Are there neighborhoods to avoid in Lisbon?

Lisbon is one of Western Europe's safer capitals, and blanket avoidance of entire neighborhoods is mostly unnecessary. That said, Martim Moniz square and the streets immediately surrounding it see concentrated drug activity, particularly at night, and petty theft is more common there than elsewhere. Intendente, adjacent to Martim Moniz, has gentrified significantly over the past decade but still warrants the same basic street awareness after dark. The Mouraria area just uphill is perfectly walkable and worth your time. On the tourist circuit, Alfama draws pickpockets around its tram stops, especially the 28E line at Portas do Sol -- keep your phone in a front pocket and leave the shoulder bag at the hotel. Rossio and Baixa are crowded and therefore opportunistic for theft, not genuinely dangerous. The practical rule: normal urban awareness handles 95% of situations in Lisbon. Arrive somewhere new in daylight, read the street, and adjust accordingly.

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