I'd not recommend this in general, no matter where. A friend of mine got robbed in Zurich, Switzerland (with crime rate way below most US cities). Because she w

I'd not recommend this in general, no matter where. A friend of mine got robbed in Zurich, Switzerland (with crime rate way below most US cities). Because she wore her bag diagonally across shoulder they beat her up till they could grab it and she ended up in the hospital :(. Health > belongings, always.