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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cross body basulder bag (they can rip it off your arm). I never carry my passport with me. I never stop to sign a petition, give directions, buy flowers, donate money, ever. Where there is 1 there are really 5-10 (you're just not aware of it). If they try to hand you something, refuse to take it. Make sure your kids understand too, because kids can be dumb, and they rope in the kids and then you have to engage.

Dont use AirPods. Don' use your phone on public transportation, they will grab it and run.

Half of my family lives in Paris. These are the rules we follow. IMO Italy is much, MUCH worse and they're much more aggressive. Be careful of being close to exit doors of metros/buses where they can steal and jump out right before the doors close.

I follow same rules whenever I am in New York as well. Just don't be dumb.[/quote]

Good advice. What precautions do the males in your family follow, since presumably they aren’t carrying crossbody/any bag but instead have wallet and phone in pant pockets.

Also, anither question more specific to males (or anyone not carrying a purse/bag), do you all recommend having a wallet for id and credit card instead of keeping them the slot on the back of a phone case (in case the phone is stolen). [/quote]

Men and teen boys absolutely carry those crossbody bags that look like fannypacks--they wear them across their chests. Everyone wears them in Europe. It's much safer than carrying anything in your pocket--even a zippered pocket.

FWIW, they make travel underwear for men that have pockets for a phone or wallet so you don't have to wear anything additional.

When we were in Italy and Croatia last summer, my husband carried one of those crossbody bags since he had a phone and a wallet. My teen sons only carried their phones in their front pockets (no money, no credit cards, etc. on their phones). We avoided public transportation and were extra careful in crowded areas. We saw folks get pickpocketed and straight up robbed (purse and phone snatched out of someone's hands).

Walk or take cabs/ubers. The bulk of the crime you read about happens on public transportation or nearby. We sat next to a family in a restaurant who were robbed on a train outside of Rome. I used that opportunity to remind my husband why our private driver was worth the extra cost, and he agreed. [/quote]

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