[WA: In case you did not notice it...it is not a thread about Lebanon, leave that country in peace. It's kinda pathetic when you try to compare it to the UAE. You (and Oddy perhaps) should open a "Lebanon", "MEA", "my bed sheet is red and white" thread and enjoy it together]
For those who don't know, Dubai is not Disneyland...! For those who live here, they already know.
Richtofen, you can report whatever sad stories you read in the newspapers, I could answer with 100 times more from 'civilized' countries.
Fact is criminality remains less endemic than in western countries...why? Because most people are here for work!