Three factors that can control crimeVehicle thefts and house break-ins in Navi Mumbai have been the highest registered crimes in 2011. Their detection rate is low (around 25% for break-ins and 15% for vehicle thefts). It is high time that citizens of Navi Mumbai got "tech-savvy" to protect their valuables and vehicles.
Residents of Navi Mumbai should see to it that they have a standard lock on their main door so that the thieves just can't break into their houses while they are away. Also an affordable electronic device in their vehicles can help the police recover them if they get stolen.
In 2011, close to 654 house break-ins were registered in Navi Mumbai, of which only 161 were detected. In 2010, 662 cases of break-ins were lodged and just 149 of them were detected. As many as 913 cases of vehicle theft were registered in 2011, of which 137 were detected. Thieves made way with 135 heavy vehicles, 278 cars and jeeps and 500 two-wheelers, as the police notched a detection rate of 15%. In 2010, there were 1,004 automobile thefts, of which 144 were detected.
Why is the rate of detection so low? Either our police force don't possess adequate resources and manpower or our policemen are not giving their hundred percent when it comes to investigating and detecting of cases. There could be a third reason too and that is the residents of the city are not extending enough cooperation to the police force to enable them to perform their duties satisfactorily.
The residents can contribute to lessening the occurrences of crimes by installing devices like CCTV cameras in housing societies and burglar alarms in flats. Also, global positioning system (GPS) and anti-theft tools in cars can help the policemen to track stolen vehicles. A motorist was able to trace his stolen car because he had installed a GPS device that automatically sent a text message to his cell phone stating that the vehicle was on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. If you can spend lakhs to buy a car, why not invest some more money on anti-theft gadgets?
There has also been an increase in the number of murders and rapes in 2011 as compared to the last year. There were 70 murders registered in 2011, compared to 56 in 2010. Nearly 38 rapes were reported in 2011 as compared to 27 in 2010. However, the detection rate for rape was 100% in 2011 as compared to 85% in 2010. Moreover, there were 172 cases of chain-snatchings, of which only 35 were detected in 2011. Lastly, pick-pocketing seems to be on the wane with only 10 cases being reported in 2011.
Installation of CCTV cameras in the public places, especially at the sensitive spots, is the only way to get the descriptions of criminals like chain-snatchers and pick pockets. Once the police get the descriptions of the culprits more than 50% of the case is as good as solved. The rest is simple.
Thus public's cooperation, use of technology and display of total interest in their work can enable police force to eliminate or lessen crimes considerably.
Residents of Navi Mumbai should see to it that they have a standard lock on their main door so that the thieves just can't break into their houses while they are away. Also an affordable electronic device in their vehicles can help the police recover them if they get stolen.
In 2011, close to 654 house break-ins were registered in Navi Mumbai, of which only 161 were detected. In 2010, 662 cases of break-ins were lodged and just 149 of them were detected. As many as 913 cases of vehicle theft were registered in 2011, of which 137 were detected. Thieves made way with 135 heavy vehicles, 278 cars and jeeps and 500 two-wheelers, as the police notched a detection rate of 15%. In 2010, there were 1,004 automobile thefts, of which 144 were detected.
Why is the rate of detection so low? Either our police force don't possess adequate resources and manpower or our policemen are not giving their hundred percent when it comes to investigating and detecting of cases. There could be a third reason too and that is the residents of the city are not extending enough cooperation to the police force to enable them to perform their duties satisfactorily.
The residents can contribute to lessening the occurrences of crimes by installing devices like CCTV cameras in housing societies and burglar alarms in flats. Also, global positioning system (GPS) and anti-theft tools in cars can help the policemen to track stolen vehicles. A motorist was able to trace his stolen car because he had installed a GPS device that automatically sent a text message to his cell phone stating that the vehicle was on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. If you can spend lakhs to buy a car, why not invest some more money on anti-theft gadgets?
There has also been an increase in the number of murders and rapes in 2011 as compared to the last year. There were 70 murders registered in 2011, compared to 56 in 2010. Nearly 38 rapes were reported in 2011 as compared to 27 in 2010. However, the detection rate for rape was 100% in 2011 as compared to 85% in 2010. Moreover, there were 172 cases of chain-snatchings, of which only 35 were detected in 2011. Lastly, pick-pocketing seems to be on the wane with only 10 cases being reported in 2011.
Installation of CCTV cameras in the public places, especially at the sensitive spots, is the only way to get the descriptions of criminals like chain-snatchers and pick pockets. Once the police get the descriptions of the culprits more than 50% of the case is as good as solved. The rest is simple.
Thus public's cooperation, use of technology and display of total interest in their work can enable police force to eliminate or lessen crimes considerably.
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