Crime in Qatar
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Crime in Qatar is very low compared to industrialized nations. Petty crime such as pickpocketing and bag snatching does occur, but is extremely uncommon. Although incidents of violence are generally considered to be rare, violence has occurred more frequently amid an increase in the population of Doha, the capital and largest city of Qatar, and economic pressures on expatriate workers over the last few years.
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Debt bondage, delayed or non-payment of salaries, confiscation of passports, and other abuse occurs. These crimes are often not recorded as crimes. Many crimes are not reported, in particular sexual crimes because it is not generally safe for victims to do so. According to the CIA World Factbook, Qatar is on the "Tier 2 Watch List". It "does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so...".
In the past, trafficked, kidnapped or exploited children were sometimes brought into the country from south Asia to use as camel jockeys. The former Emir of Qatar, Hamad Al Thani, banned child jockeys in 2005 and directed that, by 2007, all camel races would be directed by robotic jockeys.
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