1) They give out these travel warnings on every individual countries and they say "crime is high" "crime is low" etc how do they rate it? For a start, when they say "high" do they mean VERY VERY bad or do they just mean its higher than in Australia. Also, any country can be high crime or low crime...Canada can be high if your in the phase when lots of people get drunk and fights after fights occur etc
2) When they do list out the types of crimes, when they talk about "petty" crime they always talk about pickpockets, mugging, bag-snatcher etc...what about being bullied on the street? or threatened or sworn at by a bunch of kids who think they tough? being intimidated? having your house window being smashed by kids because something they dont get theyre own way? Are THESE types of crimes high or low, why are these crimes not listed on our travel advisories?
Its the same goes for the "serious" crimes: murder, rape, kidnapping etc...but they dont mention about the chance of having your head kicked in by a load of drunken youths, or your house burnt down, your car set a light by a neighbourhood gang...you know what I mean
The main question is why do they always have same repeated detail for every country, and very little on the crimes that are most likely to affect us?
2) When they do list out the types of crimes, when they talk about "petty" crime they always talk about pickpockets, mugging, bag-snatcher etc...what about being bullied on the street? or threatened or sworn at by a bunch of kids who think they tough? being intimidated? having your house window being smashed by kids because something they dont get theyre own way? Are THESE types of crimes high or low, why are these crimes not listed on our travel advisories?
Its the same goes for the "serious" crimes: murder, rape, kidnapping etc...but they dont mention about the chance of having your head kicked in by a load of drunken youths, or your house burnt down, your car set a light by a neighbourhood gang...you know what I mean
The main question is why do they always have same repeated detail for every country, and very little on the crimes that are most likely to affect us?