It depicts 'San Angeles” - a vast sprawl from San Diego to Santa Barbara - in the year 2032, a time when puritanical safetyism has washed over the people like the 'soma' drug in 'Brave New World.' There is no murder, but there is also no coffee, no swearing, no alcohol, no contact sports, and nothing else that is remotely 'dangerous.' You even need a license for sex.
