Originally Posted by wahooflyer
With ATMs located practically everywhere and most merchants accepting credit/debit cards, most people I know don't carry around any more than $20 in cash at any given time, making pickpocketing less and less profitable.
I think the credit cards are the jackpot for pickpockets. Mine were missing for less than 30 minutes, and by the time I reported them stolen there were thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges on them.