Safety basics

The local rule is "no dar papaya", don't give papaya, meaning don't make yourself an easy target. Phone out on the street, expensive watch, laptop bag in a taxi, that's papaya.

Poblado, Laureles, Envigado, and Sabaneta are generally safe day and night with normal city awareness. Centro / La Candelaria is fine during the day but watch your stuff and skip it after dark unless you know where you're going.

Two specific things to know: scopolamine ("burundanga") is a real risk in nightlife, never accept a drink from a stranger, never leave yours unattended. And dating-app robberies happen, meet in public, in your zone, the first few times.