Number of deaths from crime: 315 deaths

The average death toll caused by crime was 137 between 2006 and 2010. This number has increased with the arrival of Syrian refugees reaching 383 in 2013, i.e. up by 288 from 2010 or 303% as illustrated in Table 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1042 vehicle thefts were reported in 2006, of which 444 vehicles were recovered. The number of targeted vehicles increased over the following years only to go back to the same level in 2010. Car thefts went back up again after 2010, with 2247 cars stolen in 2013, i.e. up by 1201 cars or 115% from 2010. Net losses increased by 273% as illustrated in Table 2. The year 2014 showed a decline in car thefts to 1178, a progress that could be attributed to tightened security measures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pick-pocketing incidents decreased from 1287 in 2006 to 848 in 2010 and further to 784 and 594 in 2013 and 2014 respectively. This decline is partly attributed to the growing awareness among people, particularly former victims, against pickpockets but mainly to the security measures taken against thieves on motorbikes, the most common way for opportunistic thieves to snatch purses and flee. Figures in 2014 suggested continuous decline in pick-pocketing incidents. Table 3 illustrates the evolution of pick-pocketing incidents between 2006 and 2014. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thefts: 2286 incidents

There was a significant increase in thefts between 2009 and 2013 with 2273 thefts reported in the latter, up by 20.6% or 389 thefts, from 2010. Compared to 2006, the incidents grew by a drastic 65.5% as illustrated in Table 4. Indicators for 2014 revealed a decline in thefts compared to 2010, 2011 and 2012. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robberies amounted to 1177 in 2013 compared to 583 in 2010 and 329 in 2006, i.e. up by 102% and 258% respectively. A rise in robberies was evident in 2014 with 1243 reported incidents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These staggering numbers attest clearly to the fragility and deterioration of security conditions in the country and sound the alarm for the need of sterner measures that will fend off the threats and help in combating major crimes and thefts. More than half of the incidents have been allegedly committed by Syrians and other foreign workers.