Current Affairs Pick-pocketing down - but for how long?
It's not an uncommon sight in the Prague metro or on the city's tram lines: a tourist confusedly patting down his pockets, then calling out for help, realising he's just been robbed. Pick-pocketing in Prague, as in most major cities, is a major problem: police say that the actual number of cases could be more than five times higher than the 8,000 officially reported each year. Still, there is now something to cheer about: according to police, pick-pocketing in Prague has gone down for the first time in a decade and arrests are up. Just as the city launches a new campaign warning tourists to "watch out", Prague police are saying they are having a greater impact than before.
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