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Maybe criminals like staying at Airbnb. They have the cash after all and Airbnb can easily be used to hide ones identity.

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They specifically point out the increase in crime is not from the Airbnb tourists.

I read that a bit differently. They noted that typical tourism related crimes did not usually increase but other crime did.

Have you ever used AirBnb?

It is not possible to be anonymous in AirBnB, to rent a flat they will ask you for multiple ID documents so they could confirm who you are, furthermore there is scoring system so anything fishy about guest or host will stay in the permanent record. I have used AirBnb a lot across the world, and overall I have not had any significantly bad experience.

I used to host on there. A lot of guests did not use their own account. Of one such person I later found out he sold stolen watches. But I suppose uploading a fake id wouldn't be impossible either.

Airbnb primarily relies on its review system to ban people. this unfortunately has nothing to do with what you do for a living (instead it's determined by the level of luxury you provide as host and/or whether you damage the place as a guest).

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