Does that happen to you often? I live in Montréal, a place thag looks a lot like this, and small women can walk alone at night even in quieter places without much worry. I don’t think this person’s camera was in that much danger of being snatched in a busy area like this.
Depends on location - my comment was prompted by remembering https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20vlpwrzwdo It’s not happened to me personally.
It also sounds like the OP is fully aware of the issue, so great!