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pickpocketing

form of larceny that involves the stealing from off of a victim's body without their notice
Thing activity Q873750
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pickpocketing

Summary

pickpocketing is an activity[1]. pickpocketing draws 535 Wikipedia views per month (activity category, ranking #86 of 272).[2]

Key Facts

  • pickpocketing's instance of is recorded as activity[3].
  • pickpocketing's instance of is recorded as theft[4].
  • pickpocketing is a type of theft[5].
  • pickpocketing's uses is recorded as sleight of hand[6].
  • pickpocketing's uses is recorded as misdirection[7].
  • pickpocketing's practiced by is recorded as pickpocket[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include activity[3] and theft[4]. pickpocketing is a type of theft[5].

Why It Matters

pickpocketing draws 535 Wikipedia views per month (activity category, ranking #86 of 272).[2] pickpocketing has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] pickpocketing is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pickpocketing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{pickpocketing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pickpocketing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → —
    Uses → sleight of hand, misdirection
    Instance of → activity, theft
    Practiced by → pickpocket
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548396305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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