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And the shopping is brilliant! I walked around all day and night by myself with only two minor issues and they were just impolite, not safety issues. But many women are scared off by horror stories of food poisoning, stolen purses or other negative experiences. Yet women solo travel to Rome seemingly constantly!
The men will leave you alone if you ignore them, walk confidently, and be assertive. The next biggest risk is from unwashed vegetables. On top of uniformed officers, Marrakech has a massive number of undercover cops whose specific job is to make civilians feel safe.
They are mostly plain-clothed men who look like beggars, sitting against closed doors. There they can observe merchants who could become too insistent and prevent handsy passersby. The local man who ran my Riad told me about the plain clothed officers who lined the streets near our Riad when I was asking about walking to dinner by myself.
Although Marrakech is a huge tourist centre for Morocco, there is a sense of community amongst its people. The people of Marrakech care about their city. They want it to thrive and they know tourism is a part of that.
