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[quote=”sherryring”]I am originally from NYC and have been living in Florida for the past 7 years. I am getting divorced and hoping to move to Costa Rica (arena) which I have already visited, met many amazing people and love. I felt very comfortable there, however, apparently it is a ‘rite of passage’ for gringos who move there to get robbed. I understand these are crimes of opportunity rather than violent crimes but as a woman who will be living alone this is VERY disturbing to me. Its my only concern and I don’t want to live in a gated community where I feel I am still living in Florida. Plus the gated communities seem to get robbed even more.
The cavalier attitude of everyone just bothers me and the fact that the police don’t do anything to prevent this or punish these people in some way to deter them is not very comforting. In all my years in Manhattan I have been lucky enough not to be a victim of any crime whatsoever. I am already going through a major life change by getting divorced at the age of 61 and would like some feedback on this problem.
I am going to be in Arenal again in a couple of weeks to look at rentals and, of course, will talk to the expats there some more but was curious on anyone else’s thoughts, experiences.
By the way, I am not bringing any treasures but just the thought of having my laptop or whatever few personal belongings I will have taken from me is just plain wrong[/quote]
I appreciate your input but I am addressing the bigger issue on why this is accepted and how to prevent it from happening so as not to live pura vida in fear. Living in a gated community which just has a fence doesn’t really make sense to me but anyway, I will be looking at all possibilities

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