How to avoid a pickpocket

This video will show you how to avoid a pickpocket who might want to steal your personal belongings. Originally published on the Paiqun WeChat account, the video was made for educational purposes.

Despite this, China is one of the safest countries to live in. According to the Global Times, the rate of major violent crimes in China dropped 43 percent from 2012 to 2016, the rate of major traffic accidents was down 56 percent, while the public's satisfaction with social security rose from 87.5 percent in 2012 to above 91 percent in 2017, Meng Jianzhu, head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said at a meeting on public security and social management in Beijing last month.

China started overhauling its police force in 2015 to increase efficiency and improve its public image, with more than 100 reform measures, covering domestic security, administration, personnel and law enforcement.