No Pickpockets in Sight: The Unlikely Decline of NYC's Petty Thieves New York City, once notorious for its swarms of petty thieves, has seen a significant decline in pickpocketing incidents over the past year.
According to NYPD statistics, this trend is not merely a blip on the radar but rather a genuine shift in urban crime patterns.
The Decline of a Classic Urban Scam Pickpocketing has long been a staple of big city crime, with New York City being one of its epicenters.