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[[File:Naifaru Police Station.jpg|thumb|Naifaru Police Station.]]
'''Crime in the Maldives''' ranks from low to moderate, but crime rates in the country have increased significantly in recent years.<ref name="GSSA113">((cite book|author=Amita Gupta|title=Going to School in South Asia|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2007|isbn=978-0-313-33553-2|location=|pages=113|doi=|oclc=))</ref> Incidents of [[theft]] on beaches or in hotels do occur.<ref name="STATE">[https://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_961.html Maldives] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210084020/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_961.html |date=2013-12-10 )) [[United States Department of State]]</ref> [[Juvenile delinquency]] is a growing problem in the [[Maldives]].((Citation needed|date=March 2021)) According to the data available from the Ministry of Defence and National Security, there has been an increase in [[petty crime]] in the country. In 1992, 169 cases of petty crime were reported, while the number was 462 in 1996. The number of sentenced persons under the age of 19 also increased from 391 in 1988 to 512 in 1998.<ref name="RSADAM14">((cite book
|author= 
|title= Rapid Situation Assessment of Drug Abuse in Maldives
|publisher= United Nations Publications
|location= 
|year= 2003
|pages= 14
|isbn= 978-92-1-120184-0
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))</ref> [[Fraud]] examiner Peter Lilley in his book ''Dirty Dealing'' writes that [[money laundering]] is not a significant problem in the Maldives.<ref name="DD219">((cite book
|author= Peter Lilley
|title= Dirty Dealing: The Untold Truth About Global Money Laundering, International Crime and Terrorism
|publisher= [[Kogan Page Publishers]]
|location= 
|year= 2003
|pages= 219
|isbn= 978-0-7494-4034-3
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|quote = "Drug abuse in Maldives has reached alarming levels, and, according to several ministries and high ranking officials, is now the most serious problem the country is facing."
|source = — Report of the [[International Narcotics Control Board]] 2006<ref name="RINCB67">((cite book
|author= International Narcotics Control Board
|title= Report of the International Narcotics Control Board 2006
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==Drug abuse==

[[Drug abuse]] is increasing in the country.<ref name=STATE/> The Maldives are near one of two major illicit [[opium]] producing centers in [[Asia]] -  the [[Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)|Golden Triangle]]<ref name="RSADAM15">((cite book
|author= 
|title= Rapid Situation Assessment of Drug Abuse in Maldives
|publisher= United Nations Publications
|location= 
|year= 2003
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))</ref> comprising [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]] and [[Laos]].<ref name="PINM658">((cite book
|author= P. J. Alexander
|title= Policing India in the New Millennium
|publisher= Allied Publishers
|location= 
|year= 2002
|pages= 658
|isbn= 81-7764-207-3
|oclc=
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))</ref> Many tourists visit the country from different parts of the world like [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]], [[South Asia]], and [[East Asia]]. These factors make the Maldives vulnerable as a point for illegal shipments of drugs meant for other nations.<ref name="RSADAM15" /> Abuse of illegally produced [[heroin]] is a visible problem in the Maldives as well as other South Asian countries like [[Bangladesh]], [[India]], [[Nepal]] and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name="RINCB67"/> The [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] (UNODC) believes that [[drug trafficking]] in the Maldives is a side effect of the nation’s increased exposure to the outside world.<ref name=UNODC>[http://www.unodc.org/pdf/india/publications/south_Asia_Regional_Profile_Sept_2005/11_maldives.pdf Maldives] [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]]</ref> Drug abuse is also associated with increasing incidents of theft and robbery.<ref name="RINCB68">((cite book
|author= International Narcotics Control Board
|title= Report of the International Narcotics Control Board 2006
|publisher= United Nations Publications
|location= 
|year= 2007
|pages= 68
|isbn= 978-92-1-148218-8 
|oclc=
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))</ref>

==Terrorism==

Threat of [[Terrorism|terrorist attacks]] is a matter of concern.<ref name=FCO>[http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/travel-advice-by-country/asia-oceania/maldives Maldives] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902001142/http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/travel-advice-by-country/asia-oceania/maldives |date=2008-09-02 )) [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]</ref> The [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]] (DFAT) of the [[Government of Australia]] advises travelers "to exercise caution" because of the high threat of terrorism.<ref name=DFAT>[http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Maldives Maldives] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829152010/https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Maldives |date=2008-08-29 )) [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]], [[Government of Australia]]</ref> According to the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] (FCO), "Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by expatriates".<ref name=FCO/>

==Crime statistics==

Rate of [[Homicide|criminal homicide]] and [[assault]] in the Maldives declined by 30% between the years 1997-2002. Crime involving [[bribery]] and [[fraud]] also declined by 33% during this time.<ref name=UNODC/> The [[Corruption Perceptions Index]] in 2007 ranked the Maldives 84th best out of 179 countries in terms of corruption. On a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being the least and ten being most transparent, [[Transparency International]] rated the Maldives 3.3.<ref>[http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2007 Corruption Perceptions Index 2007] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428203145/http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2007 |date=2008-04-28 )) [[Transparency International]]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://mvmurders.com/ Murders in Maldives]

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