Pickpockets on the metro, aggressive sellers at monuments, and the safest neighborhoods to stay in.
Plan your Italy trip →Very safe: Trastevere, Monti, Prati (Vatican area), Testaccio, Aventino, Centro Storico. Safe but watch your bag: Termini station area (busy, pickpocket-heavy), Colosseum surroundings (scam central). Less touristy but safe: Pigneto, Ostiense, Garbatella, San Lorenzo (university neighborhood — graffiti but no danger). Avoid at night: Immediately around Termini station's back streets (Via Marsala side) — not dangerous but seedy. Tor Bella Monaca and Corviale (outer suburbs, no reason to visit).
Traffic: Rome's biggest danger. Cars don't stop for pedestrians outside marked crossings. Scooters mount sidewalks. Cross at zebra crossings, make eye contact with drivers, walk assertively (hesitation confuses Italian drivers). Night safety: Rome is safe at night in tourist areas. The passeggiata means streets are populated until midnight. Women walking alone in Trastevere, Monti, or the Centro Storico at 11pm is normal and safe.
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