I have been all over N America & Europe with the messenger crew, and been to some notorious crime spots (S E DC, Philly etc) & I can honestly say that of all the cities I have been to in Europe & N America, Barcelona is by far the worst for crime against the person that I have been to. I know it was a while ago, but when we were there with the Messenger Worlds in 97, literally every city group had at least 1 (usually more) person that was robbed of something (wallets, bags, bikes etc).
DC and Philly, along with many other US cities, are pretty fucking tough, especially if you go to the wrong places. And they have guns.
DC and Philly, along with many other US cities, are pretty fucking tough, especially if you go to the wrong places. And they have guns.