Crime in Oman
The crime rate inOmanis low[1][2]compared to other industrialized countries.[2]Incidents of seriouscrimeare rare in the country. Incidents ofpetty crimeare occasionally reported, includingburglaryandtheftof property of foreign tourists.[3]TheForeign and Commonwealth Office(FCO) describes the law and order situation inOmanas "generally good".[4]Incidence of street crime is low.Violent crimeoccurs, but is extremely low compared to the rest of theMiddle East.[5]
Targeting immigrants
[edit]Oman is a destination point for men and women mainly fromSouth Asiannations likeBangladesh,India,Sri LankaandPakistanwho migrate willingly, but some of whom become victims oftraffickingwhen subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude asdomestic workersand laborers. Mistreatment includes non-payment of wages, restrictions on movement and withholding of passports, threats, and physical or sexual abuse. Oman is also a destination point for women trafficked fromAsia,Eastern EuropeandNorth Africafor the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.[6]
Impersonating health officials
[edit]TheDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade(DFAT) of theGovernment of Australiaand the FCO reported there are incidents where individuals presenting themselves as employees of the Ministry of Health have called private houses offeringvaccinationsagainstavian influenza(commonly known as Bird flu). But the Ministry of Health does not provide any service like this. Drugs are given to people as "vaccines" to make them unconscious and then they are robbed.[3][4]
Terrorism
[edit]On July 15, 2024, three Islamic State (IS) gunmen opened fire at the Shia Imam Ali Mosque in OMAN'S Wadi Kabir district, marking the first incident of terrorism attack in Oman’s history.[7] The threat ofterrorismin Oman was one of the lowest in the world, before 2024. TheInstitute for Economics and Peaceranks the impact of terrorism in Oman as "0" on theGlobal Terrorism Index(meaning no impact of terrorism), Oman is the onlyPersian GulforMiddle Eastcountry to rank as such.[8]UncoveredAl-QaedaandIslamic State of Iraq and the Levantreports also make no reference to any successful recruitment in Oman.[9]
Drug trafficking
[edit]Cannabisis illegal in Oman. Nevertheless Oman is a transit country for cannabis coming fromAfghanistan,Pakistan,andIran.[10]
Drug traffickingin general is low. However the amount of seized heroin in 1995 was 6.2 kg which was an increase compared to 1 kg in 1994. Oman has established an Inter-ministerial committee for the purpose of overseeing drug framework matters. The country has a well-organized Drug Control Unit to deal with drug trafficking. Oman is a party of theConvention on Psychotropic Substances(1971).[11]
Interpol data
[edit]According toInterpoldata,criminal homiciderate in Oman decreased from 0.94 to 0.91 per 100,000 population between 1995 and 2000. It was a decrease of 3.2%. The rate ofrapealso decreased by 16.4%. But rate of robbery increased by 108.1%. While the rate of robbery was 1.24 per 100,000 population in 1995, it increased to 2.58 per 100,000 population in 2000. Similarly the rate of aggravated assault, burglary,larcenyandmotor vehicle theftincreased by 10.7%, 57.7%, 317.8% and 112.2% respectively.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Dilip K. Das, Michael Palmiotto (2006).World Police Encyclopedia.Routledge. p. 638.ISBN0-415-94250-0.
- ^abc"Oman".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-01-03.Retrieved2008-08-27.
- ^abOmanArchived2008-08-27 at theWayback MachineGovernment of Australia,Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- ^abOmanArchived2008-04-08 at theWayback MachineForeign and Commonwealth Office
- ^OmanArchived2011-02-09 at theWayback MachineUnited States Department of State
- ^OmanThe World Factbook
- ^"Responding to the Islamic State Attack in Oman".
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2020-07-28.Retrieved2019-07-28.
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- ^Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (2007).DIANE Publishing. 2009. pp. 94–.ISBN978-1-4379-0280-8.
- ^Country Profile - OmanUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
