venue."The crime statistics obtained by The Orange County Register show:
•Police reported 91 simple assaults at Angels games between 2007 and 2011 – a crime category that can include even an attempt to throw a punch. To put that in perspective, the worst year was 2009, with 28 simple assaults – less than one for every three home games.
•Police arrested 41 people for public drunkenness at Angels games during that time period, an average of about one every 10 games. They took 59 petty-theft reports, about one every six or seven games.
•At Honda Center, police made 42 drunk-in-public arrests, an average of around one for every 19 Ducks hockey games or other events. The numbers for simple assault (41) and petty thefts (43) were nearly the same.
