Pickpocketed for the second time In 2023 my wife was pickpocketed in Barcelona. Another ‘tourist couple’ wanted to take pictures with us and asked a stranger to snap the picture. The stranger distracted us while taking the photo and returning their phone while one of them took my wife’s purse. Last year though, I was pickpocketed in Miami and I still haven’t even been able to p…

How to Not Get Pickpocketed Despite the fact that crime rates haven’t actually risen much in recent years—and remain much lower than they were a few decades ago, in general—people still worry a lot about being victims of a crime (or maybe unwitting participants in one). And just because crime rates aren’t all that high doesn’t mean you’ll never… Read more…

People who have had their wallet or phone pickpocketed/stolen – what’s your story? I’ve just been reading a thread about Barcelona and a few people said they had wallets or phones stolen – but didn’t describe the circumstances. It got me wondering about how save the precautions I take are. Maybe I’m just lucky? What’s your story? submitted by /u/Antoine-Antoinette