> Pickpocketing is only a concern in tourist traps I have not spent a huge amount of time in Europe but judging from the way certain minority groups are spoken

> Pickpocketing is only a concern in tourist traps I have not spent a huge amount of time in Europe but judging from the way certain minority groups are spoken about by many Europeans, it is not a widely held belief in Europe that pickpocketing is limited to tourist areas - although I'm sure that's mostly true.