While Mongolia is relatively safe, violent muggings and attacks do occur from time to time.

Though all the signs point to a violent mugging, something incriminating turns up in the victim's apartment that suggests the existence of a high-level conspiracy.

In recent weeks, my fellow tenants and other residents of the neighborhood have been subjected to a spate of violent muggings.

After a few violent muggings, Kersey goes into action.

After a bad break-up, a broken ankle and a violent mugging in front of her Queens apartment that left her scraped and shaken, she headed home.

The embassy has received reports from U.S. citizen residents and visitors being victims of violent, late-night muggings.

His on-camera career was ended by a violent mugging; his injuries required more than 200 stitches and, eventually, extensive plastic surgery.

There have been reports of violent muggings of foreigners in downtown Bishkek at night.

There have been reports of violent muggings, including rape and assault against foreigners on these buses.

Snatch-theft and pick-pocketing are the most common crimes, but violent muggings can occur, so it pays to heed the dos and don'ts below, and the warnings in country chapters.