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Q: Is Beijing's crime rate high compared to other big international cities?
12 years 33 weeks ago in Health & Safety - Beijing
Hard to say, they don't report crime here. I've heard rape statistics are insane. I mean just women walking down the street and being dragged into a bush kind of rapes. Scary stuff.
A lot a crimes go unreported in China....
A lot of reported crimes go unrecorded in China....
but generally i feel a lot safer walking around Beijing at night than many other cities of the world...
Most of the crimes go unreported here, there's little to no confidence in the police so...
If it seems low to you, it is because there is very little to no enforcement of crime here, and virtually everything goes unreported unless somehow a story goes viral on Weibo.
It still feels safer to me than even the small town I came from in the US in Iowa, however. I would be afraid to walk around my city back home at night, here I don't feel too worried. I'm sure the girls feel a lot differently however.
Generally speaking, it is not a good idea to walk alone late at night, male or female.
Had no problems in Beijing so far but do keep an eye out for things like pickpocketing on the subway so always have my bag in front me.
Sanlitun area be careful at night when youre by your self.
