Is the Métro dangerous?
No, the Métro (the Paris subway system) is not dangerous. It is true that you‘re more likely to encounter trouble in the subway than, say, sitting at a café, but that‘s a relative risk; in absolute terms, the risk is still quite small. Consider this: Each year, about 6000 people are assaulted in the subway in Paris. This sounds like a lot, until you realize that over two billion people take the subway each year. The risk of being assaulted in some way is thus about one in 365,000. In addition, most assaults occur under conditions that most people would consider risky to begin with: in deserted suburban stations late at night, etc. Pickpockets are the main risk for tourists. Watch your purse and wallet on crowded platforms and in crowded subway cars.
