crime in amman - how safe?
anyone experienced any violence or burglary?
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we go every where in any time .. no any problem
you mentioned on the forum you dont speak arabic and you walk around by yourself and people may easilly mistake you for a native.
You sound like someone who has difficulty understanding the people and the culture and may contribute towards confusing matters in communication ? ;-)Â ...and possibly doing the wrong thing at the wrong time and not being firm in what you are expressing (e.g. a trader walks into your flat).
sorry man...just saying not sure how seriously to take you inorder to take your points.
shirazi wrote:i heard bad things about zarqa and wehdat. I experienced 2 attacks and one burglary. I lived in russayfa place called jabal alshomali. umm some man in the bus followed me and sexually harrassed me. in wehdat, no one told me it was not a very safe place so i got this weird van drive to wehdat from madaba. I was walking around it was late at night 10;sh or so. big purse anyhow, things got weird. so i decided to take a taxi, a man helped me out. only to run back get in my taxi and anyhow it was a big argument between me him and the taxi driver. i got out. the man followed and attacked me, grabbed my arms not fun at all. In my apartment building in Dhahayat alrashid, i opened the door, to what i thought to be a class mate, it was some random man trying to sell something i dont know, i told him i didnt speak arabic, and anyhow he walkd in my apartment, i was semi asleep so it was my mistake and his evil intentions Well the man ended up harrasing me . stuggled over my phone to call police, ran away with my phone. nice phone.
It says in your profile that you are living in the US at the moment, IÂ’m assuming that you have lived in Jordan for some time, maybe during a certain period of collage also.
Anyways as for your post, yep it is completely true, since there are some places in Jordan which are experiencing extreme poverty and crowdedness, in such you will find a slightly higher crime rate and immorality. You havenÂ’t experienced any life threatening situation thank god looks like itÂ’s mostly sexual harassments 
I donÂ’t think that anybody is trying to falsely deceive regarding the situation in Jordan, when they say its 100% safe itÂ’s not accurate they are just describing who it is for them, but there forgetting the fact that they have lived there all of their lives and know where to go and where they shouldnÂ’t near , IÂ’m very well built guy you might even say IÂ’m humongous (191cm/90Kgs) though there are some places at certain times of the day/night that i wouldnÂ’t want to be like you I might also get in trouble.
But what they are trying to say that its about 95% safe and the law enforcement responsibility is very high, what some has mentioned is true I also used to keep my house doors open at night.
in Amman at the old city center (wasat il balad), where it is most unconventional you will see the tourists walking around with their butts half naked without being bothered by the crowd maybe more than a glance and even a stare but nothing more ;
but if your a foreigner coming to Amman you will find that you can move freely in most parts of Jordan 24 hrs a day, you will find most of the people to cooperative and helpful but my advice is if your ever in Jordan on business or pleasure try to socialize with a native from you environment at work or at the university and ask him about the whereÂ’s and the whatÂ’s before roaming on your own.
As for you shirazi, can you please share with us some of the good parts during your experience in Jordan? Where the people of any help and have you ever needed to contact the law enforcement and what was your impression?
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on a nother note, What I said about the ladies in Amman, IÂ’m really missing that stuff; here at most you get a glimpse of the heel, or a bit of the arm and thatÂ’s as far as it goes for a sexual encounter
Know IÂ’m not complaining or anything KSA after all is a conservative country and i would like to stay as it is. Im just saying 


caised wrote:The only crime is the high price of imports. But as far as safety, I sleep with my doors open.
hahahaha, spoken as a true Jordanian.. tried any MANSAF yet ?

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♥ ♫ ♣ ☀ wrote:caised wrote:The only crime is the high price of imports. But as far as safety, I sleep with my doors open.
hahahaha, spoken as a true Jordanian.. tried any MANSAF yet ?
Haha....Ive been eating mensaf since I was in the crib 
Additionally, I have two friends that have been violently raped in Amman, once by a taxi driver and once by a janitor in her company at night. Both times, they faced a lot of challenges from the police (questions such as "why were you out of the house late at night?") and the perpetrators were never brought to justice.
These are two considerations for you when it comes to safety in Amman. I hope that you do stay safe and all is well during your time here. Inshallah khair!
They said they would take me to the family court/station and have a woman talk to me and a translater, however i was given a male translater who was weak in English and told me that he spoke better chinese or soemthing than english
They did not havea femal officer there.
They asked me if i said NO and actually meant yes.
they asked me what I was wearing and if it was something like i wore that day with my boobs popping out ( I wore a tank tonp covered my chest with a scarf)
They had me look at pictures and asked me how i could nto remember if they man tried to kiss me (as i liked it)
They made me feel like it was my fault
They also said I looked like Iraqi/kurd/Iranian and that JOrdanians do not like these people, making it seem like it was expected for these people to be attacked in JOrdan
Finally I want to say is that maybe i do look like that and the people there were racists but its one case out of many. Be careful, use your common sense! and i hope you get honest police men to help you if anything happens ! god forbid!! AVOID the police station at MARKA. PLease stop saying jordan has 0 crime.. Lets get real. its not crime infested but crime does exist, look around people are starving, living in bad conditions, and there is sexual harassment WORDS c ount as well.
If you are foreign, many people are anxious to make a few bucks off you. You just need to shop around, and know your prices. Before going anywhere with a taxi, ask for the fee amount upfront (unless they have a meter).
Foreigners are so welcome in Amman
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