Its not where you hobby, its who you hobby with. Established provided who have long, solid reps are about as safe as you can be in any city. Nothing is 100% safe. But cites like Arlinfrom and others rely upon you or the provider being stupid. They set up stings on BP, and yes, even Eccie. They go after low hanging fruit like SWs. They can catch more folks with far less effort with these things. Providers and hobbiest who know how to screen and research are in no substantialy greater risk in these cities.1000+ Do your Research. See Providers who do theirs. Don't- feel the pain.
It is true however, that cites like these that invest more resources are far less forgiving to mistakes made by any of us.
But the bottom line is its who you see that puts you at truly greater risk. Not where. Originally Posted by OldButStillGoing