How safe and crime rate in taiwan

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Organized crime in (and of) Taiwan

Holy shit?! Care to tell more?

Taiwan is not as safe as it used to be

More drug use more desparate people means more random violence Lots of surveillance cameras around mean the police can track criminal movement

Kaohsiung unsafe?

Twenty-five people were detained by police after a pet supplies store was vandalized, leading to street brawls Over the past few months, violent incidents have continued to take place in the city and if public safety is not “sorted out,” it could become cause for concern Some of the suspects involved in the case are thought to be affiliated with organized crime gangs, Huang said before the meeting. Some had allegedly traveled from other cities and counties to participate in the violence,…

Break-ins

In the first few hours of 2020, my cousin’s front door camera captured footage of some stranger attempting to infiltrate their home. They live on the first floor with a front door, a foyer, and the traditional steel door opening right out onto the street, so there is no security person or additional door to get past. Just the steel door and a regular door I’m not even sure they always lock. Anyway, we’re all horrified, especially because they have young children. And it’s left me wondering just…

Foreign crime suspect rate rises

Is the crime rate really rising or just the investigations aiming foreigners more?

'Opportunity Crime' rates in Taiwan?

I’m very curious about other people’s opinions on this issue. Every year, when I return to Canada for a vacation with my family, I get the sense that most Canadian cities are absolutely stricken with crimes of opportunity: specifically, thefts. Reports of car break-ins, smash and grabs and backyard property thefts seem like the norm. It makes sense that medium sized cities in Canada are particularly susceptible to these kinds of crimes. Houses and businesses are spaced widely apart, there are…