Spain, one of the destinations most visited by tourists in the worldreceives millions of people who are attracted to climate, gastronomy, culture and an offer of leisure and services of the highest possible quality, apart from many other things. However, this great influx has also generated A context in favor of the small theftsespecially in busy spaces such as public transport stations, historical monuments and commercial areas.
The porterists They see in these destinations a perfect opportunity to achieve their criminal work, which aim act quickly and discretion and steal the wallets of the most distracted visitors. A factor to consider is The treatment made by police bodies On this type of activities.
A paradise for porterists
Spanish legislation contemplates those thefts without violence and intimidation as minor crimesalthough it can also depend on the value of what has been stolen. All this means that, in much of the occasions, The criminals are released a few hours after being imprisoned. This lack of aggravating consequences can encourage a feeling of impunityboth for the authors of crimes and for victims. In fact, several porterists perform their tasks professionally, repeating well -known patterns and acting as a team, which makes it things are simpler and more knowing that punishment would not be very serious.
Some examples of the cities that have the greater presence of the porterists are Barcelona and Madrid. In the case ofThe capitalcrime indices are lower than in the Catalan territory. Those places where the frequency of these crimes is greater are the following: La Gran Vía, La Puerta del Sol, El Rastro or El Metro. Being the city that has more citizens in Spain, it is easier for many robberies to be in the streets.
The most marked cities: Madrid and Barcelona
On the other hand, the most marked neighborhoods of The city are the following: El Raval, La Mina and La Barceloneta; and the areas as well as The subway, the Boquería market or the sacred family They have also suffered various robberies by Barcelona. In this sense, they are Several tourists from abroad who ensure that Barcelona is the “European capital of porteristas”. However, this is far from reality since Spain does not enter the top five of the countries where you have to be more care. This too Several travelers corroborate it In the following video posted on social networks.
@Parrot.Tours has brought together a few tourists in the city of Barcelona, which have reported What is the attitude they are maintaining in the streets because it is said that this is “the European capital of the porterists”. At the beginning of the video you can see a man and a woman with two fannyas, which are much more complicated to steal from the porterists.
“We have not had any bad experience”
“Our Airbnb is in Las Ramblas. Every morning we don’t sit on the street to have coffee and we start looking for posters, but we don’t see anyone. There is nothing”say the first interviewees who have been in the city for two days. The following interviewees explain that “There are also matters in our country, so we have been a little prepared”. And the same goes for the third, who has bought a small bag with the largest straps so that they cannot be removed. “We have been here for four days and we have not had any experience with that”he explains.
These testimonies already begin to demonstrate that Barcelona is not the destination in which there are more crime. And if that were not enough, another man offers the following personal reflection: “In any big city where you are sure you face this type of problem. As long as you do not make the fool, basically, how to go with your mobile in your hand without knowing where you are going …” Nothing will happen to you.