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Pickpocketing and Snatch Theft

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#1

Are these crimes prevalent in Cyprus?

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Toon
#2

No not in my experiences of 10 years living in Paphos district ..


Burglary sadly has increased..mainly targeting holiday properties

G
#3

That is sad to hear. So wearing a money belt would be too extreme and keeping the wallet in the front pocket would suffice?

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Toon
#4

@Harmanjeet Singh


Indeed it is, however it's not too bad tourist villa rentals appear to be targetted the most


One has to be very careful if that is an option for you ...best advice have good neighbours and a decent monitored alarm system.

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