{
  "id": 2800234,
  "title": "Oman records nearly 21,000 crimes in 2025 as property offences surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/oman-records-nearly-21-000-crimes-in-2025-as-property-offences-surge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T13:44:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/oman/oman-records-nearly-21000-crimes-in-2025-as-property-offences-surge-1.500649753"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oman documented nearly 21,000 crimes in 2025, marking a 14.8% increase from the year prior, with property-related offenses comprising 62.3% of all cases, a 33% rise. Property offences totaled nearly 13,000, followed by 9,647 offenses involving individuals aged 30 to 39. Liquor and public drunkenness offenses accounted for 2.8% of crimes, while moral offenses represented 2.1%. Muscat city led with 8,916 offenses, accounting for 42% of the national total.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Nearly 21,000 crimes were recorded in Oman in 2025, up 14.8 per cent from the previous year, with property-related offences accounting for almost two-thirds of all cases, according to official statistics. Figures from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed property offences rose 33 per cent to nearly 13,000 cases, representing 62.3 per cent of crimes recorded…",
  "key_points": [
    "Oman recorded nearly 21,000 crimes in 2025, a 14.8% increase.",
    "Property offenses made up 62.3% of crimes, up 33% from previous year.",
    "Muscat city had 8,916 offenses, 42% of national total."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}