Originally Posted by JFSV

Apologies if the question has been asked earlier (I am sure it has..but cannot locate any recent response) but has the level of petty crime increased substantially in Buenos Aires? I was over there June 2011 and I felt fairly safe. Indeed walked during day and night (in the centre), took a few cabs, and had no safety concerns.

This may have changed since then but I would imagine that as long as one has common sense and avoid flashy things and having mobile phones on the restaurant table, should be OK, right?

Thanks heaps
Jorge