Qatar crime rates below global levels

Since I don't know the source. Can you enlighten me as to which crimes were measured when coming up with these fugures?

Yes, They're all rich so why would they kill for money? ;)

J/k :D

I think Qatar is the safest country on earth, despite a some may think some crimes are not reported,,, but for sure we don't have group of people running in the street looking for foreigners and beat them up or stab for the reason of having different color or religion.

Some people think violiting trafic rules is crime, I think thank god that we are worried about that in here.

So if Qatar is the safest country on earth, where is the most dangerous place on Earth, I think its South Africa.

Burglaries and petty crime on the rise.

Brit: that was corrected in the next post

" MarcoNandoz-01 said Is a major offense* ...

Is a major offense*

SO this is what they did in Iraq http://www.youtube.c...

Wed, 19/09/2012 - 2:00pm

flexi, I cannot say for sure that voilence happens against every maid in the qatari families...some families may be definitely decent in this respect. Culture wise qataris are not very different to saudis and so you can't expect that they would behave differently.

Well, you have to make your own opinions that may or may not tally with mine. Its fine either way.

KR, you can not generalize based on some rare incidents. Firm conclusions, as in you first post, based on assumptions is something I will have to disagree with.

Yes, crimes indeed.

flexicode, Quite a few times I have noticed children of qatari nationals spitting on their maids' faces in malls as they cannot use force on them to show their anger. It's sad that their parents do not even reprimand their children after that. This tells the story of what goes on within four walls.

KR, only a postman can have a little idea, if at all, how are you so sure what is happening within the confines of four walls in every Qatari household. I was just wondering.

most people in Qatar are busy with their work to commit crime unlike in poorer countries where crime is prevalent because of unemployment.

Ill treatment of household assistants and voilence against maids happens almost in every qatari household within the four walls...and the same are never reported or not considered a crime at all.

If reported, that would possibly invert the ratio!

People manouver themselves in dangerous situations. Just as fubar, I have never been a victim in my country, nor in any other country I stayed, nor in Qatar, But if you go to the Cube, it's your own risk!

Driving isn't a crime, but dangerous driving is. ROFL

And finally, a big YYAAAAAWWNNN at the monkey. By your expression I am guessing that you are regretting last night's dinner choice.

one off topic advise - why dont u learn driving which according to u is a crime , all the karwa taxi drivers must be criminals HAHA

talk abt 911 chases compared to doha driving it exceeds all the worlds heart diseases and cancer

I see far worse on a Friday night in Doha. The motor vehicle death rate in Qatar exceeds even hearth disease and cancer in Qatar (and is more than 10 times that of the US).

Once again, monkey, your comments and mentality are only underlining my point.

bachus youtube is very access able how many 911 chases u can see on ur own ,robbery at gun point is it common in qatar

Monkey--driving the way many people do here is. And the deaths they cause carry manslaughter charges in many countries. The fact you don't see this only underlines my point.

Who cares...just stay safe people!

srishti ur a big criminal then ;P hehehe

But remember that Wikipedia should not be considered as a reliable source of information!!!!

But remember that Wikipedia should not be considered as a reliable source of information!!!!

Neither i am alcoholic, nor i have girlfriend or (s) ! Neither even in contact of any prostitute, nor i am an gay. How this poor creature can be victim here ? hmmmm ? :P

bachus driving is a crime ? lol sorry my bad

The driving here would be a criminal offense in many countries; and many of the accidents bad driving cause would carry felony charges in Europe and North America.

BG--true, monkey, in Qatar those idiots get behind the wheel of a car instead.

the topic is on crime not law pls try to understand simple english

safe country when you compare with other countries, but the peoples says Qatar law is crazy!

Islamic law is made for safe & for peace , Qatar using just few % out of it,so what about if that ruled out world with same?

its not hard to google crime rates with other countries for one to know how safe is qatar , no mentally retarded ppl here to carry on shooting

disagree

One needs to think hard to find something worth being acknowledged as crime except for things like poor conditions of the laborers and confiscation of the passport by the sponsor. Many on this board have highlighted unreported crimes. Forgive my ignorance but can someone share an eyewitness account or first hand information on a crime that went unreported. No, I don't say there are no crimes in Qatar but it is negligible as compared to most countries and well within the controls of the authorities making Qatar largely a secure country. One can live for years together in Qatar without falling victim to a crime. I agree with the findings till date.

Politicians in other countries make a habit of over-emphasizing how much crime there is in their societies, and then announce big plans on how they will reduce it.

It's a fear factor thing - if you don't vote for me, you will be mugged while walking down the street by drug pushing prostitutes.

Conversely there are other countries that try to keep perceptions of crime very low. They want people to feel safe and secure, so that they are grateful to their leader for doing such a good job.

Counting only how many sponsors keep the Passport, of people under their sponsor, crime graph will shoot to the moon

I mean we can do stuff here that we would never be able to do back from where we used stay in SL, but I also agree that a lot of crime does go unreported and unmentioned in the news publications.

That said as always people must remember the whole "low crime doesn't mean no crime" bit, and take precaution nonetheless.

Personally the worst thing that I can think of was getting my wallet robbed right off my bag at the "New World Center" that too at a time when our budget was truly restrained. The shopping center staff were totally uncooperative and assured us that their CCTV cams would show zilch..in short "don't bother with searching"

I was never the victim of crime in my home country, and I haven't been the victim of crime in this country.

Therefore am I safe to assume both are equally safe?

so we are in a safe place :)

almost all regular countries have mafia, i have yet to find one here,

crime is surely less, IMO ( i never says 'no crime')

we need to differentiate between petty incidents, violations, and the Crime.

Once someone took the fire extinguisher out and the second time they stole the carseat??? Still can't figure that one out and it seems only a fraction of the population even knows what a carseat is for.

I agree about the labourers issue. What i would like to kniow is the source and what is considered a crime as part of the findings.

"However, there are things that are not considered a crime in Qatar which are considered a crime in the West. For example, consumption of alcohol unless you are a permit holder or in a legit hotel/nightclub, having sex outside marriage or with the same sex in a major office in this country and punishable by imprisonment deportation and possible lashing if the couple caught in the act are Muslims."

"Major Office" ?? :O)

Regarding the above as crimes. this is because this is the law here. We as expats come here knowing what we are getting into.

Qatar has as much crime ....its just not reported in the a daily newspaper and gets swept under the carpet!

Its safer than my home country ..:-)

A great deal of crime goes unreported in Qatar, so these figures are largely meaningless. A good example is all of the labor law violations.

Sure britexpat and painther (and their stuff) is safer, but the same is hardly true for the poor laborer.

I was touched in an unappropriate place once when i was waiting in line , but i think it was an accident

i think it's true that crime rate is lesser here inspite of skewed reporting

OK.. Even given the "crimes" you have stated , i still would agree with the findings..

"having sex outside marriage or with the same sex in a MAJOR OFFICE in this country and punishable by imprisonment deportation and possible lashing if the couple caught in the act ARE MUSLIMS".

I didn't understand the words marked in capital. So would I be OK for the first act if I do it at home....:)

lots go largely unreported

Is a major offense*

How much goes un-reported?