I lived for 6 months in what was easily the most violent neighborhood, in the most violent city, in the most violent country in the world at the time. After a w

I lived for 6 months in what was easily the most violent neighborhood, in the most violent city, in the most violent country in the world at the time. After a while I came to an interesting insight: as a outsider, you don't really have to fear for your life. You might get robbed, potentially with a threat of violence, which can be a scary experience, but you won't get randomly stabbed or shot. This is simply because random violence is incredibly rare...almost all violence has a motive, and as an outsider, you're too disconnected from the world you're visiting for anybody to have a real beef with you. You're simply not anybody else's drama. There are some places which are definitely unsafe as a tourist. In particular, post-colonial countries where your appearance might connect you to a long-held grudge, or places where the prevalent politics are threatening to people of your nationality, or active warzones where you might get caught in the crossfire. And admittedly, I experienced this as a male, and might feel completely differently as a female. But for the vast majority of places with violent reputations among the locals, you can visit for short periods of time without incident.