Crime in Karachi, Pakistan

I have been living in central district of Karachi since my birth and I can surely say that this city is not safe for someone who does not know much about Karachi or has not lived in such similar cities like India's Mumbai and Bangladesh's Dhaka. The population of city is cited to be around 20-25 million by the government, but trust me, its much more, around 30 million to be exact and the most populated city in Pakistan. Thus, with such a high population and lack of rule of law and sincere leaders, street crimes and robbery are common. Although in last decade, the city has seen a rapid decrease in gang violence and but infrastructure remain a major headache for residents.
My advice for anyone who plans to visit this city is to be cautious of your personal belongings and avoid public transportation, busy and dense areas, and try best to eat at renown or good shops. If you remain cautious then for most part the city is not dangerous (I am writing "not dangerous" because its still not safe as Islamabad and other cities of Pakistan)

I live in karachi and ur stats are wrong they should be more dangerous

I was see just now on cafe piyala in Karachi the time 6:24 a robber are ribbing on cafe piyala at 6: 25 thaey are ribbing cafe piyala

I am a born and bred karachitie. Karachi has seen a very rapid decrease in crime in the last 5 years. Before that it was the ultimate hub of mugging, robbery, extortion, kidnappings, target killing, terrorism attacks, car and home breaking, racial voilence and gang infested voilence. Now muggings and street snatchings are the only issues which unfortunately are increasing day by day. Apart from this the entire city is in a very poor shape in terms of infrastructure and basic facilities. Many people and industries have left are still leaving for the punjab and other regions.

Karachi is one of the most dangerous places in Pakistan. Armed Robbery and mugging are extremely common. You'll be mugged if you're carrying any flagship phone or even wearing an expensive watch. People are mostly mugged who leave from the Ali Jinnah airport. Everytime We travel to Karachi we keep at least 2 armed guards with us. If you're planning to go to Karachi make sure you know someone in Karachi. Unfortunately even if you're an overseas Pakistani, these criminals can tell a difference and mug you. I'd say be very very careful.