PHUKET: Police in Phuket's Karon district, which covers the west coast beaches south of Patong, have revealed the number of expats and tourists involved in crimes of all kinds in the area so far this year.

Colonel Veerawat Chantaravijit, Superintendent of Karon Police Station, provided the following statistics in a meeting with Phuket Governor Maitree Intrusud yesterday.

Governor Maitree has been visiting each of Phuket's 10 police stations in the leadup to the tourism high season. The statistics apply from January to September.


Crimes

Foreign victims:

1. Offenses against property

- 8 Russian
- 1 Norwegian
- 1 Japanese
- 1 British
- 1 South African
- 1 Kazakhstan
- 1 Australian
- 1 New Zealand
- 1 Ecuador
- 1 America

Total: 18

2. Offenses against life, body, and sex

- 1 Azerbaijan
- 1 Dutch

Total: 2

Total: 20


Foreign culprits:

1. Offenses against property

- 1 Russian
- 3 Italian
- 1 German
- 2 French

Total: 7

2. Offenses against life and body

- 2 Spanish

Total: 2

3. No work permit

- 1 Belarusian
- 7 Russian
- 1 Turkish
- 3 Finnish
- 1 Indonesian
- 1 Austrian
- 1 British
- 1 Indian
- 1 Australian
- 1 Mexican

Total: 18

4. With WP but in wrong job

- 2 Russian
- 1 New Zealander
- 1 Swedish
- 1 Australian
- 1 Italian

Total: 6

5. Drugs

- 1 Russian
- 1 Australian
- 1 German
- 1 French
- 1 Nigerian

Total: 5

6. Drunk drive

- 4 Russian
- 1 Finnish
- 1 Italian
- 1 Danish
- 1 Swiss
- 1 Ukrainian

Total: 9

7. False identity

- 1 French

Total: 1

8. Overstayer

- 2 British
- 1 Swedish
- 1 American

Total: 4

9. Alien working wrong kind of job

- 2 Indian

Total: 2

Total: 54