Is Buenos Aires REALLY dangerous?

[paver]

I mean, if you live in a barrio cerrado, don't go out at night, move around by car with windows closed... is it really likely to get robbed or to experience some sort of violence? Thanks!!

 

[lunar]

I mean, if you live in a barrio cerrado, don't go out at night, move around by car with windows closed... is it really likely to get robbed or to experience some sort of violence? Thanks!!

 

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Why come to Buenos Aires and live in a Barrio Cerrado?

 

[sts7049]

I have never had any problems in my 7 years in the country living in Neuquen or Buenos Aires

 

[Traveler]

Try taking an evening stroll about 1/2 mile west of I-95 in Miami for those critical of danger in BS AS.

 

[leaven.guise]

Why come to Buenos Aires and live in a Barrio Cerrado?

Because I have three small children and I don’t want to wake up with a gun pointed to my face in the middle of the night or to be robbed 14 times in total, like it happened to my neighbor?

 

[Jtee125]

Buenos Aires generally seems much safer to me compared to London with the only caveat that I tend not to go on my phone on the street here whilst I’d do that in London

 

[Traveler]

Because I have three small children and I don’t want to wake up with a gun pointed to my face in the middle of the night or to be robbed 14 times in total, like it happened to my neighbor?

You must enjoy living in a city like Philadelphia or Chicago? Only 14 times?! In those 2 cities that is a low figure.

 

[paver]

You must enjoy living in a city like Philadelphia or Chicago? Only 14 times?! In those 2 cities that is a low figure.

I like the US-centrism of certain people... I'm from Europe and I never feared being robbed or being shot in the street, which I heard it can happen here. And I am not really interested in comparing Argentina with dynamics in the US (or in any other Country, for that matter), I asked a question about how safe it is living here since we just moved into a Country (the neighbour being robbed 14 times is an expat living in Argentina since 30 years) and I would like to avoid certain situation or at least prevent them by adopting (or not adopting) certain behaviours.

 

[Neil]

I mean, if you live in a barrio cerrado, don't go out at night, move around by car with windows closed... is it really likely to get robbed or to experience some sort of violence? Thanks!!

Car ownership means upper middle-class .You will have to leave the confines of the barrio cerrado to shop,school ,healthcare etc... The exposure to crime is marginally higher,depending on the neighbourhoods you visit.