Crime in Thailand has been a defining issue in the country for decades, inspiring years of policy and international criticism.[1] Drug use and corruption make up the majority of the crime in Thailand[2] and due to this, many Thai administrations attempted to curtail the drug trade, most notably Thaksin Shinawatra with the 2003 War on Drugs.[3] Since 2003 crime has been decreasing with the crime rate decreasing from 9.97 to 2.58.[4] Despite this, juvenile delinquency has been increasing in recent years.[5][6]
In November 2015, The New York Times reported that in the fiscal year ending September 2015, the national police have seen a surge in thefts, burglaries, and robberies, more than 75,557 thefts and other property crimes in the fiscal year, 10.5 percent higher than the previous year. Violent crime was up 8.6 percent during the same period.[7] These figures have been contested by the police and by Amorn Wanichwiwatana, a criminologist at Chulalongkorn University, who said he was not aware of any significant uptick in crime since the military came to power. "I don’t think that’s the case. It's not possible," he said of the 60 percent increase reported by the Times. Crime statistics from the Royal Thai Police (RTP) show a statistically negligible increase of 1.9 percent over the same period, with 920 additional crimes reported after an overall decline since 2009.[8]
Augmenting the crime prevention efforts of the RTP, there are an estimated 3,000-4,000 security companies in Thailand, deploying between 400,000-500,000 security guards nationwide.[9]
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- ^ Takaaki Nishiyama (12 October 2013). "For Thailand, learning the Japanese way of reforming delinquents pays dividends". Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ^ Fuller, Thomas (2015-11-29). "Thai Economy and Spirits Are Sagging". New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Charuvastra, Teeranai; Ruiz, Todd (2015-12-09). "Data Contradicts New York Times on Crime Increase Under Junta". Khaosod English. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Sukyingcharoenwong, Mayuree (5 March 2017). "Security guards, firms fret over cost from new law". Sunday Nation. p. 2. Archived from the original (Print edition only) on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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