 pickpocketing in Spain
pickpocketing is ridiculously bad in Madrid and Barcelona in Spain, and violent crime is on the rise. The mainstream media abroad aren't picking this up, but Spain's economy is really bad and it's affecting all the year cities, which is why crime is getting out of control.
Don't mean to scare you out of a trip to Barcelona, but if you think because you're in a European country nothing bad will happen to you then, you should rethink.
I live in Barcelona and I would neither say that it is safe or that I did not have any incidents. watch out when you are in crowds, subway, and deserted areas. |