Rat Poison, mate if you are in the UAE, time for a break I really think you are taking this place far too seriously.
Yeah, there was a 11 yr old local boy nabbed by a couple of local youths last week in Rashidiya as well, so if you are going to quote crimes...mention all of them.
My missus gets the kerb crawlers crusing by sometimes when she is out walking the dog, til the dog gives a quick grin and they scoot off - or you make a move to write the rego plate down and they scarper pretty quick too (Harrassment of women is a public shaming offence with the culprit named and shamed in the local rags)
Dubai sadly is becoming a giant shopping mall. The danger is they will become just another S'pore, Hong Kong where it is concrete and malls and the character will fade away. But guess the big boys have a master plan, but it does not include me!