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Safety, Security, Crime & Emergency Numbers

The Crime Rate in Qatar is incredibly low compared to any other developed or developing nation and only petty crime and violence ever occurs, although it is incredibly rare in either case. Abuse of domestic workers and labourers is uncommon but does occasionally happen too and even rarer is commercial sexual exploitation. Terrorist attack is of higher concern and the region has received several threats from terrorist sects such as al Qaeda, as well as a single bombing in 2005 but none since.

In the Corruption Perceptions Index 2007 Qatar was ranked 32nd least corrupt country in the world and Transparency International rated Qatar 6.0 on their scale of 0 to 10 (with 10 being least corrupt). The rates of homicide, rape and other serious crimes are remarkably low within the country.

Emergency Numbers

  • General Emergency – 999
  • Worldwide Emergency Number – 112
  • Electricity and Water – 991
  • Telephone Assistance – 111
  • Local Directory – 180
  • International Calls Enquiries – 150
  • Time – 140 (or) 141