Crime: Southern vs Northern Italy
Aug 19th 2005, 7:37 am
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Crime: Southern vs Northern Italy
Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy? Please
note that I am not implying that Northern Italy is crime-free, just that
it might have less of it.
Casey
snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy? Please
note that I am not implying that Northern Italy is crime-free, just that
it might have less of it.
Casey
Aug 19th 2005, 8:56 am
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Re: Crime: Southern vs Northern Italy
"Casey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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<< Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. >>
I am not sure it is a geographic thing. it is more an opportunist thing. The
level of petty crime against tourists, which is what you are most likely to
hear about, is going to happen in the places most frequented by tourists.
Rome and Naples being two obvious ones. It is interesting to note that
almost all petty crime directed at visitors to Venice is carried out by
other visitors. If you can keep your distance from your co-nationals, you
are probable safer in Venice than most cities.
<<Is it generally true that Southern Italy has significantly more petty
crime than Northern Italy? Please note that I am not implying that
Northern Italy is crime-free, just that it might have less of it.>>
All the petty crime in all of the cities in Southern Italy must pale into
insignificance when measured against the amounts ripped-off in the North by
Berlusconi in his home town of Milan.
news:[email protected] nk.net...
<< Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. >>
I am not sure it is a geographic thing. it is more an opportunist thing. The
level of petty crime against tourists, which is what you are most likely to
hear about, is going to happen in the places most frequented by tourists.
Rome and Naples being two obvious ones. It is interesting to note that
almost all petty crime directed at visitors to Venice is carried out by
other visitors. If you can keep your distance from your co-nationals, you
are probable safer in Venice than most cities.
<<Is it generally true that Southern Italy has significantly more petty
crime than Northern Italy? Please note that I am not implying that
Northern Italy is crime-free, just that it might have less of it.>>
All the petty crime in all of the cities in Southern Italy must pale into
insignificance when measured against the amounts ripped-off in the North by
Berlusconi in his home town of Milan.
Aug 19th 2005, 10:32 am
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:37:17 GMT, "Casey"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
>snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
>Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
>Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy? Please
>note that I am not implying that Northern Italy is crime-free, just that
>it might have less of it.
Yes, most of this type of crime is in the south. Mostly it's
pickpockets. You need to be careful in Rome and Milan, especially
round the stations.
Some of the pickpockets are proffesionals, and can spot a tourist from
a mile off. Watching them in action is quite amazing.
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
>snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
>Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
>Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy? Please
>note that I am not implying that Northern Italy is crime-free, just that
>it might have less of it.
Yes, most of this type of crime is in the south. Mostly it's
pickpockets. You need to be careful in Rome and Milan, especially
round the stations.
Some of the pickpockets are proffesionals, and can spot a tourist from
a mile off. Watching them in action is quite amazing.
--
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DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
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Aug 19th 2005, 7:57 pm
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In article <[email protected] et>, Casey
says...
> Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
> snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
> Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
> Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy?
That might indeed be the case...
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Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
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says...
> Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
> snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
> Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
> Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy?
That might indeed be the case...
--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from China, Myanmar, Brunei,
Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
Prague, Budapest, Singapore and Portugal
Aug 19th 2005, 7:59 pm
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Alfred Molon wrote:
> In article <[email protected] et>, Casey
> says...
> > Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
> > snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
> > Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
> > Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy?
> That might indeed be the case...
> --
> Alfred Molon
>
where does Berlusconi come from the South or the North ?
> In article <[email protected] et>, Casey
> says...
> > Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
> > snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
> > Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
> > Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy?
> That might indeed be the case...
> --
> Alfred Molon
>
where does Berlusconi come from the South or the North ?
Aug 19th 2005, 10:05 pm
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Zhu De wrote:
> "Casey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] nk.net...
>
> << Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
> snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
> Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. >>
>
> I am not sure it is a geographic thing. it is more an opportunist thing. The
> level of petty crime against tourists, which is what you are most likely to
> hear about, is going to happen in the places most frequented by tourists.
> Rome and Naples being two obvious ones. It is interesting to note that
> almost all petty crime directed at visitors to Venice is carried out by
> other visitors. If you can keep your distance from your co-nationals, you
> are probable safer in Venice than most cities.
>
>
> <<Is it generally true that Southern Italy has significantly more petty
> crime than Northern Italy? Please note that I am not implying that
> Northern Italy is crime-free, just that it might have less of it.>>
>
> All the petty crime in all of the cities in Southern Italy must pale into
> insignificance when measured against the amounts ripped-off in the North by
> Berlusconi in his home town of Milan.
>
>
>
Northern Italy now counts as the wealthiest region in Europe.
T.
> "Casey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] nk.net...
>
> << Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
> snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
> Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. >>
>
> I am not sure it is a geographic thing. it is more an opportunist thing. The
> level of petty crime against tourists, which is what you are most likely to
> hear about, is going to happen in the places most frequented by tourists.
> Rome and Naples being two obvious ones. It is interesting to note that
> almost all petty crime directed at visitors to Venice is carried out by
> other visitors. If you can keep your distance from your co-nationals, you
> are probable safer in Venice than most cities.
>
>
> <<Is it generally true that Southern Italy has significantly more petty
> crime than Northern Italy? Please note that I am not implying that
> Northern Italy is crime-free, just that it might have less of it.>>
>
> All the petty crime in all of the cities in Southern Italy must pale into
> insignificance when measured against the amounts ripped-off in the North by
> Berlusconi in his home town of Milan.
