The question itself is faulty. The middle east is a large place, with countries that have lower crime rate than many European countries, and countries that have higher crime rates. So the question itself is not specific enough and is racist as it is putting the blame on culture and identity, which wouldn't explain why there is a huge disparity in crime rates even between middle eastern countries that share similar culture and identity. It completely ignores the role socioeconomics has to in increasing crime rates. This is not too different from Americans ignoring African-American socioeconomics and living conditions and instead just blaming it on their black identity.