Why is theft on the increase in Doha?
Psssssst.... want to buy some cheap tyers :p
Tyre theft cases up in Industrial Area
Companies and residents at labour accommodations on Street No.15 of the Industrial Area have complained of an increase in the number of theft cases involving tyres from vehicles parked on roadsides.
In one such incident on Friday, residents of a camp saw some men removing tyres using a jack from two new vehicles parked on the street. When they rushed to the place on seeing the theft, the men reportedly screamed at them and chased them away before escaping with the new tyres in a Landcruiser parked near the camp.
According to some witnesses, the vehicle had many tyres stocked inside.
The company owner has since then filed a police complaint and investigations are on, inquiries found.
He said the cameras installed on his accommodation’s compound wall captured the visual images of the theft and he could see the faces of some of men involving in removing tyres.
He said even though he had been running a company and accommodation in the area for more than 10 years, it is the first time that someone stole tyres from his vehicles.
He said the police had also cautioned the vehicle owners over the spurt in tyre theft cases in the area and advised them to look out for suspicious elements and call the police.
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=508510...
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But seriously... the owner stated that in his 10 years of running his company, this is the first time he has had tyres stolen from his vehicles. And this story comes at a time when I am reading about car break-ins, shops being burgled and errrr.... can't think of a third right now. Oh I know, prominent members of QL having their bikes stolen.
So what is happening in Doha? Why the increase in crime all of a sudden? Yes there are more expatriates coming all the time, but what is it that is driving people to commit crime here in such a wealthy country? It can't be unemployment can it, because every expat (excluding family visas) must have a job in order to be here in Qatar in the first place.
And events like the one above seem to be well organised and seemingly not by an influx of new expats.
Your thoughts please.....
There can be a number of reasons.
Firstly, there are many who are here on free visas but don't have work.
Secondly, the cost of living forces many to "Augment" their income
true said typhoon-2012... true said... thats what i am talking about.
Well I suppose the cops could solve a few if not most cases of all this theft and looting of tyres and and a lot of other things too if they took the time to open a few of this large and heavy wooden crates that are regularly being packed and sent by sea cargo to places like SL in particular
yea get more of those... sort of expats instead of the good old ones and the crimes will keep on rising
AP... the OP story is about street crime. And instead of being in fear of the police turning up, the perpetrators screamed at, and chased away a man who witnessed their crime, then continued to finish the job before leaving. That may indicate that they were not in the least bit concerned that the police would arrive any time soon. If there were more patrols a) They may have been spotted by one or b) They may have been afraid that a patrol close by could be on the scene quickly if called. But this is all guess work by me, and I am not an authority on the mater.
Tyre theft cases up in Industrial Area
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=508510&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
i can't rule out idle teenagers (local or expat). many teens do minor felonies, just for "fun" and because they were bored.
and the need for drugs (don't know if it is a problem in qatar); but i know many -again not in qatar- who steal for money they can't ask from their parents, to buy drugs. girls begging on the street because they are underage to work as part time pro$titute$ to get that money. i know that's maybe irrelevant here in qatar, but just to give an idea of how much teens are willing to go to get what they want.
...still, most laborers are receiving meager salaries of QR650/750 per month, lucky if they get QR1000..with these amount, probably half of them are not receiving salary in time...has any of you guys been in labor accommodation in Industrial Area? if you are,then you won't wonder why the theft are commonly occurs on those area.
Yes, all of your comments are correct.
I can also see that one of the factor is having less salary or small salary by other expats here.
Even a small piece/parts of the car if these people have chance they immediately grab it. like what happened in my car a bulb for signal and the casing was stolen a month ago.
AP having read the story, and studied the tools in the photograph, I am guessing the company kept QR 60,000 in a wooden locker, and the culprit knew about it. And I am also guessing that this was not a difficult crime to solve.
Other countries, and I am very sad to say my own included, rely upon police patrols to detect crime on the street. Perhaps an increase in police patrols could help combat the street crime here?
You know AP, I would love to attend either and ask such questions. But as I am not an investigative journalist I am guessing they would not give me the time of day. Perhaps if there are any journalists reading this, they may also be interested in popping along to gather some facts and figures.
I would be interested to know if the number of arrests has proportionality increased by the same amount as the apparent increase in reported crime.
Perhaps stricter penalties, better investigations into crimes, making an example of all caught criminals, etc. Where I stand it appears that the police here seem a tad bit ill prepared at dealing with the sudden rise in crimes. They need better training perhaps.
So Fathima this begs the question what can be done to reverse the trend?
Both robberies and the number of beggars have risen in just the past couple years.And they are multi national at least as far as the beggars go. People are not only getting greedier but bolder too. And steps must be taken pronto to stop this inclination. My biggest fear is what will this all lead to. More armed robberies? Increases in murder? Scary thoughts!
Fact is these people, robbers,beggars etc must either be having local sponsors or are here illegally, hence like AP pointed out must earn illegally too.
We all know differences between rich and poor broaden each year. Nothing new in Qatar, it is just getting more obvious... how sad but first walk in another person shoes and then condemn them... Regards!
So AP are you forwarding the notion that due to the increase of people in both points 1 and 2, this is why more crime is being reported? And thus can we assume that if the population of these people continues to increase, then we can expect more crime?
Aakhri-pasta can you please explain your statement?