Doha - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there personal security concerns to be aware of at this post? Please describe.
None- best thing about Doha. - Oct 2024
None. It is SOOOOO safe. - Jun 2024
I have no safety concerns what-so-ever here in Qatar. In our compound, there are lot so cameras for example, so everyone follows rules. Many imported workers here in Qatar so no one wants to be deported so no one breaks the rules (at least that I hear about). I feel quite safe at Lulu's leaving my cart alone while I go and get some bags for carrots, for example. They have security that also keeps an eye always. Like I mentioned previously, people let their kids take Ubers alone daily and think nothing of it since it is so safe. Lots of cameras in town, on the roads, at the malls, etc. Again, I feel it goes without saying, but Qatar is a modern, yet conservative country so covers up and play the part. - Oct 2023
Other than the crazy drivers and heat, no. - Jul 2022
We feel really safe here. - Apr 2021
Qatar was ranked as the #2 safest country in 2016, just behind Singapore. Even with all that Qatar is lacking, it's certainly a safe place to be. Keep in mind though that this is the Middle East, and we're right in the heart of the lion's den. Don't allow the safety here to lull you into not paying attention to your surroundings. - May 2017
Always best to be alert, vary your routes, etc., but I feel very safe here. Burglaries, muggings, and violent crimes are basically nonexistent. - May 2017
regionally it's not a nice neighborhood. In country, you're more likely to be injured in traffic - May 2015
In terms of crime it's very safe here. There was a small terrorist attack about 10 years ago, and you do have that constant threat looming over you in this region, but it's easy to forget it on a day-to-day basis. The main safety concern is road safety - Doha has one of the highest rates of vehicle accident death in the world. It's a strange combination of Qataris who don't care about traffic rules and expats who come from an assortment of countries with little or no traffic laws, and it doesn't mesh well together. - Feb 2015
This is a very safe place. My children are able to play freely in our compound which is priceless. As a woman, I feel very safe alone in the evening in public places. Criminals are quickly removed from this country and I have no problem with that. - Apr 2012
Not really, getting run over by an Arab is scary, they drive very badly. That being said, Qatar is safer than the USA, where self-appointed neighborhood watch captains kill at will. - Mar 2012
The country has very low crime. Some Qataris leave their cars with the key in the ignition when they go to shop, though I think that would be tempting fate. - Mar 2012
No. Aside from the fact we are neighbors to the "Evil Doers," this is a very safe country to live in. This is a true melting pot of expats and the local Qataris are accepting of this. Criminals are quickly deported, and this keeps the local population on good behavior. The biggest risk here is the poor driving! - Jan 2012
None. Qatar is extremely safe. - Jun 2011
I never felt unsafe, but just keep in mind that you are in the middle east. - Oct 2010
Your usual Middle East terrorism threats against soft targets: schools, housing compounds, shopping malls. Qatari driving is the biggest perceived threat. There are more traffic fatalities in Qatar than anywhere else in the world (The Economist Oct 2009). Petty crime is virtually non-existent. We feel very safe. Excellent RSO. - Dec 2009
The usual in a high threat Middle Eastern city for Americans. However, crimes against individuals, pickpockets, purse snatch, car burglary, are almost non existent. Have not heard of any burglary in the expat compounds. - Sep 2008
