Thousand Oaks, a city of more than 123,000  people, is conveniently located 39 miles west of Los Angeles and 12 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. The City of Thousand Oaks lies within the Conejo Valley, a picturesque, mountain-rimmed plateau, 900 feet above sea level at the Ventura/Los Angeles County Line. Thousand Oaks continually ranks as one of the safest cities for its size in the nation by FBI reporting standards. Average temperatures range between 65-75 degrees during summer months and 53-69 degrees during winter months; average rainfall is 14.98 inches per year. Thousand Oaks is home to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. As the only performing arts center of its size between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Civic Arts Plaza, provides outstanding entertainment opportunities to Southern California residents and visitors. Consisting of the 1,800-seat The Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing Arts, the 394-seat Janet and Ray Scherr Forum, a spacious five-acre park and City Hall, the Civic Arts Plaza is a center for numerous cultural and educational entertainment opportunities.