>
>
>
Northern Italy now counts as the wealthiest region in Europe.
T.
Aug 19th 2005, 11:29 pm
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In article <[email protected] .com>,
[email protected] says...
> > > Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
> > > snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
> > > Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
> > > Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy?
> >
> > That might indeed be the case...
> >
> where does Berlusconi come from the South or the North ?
He is not in petty crime. No risk that he will try to pickpocket your
valuables while you are in Italy
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[email protected] says...
> > > Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
> > > snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
> > > Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
> > > Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy?
> >
> > That might indeed be the case...
> >
> where does Berlusconi come from the South or the North ?
He is not in petty crime. No risk that he will try to pickpocket your
valuables while you are in Italy
--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from China, Myanmar, Brunei,
Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
Prague, Budapest, Singapore and Portugal
Aug 19th 2005, 11:30 pm
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In article <[email protected]>, Tom Peel says...
> Northern Italy now counts as the wealthiest region in Europe.
Can't really be, or at least I'd be very surprised if that was the case.
Do you have a reference for your statement ?
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Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
Prague, Budapest, Singapore and Portugal
> Northern Italy now counts as the wealthiest region in Europe.
Can't really be, or at least I'd be very surprised if that was the case.
Do you have a reference for your statement ?
--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from China, Myanmar, Brunei,
Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
Prague, Budapest, Singapore and Portugal
Aug 19th 2005, 11:32 pm
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<[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
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> Alfred Molon wrote:
>> In article <[email protected] et>, Casey
>> says...
>> > Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
>> > snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
>> > Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
>> > Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy?
>> That might indeed be the case...
>> --
>> Alfred Molon
> where does Berlusconi come from the South or the North ?
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Was borned in Milano 1936
>
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> Alfred Molon wrote:
>> In article <[email protected] et>, Casey
>> says...
>> > Whenever I hear of a story involving petty crime in Italy, e.g. a purse
>> > snatched by someone on a motor scooter, it seems that the city is in
>> > Southern Italy; Naples, Rome, etc. Is it generally true that Southern
>> > Italy has significantly more petty crime than Northern Italy?
>> That might indeed be the case...
>> --
>> Alfred Molon
> where does Berlusconi come from the South or the North ?
-----------------
Was borned in Milano 1936
>
Aug 20th 2005, 1:01 am
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indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
Aug 20th 2005, 1:43 am
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> indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
Not for tourists, the subject of my post. Italians and residents of
Italy are a different story entirely.
Casey
Not for tourists, the subject of my post. Italians and residents of
Italy are a different story entirely.
Casey
Aug 20th 2005, 2:33 am
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Casey wrote:
> > indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
> Not for tourists, the subject of my post. Italians and residents of
> Italy are a different story entirely.
> Casey
perhaps they are involved in petty crime because they see their
politicians getting away with it, which makes it the same story.
> > indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
> Not for tourists, the subject of my post. Italians and residents of
> Italy are a different story entirely.
> Casey
perhaps they are involved in petty crime because they see their
politicians getting away with it, which makes it the same story.
Aug 20th 2005, 2:39 am
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On 20 Aug 2005 06:01:30 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
The locals take their mind off him by worrying about the honesty of
foreign politicians, it's probably why he is still PM.
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Martin
>indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
The locals take their mind off him by worrying about the honesty of
foreign politicians, it's probably why he is still PM.
--
Martin
Aug 20th 2005, 2:40 am
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On 20 Aug 2005 07:33:46 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>Casey wrote:
>> > indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
>> Not for tourists, the subject of my post. Italians and residents of
>> Italy are a different story entirely.
>> Casey
>perhaps they are involved in petty crime because they see their
>politicians getting away with it, which makes it the same story.
The mastery of petty crime is a precursor to the real thing.
--
Martin
>Casey wrote:
>> > indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
>> Not for tourists, the subject of my post. Italians and residents of
>> Italy are a different story entirely.
>> Casey
>perhaps they are involved in petty crime because they see their
>politicians getting away with it, which makes it the same story.
The mastery of petty crime is a precursor to the real thing.
--
Martin
Aug 20th 2005, 3:00 am
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Martin wrote:
> On 20 Aug 2005 07:33:46 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> >
> >Casey wrote:
> >> > indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
> >>
> >> Not for tourists, the subject of my post. Italians and residents of
> >> Italy are a different story entirely.
> >>
> >> Casey
> >
> >perhaps they are involved in petty crime because they see their
> >politicians getting away with it, which makes it the same story.
> The mastery of petty crime is a precursor to the real thing.
> --
> Martin
but is it geographical in nature ?
Berlusconi (as the man says) was born in the north of Italy and has
probably stolen more than 1,000's of petty criminals.
> On 20 Aug 2005 07:33:46 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> >
> >Casey wrote:
> >> > indeed he is involved in large crime, much more to worry about.
> >>
> >> Not for tourists, the subject of my post. Italians and residents of
> >> Italy are a different story entirely.
> >>
> >> Casey
> >
> >perhaps they are involved in petty crime because they see their
> >politicians getting away with it, which makes it the same story.
> The mastery of petty crime is a precursor to the real thing.
> --
> Martin
but is it geographical in nature ?
Berlusconi (as the man says) was born in the north of Italy and has
probably stolen more than 1,000's of petty criminals.
