From a security perspective, I fully concur. The reason to avoid Fisherman's Wharf is not for lack of security, but rather that it is a tourist mecca that many people simply dislike for its character. In some respects it is like Times Square in New York City, a place that most local residents would prefer to avoid because of it being overpopulated by tourists and concomitant commercial enterprises and street performers. Personally, I really dislike being in tourist environs, and for that reason