Florence - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there personal security concerns to be aware of at this post? Please describe.
Given its popularity with tourists, Florence also seems to attract an inordinate number of pickpockets and petty criminals who break into parked vehicles. We have not personally fallen victim, but the consular section probably sees an average of four people each day who have either lost or had their passport stolen. This number is around eight in the high tourist season. Like any other city of similar size, there is other crime (including sexual assaults), but they are often related to excessive alcohol consumption and thus largely avoidable. - Aug 2015
None, use common sense. - Sep 2007
