Originally Posted by GradGirl

I was pickpocketed about two months ago as I ate lunch in a restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. My wallet was stolen from the pocket of my winter coat, which was hanging on the chair I was sitting in. When I reported it to the police, they said that that particular crime was rampant in Cambridge and that they received reports like mine "all the time".

Pickpocketing is alive and well in the U.S., to answer your question.