Rising crime rates in this California city have residents on high alert. Santa Monica residents are on high alert amid rising crime rates, some of which involve violence allegedly committed by homeless people or repeat offenders on probation. At the weekend, six people were arrested after a big fight near the port of Santa Monica. This fight led to a stabbing on the beach, the police say. Two people were taken to hospital - one with stab wounds and another with a possible broken ankle. Last week, police arrested 31-year-old Jawann Garnett after he allegedly attacked three women on the same beach. This incident happened on June 25 in the 1300 block of Ocean Front Walk. Garnett, a registered sex offender who is also homeless, allegedly dragged one victim underwater by her hair and assaulted the other two. A 17-year-old was taken to hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while two others - an older woman and a bystander who tried to grab her will intervene - were treated at the scene .