It kinda is though. You have to worry about scammers/pickpockets/hustlers/gangs in a couple or spots (although they mostly stick to murdering each other).
Pickpocketing is not a thing in America. Too subtle. We are a mugging people. However, I will say that your chances of encountering gang violence as a tourist/traveler are quite low. The main danger when visiting here is the government/police.
nah pick pocketing is absolutely a thing here. i pick outfits based on my experiences getting pick pocketed. but i also make choices about how i carry cash based on the assumption i might get mugged based on my experiences getting mugged
USian here. It’s not dangerous as long as you’re not even vaguely latino.
It kinda is though. You have to worry about scammers/pickpockets/hustlers/gangs in a couple or spots (although they mostly stick to murdering each other).
Plus basal violence is extremely high. Like even by intentional homicides it’s in the top third https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
There’s a lot of the world without a “bad part of town”
Pickpocketing is not a thing in America. Too subtle. We are a mugging people. However, I will say that your chances of encountering gang violence as a tourist/traveler are quite low. The main danger when visiting here is the government/police.
nah pick pocketing is absolutely a thing here. i pick outfits based on my experiences getting pick pocketed. but i also make choices about how i carry cash based on the assumption i might get mugged based on my experiences getting mugged
I want to say “how much of that is gang violence” but I don’t want to take one in the neck.
It’s a lot of you count ICE as a gang.