Notice the thief deftly unzipping the man’s fanny pack and taking out its contents. The Italian daily Il Messaggero reports that there are around 80 to 100 cases of pickpocketing and robbery in Rome every day, with gangs of thieves targeting tourists in restaurants and cafes in the city’s central areas. Most of them are Romanian gypsy gangs. You should be especially careful on public transport, especially the metro, where thieves take advantage of crowds to steal personal belongings.