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by HyperSane 1103 days ago
Keep your passport in a hidden pocket no easily reachable by pickpockets.
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Although that helps to deal with pickpockets, can't thieves still demand your passport at gunpoint/knife-point, if they know the police require you to carry it?
what good is a passport to 99% of muggers?
Is a stolen passport any less useful to muggers than to pickpockets?