{"id":4659,"date":"2025-07-11T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/revealed-europes-top-pickpocket-hotspots-as-summer-holidays-begin\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:34:02","slug":"revealed-europes-top-pickpocket-hotspots-as-summer-holidays-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/revealed-europes-top-pickpocket-hotspots-as-summer-holidays-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Europe\u2019s top pickpocket hotspots as summer holidays begin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>00:55<\/p>\n<p>An ex-detective has revealed Europe\u2019s top pickpocketing destinations, as Britons gear up for the summer holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on BBC Morning Live on Wednesday (9 July), Rebecca Mason cautioned that whilst theft can happen anywhere, big cities rank the highest.<\/p>\n<p>Rome is the most pickpocketed place in Europe, with Mason highlighting the Trevi Fountain as the most common spot. \u201cPeople throw a coin in the fountain for good luck but it\u2019s not really good luck if you are targeted by a thief\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Prague, Lisbon also ranked very highly, whilst closer to home, London has been revealed to be the phone theft capital of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>00:55 An ex-detective has revealed Europe\u2019s top pickpocketing destinations, as Britons gear up for the summer holidays. Appearing on BBC Morning Live on Wednesday (9 July), Rebecca Mason cautioned that whilst theft can happen anywhere, big cities rank the highest. 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