Crime rate sees big rise in Andhra Pradesh
On an average, over 50 cases of house-breaking, theft and dacoity, robbery are reported daily in the state.
Visakhapatnam: Notwithstanding tall claims by the cops of decreasing crime rate in the state, Chief Minister Office Real Time Executive Dashboard says the increase in major crimes such as house-breaking, thefts, dacoity, kidnappings, murder for gain etc in Andhra Pradesh is worrying the citizens. On an average, over 50 cases of house-breaking, theft and dacoity, robbery are reported daily in the state. A total of 81,276 crimes were reported so far in 2016 as against the 84,332 crimes that were reported in 2015.
If the crime graph continues, the crime graph will cross the previous year. Victims in the offences blame lax policing for the increase in the crime rate whereas police claim that entry of inter-state gangs, shortage of manpower and poor support from expansion of several cities as the reasons. The data says that a total of 2,180 house-breaking (day and night) incidents were reported so far in the state in 2016 while in 2015, 1,916 (HB by night and day) were reported. So far in this year 8,643 theft cases were reported while the number was 6,968 in 2015.
Similarly 219 robbery cases were reported in 2016 so far while 253 robbery cases were reported in the previous year. When it comes to crime against women, 564 rapes were reported in the state so far in this year while 619 rape cases were reported in the last year. Commissioner of Police Vizag, T. Yoganand said that property offences have been reported in each and every corner of Vizag despite the increasing patrolling.
“We request Vizagites to take some measures to prevent and detect the offences. If people use safe deposit lockers in the banks, the loss will be minimum, in case of theft attempt,” he added. A senior police officer on condition of anonymity said that criminals have been adopting innovate methods and technology for committing property offences.
Senior advocate K Muralidhar attributed that criminals have strong belief that the police cannot do much. After getting out on bail the criminals are going back to their old days and committing offences in neighbouring districts or state, he added.