Why is theft on the increase in Doha?

So AP are you forwarding the notion that due to the increase of people in both points 1 and 2, this is why more crime is being reported? And thus can we assume that if the population of these people continues to increase, then we can expect more crime?

Both robberies and the number of beggars have risen in just the past couple years.And they are multi national at least as far as the beggars go. People are not only getting greedier but bolder too. And steps must be taken pronto to stop this inclination. My biggest fear is what will this all lead to. More armed robberies? Increases in murder? Scary thoughts!
Fact is these people, robbers,beggars etc must either be having local sponsors or are here illegally, hence like AP pointed out must earn illegally too.

Perhaps stricter penalties, better investigations into crimes, making an example of all caught criminals, etc. Where I stand it appears that the police here seem a tad bit ill prepared at dealing with the sudden rise in crimes. They need better training perhaps.

You know AP, I would love to attend either and ask such questions. But as I am not an investigative journalist I am guessing they would not give me the time of day. Perhaps if there are any journalists reading this, they may also be interested in popping along to gather some facts and figures.

Yes, all of your comments are correct.
I can also see that one of the factor is having less salary or small salary by other expatriates here.

Even a small piece/parts of the car if these people have chance they immediately grab it. like what happened in my car a bulb for signal and the casing was stolen a month ago.

i can't rule out idle teenagers (local or expat). many teens do minor felonies, just for "fun" and because they were bored.

and the need for drugs (don't know if it is a problem in qatar); but i know many -again not in qatar- who steal for money they can't ask from their parents, to buy drugs. girls begging on the street because they are underage to work as part time pro$titute$ to get that money. i know that's maybe irrelevant here in qatar, but just to give an idea of how much teens are willing to go to get what they want.

AP... the OP story is about street crime. And instead of being in fear of the police turning up, the perpetrators screamed at, and chased away a man who witnessed their crime, then continued to finish the job before leaving. That may indicate that they were not in the least bit concerned that the police would arrive any time soon. If there were more patrols a) They may have been spotted by one or b) They may have been afraid that a patrol close by could be on the scene quickly if called. But this is all guess work by me, and I am not an authority on the mater.

Well I suppose the cops could solve a few if not most cases of all this theft and looting of tyres and and a lot of other things too if they took the time to open a few of this large and heavy wooden crates that are regularly being packed and sent by sea cargo to places like SL in particular

There can be a number of reasons.

Firstly, there are many who are here on free visas but don't have work.
Secondly, the cost of living forces many to "Augment" their income