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Pickpockets were warned off, and hotel staff advised not to take the opportunity to help themselves from guests’ luggage.

From The Guardian • May 20, 2018

Pickpockets abound, paying special attention to tourists, especially those traveling in groups and therefore easily identifiable.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2017

To Breakfast to an Early Coffee House, having lost my Pocket Handkerchief, cost me 5s., doubtless by the Pickpockets, of whom Smithfield, besides its other Recommendations, is a great Resort.

From Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick by Doyle, Richard

Pickpockets and thieves instantly occurred to her, but, on searching for the bank-book and finding that it was safe, she felt relieved.

From Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Opening the window, her attention was attracted by a neat tin sign, on which was painted, 'Look out for Pickpockets!'

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various