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Criminal pickpockets, known worldwide by the American term “pickpocket“, they are you thieves who steal with agility in large crowds. Moften organized in groups, they take advantage the big flow of tourists to commit crimes.

In places like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, St. Mark's Square in Venice, Colosseum in Rome and Borough Market in London, visitors are constantly warnedwith signs around the place, about the presence of these thieves.

Profile and action of criminals

Criminals tend to be young or even minors and act quickly and almost imperceptible in the eyes of the victims, who end up realizing that they were robbed later.

With a preference to commit crimes in busy places, they take advantage of the excitement to carry out thefts. The techniques used by pickpockets They are varied and can include intentional pushing, conversations to distract the victim or even the use of specific tools to cut bags and pockets.

Popularization of the term

The term “pickpocket” became popular around the world after users of the social network “Tik Tok” share the movement of the pickpockets to steal objects in Europe.

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_{Woman reports pickpocket crime on video. (Reproduction/TikTok)}

In this video, one of the most viewed on this topic on Tik Tok, an Italian womanat records the action of a criminal and informs people around who the criminal is thief. “Attension pickpocket!” (watch out for pickpockets) and “Attension borseggiatrici!” (beware of thieves bag), says the woman. The video was recorded in Venice, a tourist city in Italy in 2023.

Victims

Cézar, a Brazilian photographer who lives in France, shared his report and impressions about the actions of pickpockets with the CNN portal. “ElThey always act in groups, there are always 5, 6 that walk together, where you enter and they enter, they end up surrounding you. At that moment when they take your attention, they don’t use violence, they use cunning, a light hand to be able to take your items away from you”, she reported.

Featured Photo: Cities in Europe onlyfrem with the thefts per pickpockets. (Reproduction/Freepik)