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    2 days ago

    Yeah, I rode the Subway and T for years during rush hour, I used to work in Times Square, and I’ve of course been to tourist events in that time. In nearly 40 years of city living, I don’t know anyone who’s had their pocket picked, either in busy areas or, “Main st.”

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        20 hours ago

        I think if I don’t know anyone it’s happened to in decades of living in large cities means its probably not very common.