Is crime increasing in BA?
After yesterday's USA style random shooting in Belgrano, I thought I would pose a question about crime in BA. I hope local mongers, particulary those who have been here for at least a year or more, will share their impressions. In addition to the shooting yesterday, there have been a number of articles in the Buenos Aires Herald over the past few weeks detailing that many locals feel there is increasing crime, and some describing a "crime wave". Generally speaking, it has been my impression that most local mongers are not very worried about crime in BA, and describe it has a pretty safe place. Definitely much safer than many, if not most, large cities in the USA, and much safer than similar sized cities in the rest of the world. For myself, other than some obvious precautions-money clip / no wallet, avoid Boca and some other areas at night, etc. I have not been unduly concerned about crime. With one exception, I have never used a radio taxi, walk San Telmo at pretty much any hour, and have had zero problems, save for my rented cellphone being swiped off my belt my second week here. So, on to the poll.