People greatly exaggerate the safety of the United States. Outside of a small number of cities here it is very safe in the United States. Nothing like what you see in some of these cities in Latin America.
I saw that yesterday. Probably wasn't smart going to that crowd but I agree with you about the lack of police and how quickly things can escalate. I guess these people aren't scared of getting arrested which is scary.
Reminder to myself. Don't wear my Make Argentina Great Again t-shirt to a rally for the other side. Check.
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That is funny. People talk about how bad BA is with phones but I didn't see anyone getting their phones taken during my 2 week trip. I heard 10,000 phones a day are stolen there. I guess we were lucky.For those worried about getting their phone stolen, look into getting one of these bad boys.
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I was really surprised to see that happening in Recoleta. It said in the news it was drug crime-related. Fortunately, you don't witness these types of things in the nicer neighborhoods too often.
Wow that is great to see it so safe. My friends did tell me they can walk around even at night without any worries. I still want to visit. I wish it wasn't so expensive now.
If you look at the full data, Brazil is now safer on that index than the US is. Food for thought.
But then I don't put much faith in this if it's saying Brazil is safer than the USA which is not true. Brazil still has a lot of crime in some areas. My friend just got mugged in Sao Paulo. She said it's very dangerous there.
I'd say Brazil and the US are similar - Pockets of violent crime, while most of the country is relatively safe. Where I live in Eastern New Mexico, I've never locked my front door. But 150 miles away in Albuquerque are neighborhoods the police don't even go at night.
I haven't looked at the website or data. I'm not sure what the metrics are or what they are using to calculate but I would definitely not say Braziil is safer than the US.
I would say you have to really see which cities they are talking about and what the metrics are. The USA is fairly safe in most cities. Also in Latin America a LOT of crime is not reported at all. Obviously parts of several cities are a no go but I've been to every State in the USA and most are very safe.
