New campaign against pickpocketing and trick theft
With «Be Mindful,» the Zurich City Police is launching a multi-year campaign against pickpocketing and con artist thefts. The prevention campaign is primarily intended to raise awareness and encourage personal responsibility.
An open handbag, a brief moment of carelessness and your wallet or cell phone is missing. An average of 15 passers-by are robbed every day in the city of Zurich, as the Zurich city police reported on Thursday. Thanks to various prevention and investigation measures by the police, the number of crimes has already been reduced slightly over the past year. The city police now want to further reduce the number of these thefts with the "be careful" campaign.
The city police call for a healthy distrust of intrusive strangers. It advises people to carry as little cash and valuables as possible and, if possible, to carry them concealed. The utmost attention is required in crowds, at bus stops and in public transport vehicles as well as in department stores and restaurants.
Posters, flyers, stickers and advertisements as well as the website are used as means of communication. Sei-achtsam.ch used. A competition is designed to encourage the public to visit the website. The campaign will run until the end of 2017 (SDA).
