my grandma had cats, who wandered anywhere in village but i guess that's normal in village if you have your own house, but my neighbor nearby has cat which they

my grandma had cats, who wandered anywhere in village but i guess that's normal in village if you have your own house, but my neighbor nearby has cat which they let wander outside here in the 1.5M city, i am a bit surprised they are not afraid of some teenagers killing their cat, biggest issue AFAIK was that many people didn't like the cat walking around sandpits with toddlers/infants paint littering there, though i have never seen it and just let my child touch the nice cat so sorry for not finding article revolutionary in any way, you might as well let them roam free which is much more natural than cat on leash, personally if i would be cat owner i would use GPS tracker to know cat's whereabouts