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Phones are generally too bulky for my liking. I prefer to have something simple and light. And I care way less if it's stolen or lost.
by bminusl 5y ago
Phones are generally too bulky for my liking. I prefer to have something simple and light. And I care way less if it's stolen or lost.
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- im3w1l 5y agoIs pickpocketing still a thing? My perception is that between wallets full of plastic and phones that can be remotely locked, it has almost completely disappeared. I remember being told to be wary in crowded places as a kid, but nowadays I'm very careless and nothing happens. Bike thefts though, they are a serious issue that I plan my life around.
- caturopath 5y agoNote that crime in the US overall has gone wayyyy down since you were likely a kid. We're at Leave It To Beaver levels.
- spiritplumber 5y agoAnd yet a lot of people think that it's gone up because of skewed reporting.
- croes 5y agoDepends on the state where you live. If you live in New Mexico it doesn't matter if the crime rate in Mew York goes down. https://www.safehome.org/resources/crime-statistics-by-state/ https://www.safehome.org/resources/crime-statistics-by-state...
- croes 5y agoOverall yes, single states no. https://www.safehome.org/resources/crime-statistics-by-state/ https://www.safehome.org/resources/crime-statistics-by-state...
- reaperducer 5y agoYou should try to find something more .gov to link to for statistics, rather than a PR company that flogs home security systems and devices.
- PhantomGremlin 5y agoHow about this, from the Portland, Oregon police dept .gov domain: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/81203 https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/81203 January 2019, 32 shootings January 2020, 50 shootings January 2021, 104 shootings Lots of restless gang-bangers in Portland. It doesn't help that Portland de-funded the gang enforcement team a while ago. It also doesn't help that some are agitating to abolish the police entirely. Now Portland is making a big deal of getting FBI and state help to deal with this growing problem. Yes, it's an anecdote, but you can find many similar anecdotes from all around the country.
- benjohnson 5y agoIf your of an older demographic, that may potentially have a wad of cash, pickpocketing is still very much a problem. Especially in tourist spots.
- walshemj 5y agoOddly the Vatican has a high crime rate because of this
- jen20 5y agoIn 2019, I had my phone and wallet stolen in Barcelona via pickpocketing. I know of someone who had their wallet stolen in the Madrid subway the same way. I’ve not heard of it recently in the US though.
- caturopath 5y agoThe wallets full of plastic remark doesn't really apply in Spain, where tons more people carry real amounts of cash.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoLol you have never been to Barcelona I gather. Pickpocketing is a huge business here. I say business because Spanish law doesn't allow to prosecute them (only fines for thefts up to €400) so lots of scumbags basically make it their job. When my wallet was pickpocketed I searched the bins in the nearby metro stations and found 6 wallets with ID cards etc and many phone cases (a stolen phone is much less identifiable without its case). Sadly I never found mine. I live here so I'm used to it but even then they can catch you off-guard.