Sorry, but worse is only relative to the amount of tourisists coming in. I buskered in Barcelona for 6 years and know what the deal is. It's better than it was but saying it's safe is just setting yourself up for big trouble. People are so dumbfounded about being politically correct that they fail to recognize the ethnic group responsible for 80% of pickpocketing cases. I went to trial on a case when my life was threatened by those worthless heathens. Wise people know who they are and how to spot them in 2 seconds. I saw one gypsy ( so I said the truth) working near paseo de Gracia. Beware wherever there may be scaffolding. They use it as cover. The low life scumbag knew, that when I looked at him, that I knew exactly what he was up to. Never cower in the face of those little pussies. The minute you call them out their bs, they back down. With that said, for now Barcelona is safer than it was when it was pre-covid, but not by very much. You see something say something. Call the cops, yell, expose the terrorist heathens and treat them like the dirt they are.Thanks