During the 1980s, Petty crime was a significant problem in the country.[2] Theft and pickpocketing were widespread in the capital city Cairo.[2] Motor vehicle theft, crime by women and juveniles and incidents of kidnappings were increased in Cairo in 1988.[2] In an interview in 1989, the director of security for Cairo described poor economic conditions, high unemployment, population growth, and changes in social norms as the reasons behind higher crime rates.[2] Bank robberies, gang violence, and other violent crime were less common.[2] White-collar crime, smuggling, black marketeering, and other economic crimes like embezzlement, tax evasion, kickbacks and bribery increased when Anwar El Sadat and Hosni Mubarak were the President of Egypt.[2]In 2015, reports of sexual harassment were highly increasing in tourist attractions in the country including the Pyramids of Giza.