Originally Posted by
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Was recently in London - totally safe! Absolutely no issues. Of course in a big city it's never 100% but I never felt unsafe, even near demonstrations which are frequently at the moment.
I am in London and in Frankfurt every week and it is generally perfectly safe. It however always depends on where you go and normally you do not get into contact with the shady neighbourhoods which certainly do exist.
I personally feel by far safer there than in most cities of the United States. Considering the mass shootings taking place in shopping centres, churches, schools and other very public spaces in the US, the risk of getting murdered or hurt appears to be by far higher in the US than in any place in Europe. In Europe not any idiot can get an assault weapon in the next shop down the block.