I would suggest looking at incidents per capita, which is what matters and the point of the question. If it is known that all the tourists are required to have that much currency in their pockets it would seem that any opportunist would see it as easy picking. Are all expats in Thailand so jumpy and defensive ?
Note, that it was a question and not a statement of fact and "because" or "no" are not answers. There seems to be a lot of conclusion bias here. Are there a lot of expats in Thailand that are so jumpy and defensive?
Jeff HoffmeisterYes sir, thank you for the pathetic, presumptuous, patronizing advice. Nothing like facebook to make one realize really how clueless most people are.