In public hospitals, patients are either billed upon discharge or are billed at US address at later date. Buy supplemental medical insurance with specific overseas coverage. Don't carry wallets or purses. Hold shoulder bags tightly under arm with clasp facing body. Wear waist packs in front.
Thieves work in groups or pairs.
Street urchins poke tourists with newspapers or pieces of cardboard to divert attention so that another can pickpocket. Criminals on crowded public transportation slit bottoms of purses or bags with razor blade, remove contents through bottom. Theft of small items such as radios, luggage, cameras, briefcases from parked cars major problem. In Naples, thefts from occupied cars stopped in traffic or at lights. When driver stops, thief helps change tire, while other takes driver's belongings.