Editing Pickpocketing (section)

{{Short description|Type of larceny involving theft from pockets}}
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[[File:Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a pub Wellcome V0019439.jpg|thumb|350px|Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican.]]
[[File:Dandy pickpockets, diving.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|"Dandy PickPockets Diving: Scene Near St. James Palace" (1818) by [[Isaac Robert Cruikshank|I. R. Cruikshank]]]]
'''Pickpocketing''' is a form of [[larceny]] that involves the stealing of [[money]] or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time. It may involve considerable [[dexterity]] and a knack for [[Misdirection (magic)|misdirection]]. A thief who works in this manner is known as a '''pickpocket'''.

[[Italy]], [[France]] and [[Spain]] have the highest rates of pickpocketing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/05/02/remain-vigilant-europes-most-heavily-pickpocketed-tourist-spots-revealed|title=‘Remain vigilant’: Europe’s most heavily pickpocketed tourist spots revealed}}</ref>