shop,restaurants and movie theatres, are popular places for young people. Everyone feels safe in malls, where there are so many security guards. Most people believe the worst crime possible in a mall is pickpocketing. When stories and told about worse crimes committed in malls, most people feel these are untrue rumours. However, officers at Pathum Wan Police Station , which has about four shopping malls in its area, say that not only are the rumours true but also that the number of such crimes is much larger than the public thinks, as so many are never reported to the police