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Facts and feelings.This forum post is dated 03/17/10. If you feel it is old or outdated, please follow up with a question or comment and someone may be able to update it, or reply with newer information if you have it.
| Facts and feelings.In this matter there's always objective and subjective components. About the objective components: Criminals are a lazy bunch, they will always prefer the easiest victim. So women and old people, gerenerally perceived as more vulnerable, are more bound to suffer crime in the street. Of course, there are women that are not vulnerable at all, but criminals perceive them as vulnerable anyway. In pick-pocketing (which is most of the crime in streets), people that use to walk unaware are much more vulnerable than the people that remains aware of the environment. And finally, if you carry visible things that can be picked easily on the run, that makes you a target. These are general rules that apply everywhere. Foreigners, particularly, are perceived as both more vulnerable than locals (because of their probable lack of knowledge about the environment), and as a probable source of more valuable things to steal. An advantage of Uruguay with respect to other countries in LA is that many Americans and Europeans would not stand out from the local population as easily. But beware, these is not true for some very nordic types. And besides, even the mediterranean types may be detected as foreigners through attitudes (like, standing in front of an interesting building and open your mouth like if you have never seen it before...:) ), or clothing. So that are the facts.Now, there's also a subjective component. If you mind yourself as vulnerable, you will see things, worse than they are. Also, the less you don't know about a place and a society, the more you will be feel at risk. That varies from one individual to another. I know locals that live their life behind bars, locks, alarms and fierce dogs, and still feel unsafe. And I know people that would just don't pay attention to even the most probable risks and won't take even the most simple precautions. |
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