Originally Posted by
invisible
I think this might be genuine misunderstanding on both sides. As an (non-local) resident of Singapore, I've heard number of 'horror stories' might happen to you in JB. But being there several dozen times, I find the place way safer, even at night, than South of Mission in San Francisco.
I imagine you mean SoMa (south of market), which is where I live. I'd agree with you that people over-estimate the danger in foreign places and severely underestimate it in the USA. San Francisco is pretty sketchy. I personally never feel unsafe here; but I also know the are very well. That said, I have been the victim of random crimes in Oakland on multiple occasions (mugging at gunpoint; randomly getting attacked by crazy homeless people, etc).