A study was conducted recently to determine the average crime rate at international airports around the world.
The study made use of an ordinary looking man standing in the airport terminal and reading a newspaper. He had an empty briefcase next to him, which he would ignore. Observers then recorded how long it took for the briefcase to be snatched.
In Amsterdam the case was stolen within 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
In Washington DC it was stolen within 3 minutes and 16 seconds.
At Heathrow, London the briefcase was snatched in less than 2 minutes.
In Delhi, the case was stolen within 1 minute and 5 seconds.
In Los Angeles it took only 43 seconds before the case was snatched.
In Karachi the people conducting the study were robbed on the way to the airport at Imara Daima and the briefcase was stolen along with their car! The man meant to pose reading a newspaper was shot dead at point blank range. Two people walking on the side walk were injured. The briefcase was again stolen from the thugs at the police block and the car re stolen. The first thiefs were shot dead and the new thugs crashed the car near the entrance to the airport whereupon the good samaritans stole the briefcase and the thug’s mobiles, clothes e.t.c.