[Glad you made this post as it is unfortunately totally correct. Hi and measures many others I know Have stopped going to Paris completely. Theft on all means of transport and especially on the Paris metro are constantly taking place. The police will do nothing even they know exactly who the perpetrators are. They obviously participate as do many others. My close friend was robbed on the Paris metro by a group of 3. He saw them the next day on the metro and told a police officer who refused to get involved. .









QUOTE=DLATL777;34619468]Are you sure it didnt happen in France/Paris? This is a generalization and a hypothesis but Ive never seen/experienced the level of theft in Northern Europe since 2020. I had all my belongings stolen from directly above my head on a Thalys train in First Class in France while fully awake. Every item I own. Not even storing luggage at the end of the car but DIRECTLY above my head. They pulled from behind and ran at an intermediate stop. According to French and Belgian authorities they have never seen theft the way its been happening. They say almost every single train has the same story now and theft around Paris is at an all time high. Apparently they work in a team-even Uber drivers will help as spotters which I believe is what happened to me. If it can happen at that level im sure it can infiltrate the CDG baggage ring (haha).

All my colleagues in France and Italy echo this sentiment, irrespective of medium (train/bus/etc).[/QUOTE]