HALF of all convicted pickpockets on London Tube are Romanians

Figures released by British Transport Police show half of all convictions for pickpocketing on the London Underground are handed out to Romanians. 

Information revealed through a Freedom of Information request shows out of the 5,280 reported pickpocketing incidents on the London Underground between November 1, 2012 and October 31, 2013, there were just 170 convictions. 

Of those convictions, 52 per cent were Romanian. 

Convicts: Half of all convictions for pickpocketing on the underground are handed out to Romanians

Britons were also guilty of stealing from fellow passengers as were Jamaicans, Slovakians, Algerians, Latvians, Somalians, Bulgarians and Mexicans.

SOURCE-DAILYM