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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is this such a thing only in Europe? Why do they allow this? [/quote]

They don’t have big or well equipped police forces, so they focus their attention on public safety and more serious violent crime.

You’d probably be shocked if you regularly read travel groups in FB. It’s shocking how routine crime is.

The local police who are stationed by train stations or the most touristy places know and recognize the pickpockets. Police by buckingham palace literally pointed out the various pickpockets in the area while my friend and I were waiting to see the changing of the guard. [/quote]

Over 100 million tourists visit France alone each year. Very hard to stop with those numbers.[/quote]

France is a country, not a city. How many tourists visit the US?

We saw pickpocket gangs in three spots in Paris during the course of one day: by the Eiffel Tower, near the HoHO bus, and right outside the entrance to Galleries Lafayette.

I travel to US cities extensively for work and the only time I’ve seen a pickpocket team was in SF.[/quote]

Almost all those visitors are to Paris.  It's the most visited city in the world.  Comparing the tourism load of Paris with the entire US is silly.

FWIW I've traveled extensively and seen a purse snatched right here in DC.  You have to watch your stuff on the metro here too.

I will say Paris is the only place I've been where strangers will try to grab your arms (but mostly in the high tourism areas).[/quote]

The pp said France, not Paris…which is why I countered with the US.

PS - Bangkok was the most visited city in the world last year (30+ million) followed by London and Paris at 19 million. NYC was only 13 million, but when have you heard about gangs of pickpockets targeting tourists?

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Quibbling over stats? I’ve seen reports that 37 million visited greater Paris area last year. I think that’s splitting hairs though. So, more pickpockets in Paris, more people with guns in NY?

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