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[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]

I was in DC for the kite festival and a gazillion people there and my bag was half open most of the time while I was taking my camera out and putting it back in and forgetting to close the zipper after taking pics. Everything was in when I got back home. Same in NYC. [b]Visitors to the US don't have to worry about pickpockets[/b].

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You keep thinking that way and see what happens.[/quote]

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