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“Chain snatching cases have reduced significantly this year with 27 cases registered so far. There were 51 such cases last year and 77 in 2016. Senior police officers will meet residents in their police station limits as part of awareness drive, he said.Deputy commissioner of police Ravindra Gadadi, ACP Shrikant Kattimani and others were present. Hubballi: Hubballi-Dharwad have recorded a drop in overall crime in 2018 and it is for the first time that the twin cities have witnessed such a steep fall, claimed police commissioner M N Nagaraj.Speaking to reporters after launching a crime prevention month programme here on Monday, Nagaraj said, “Compared to previous years, murder, robbery, chain snatching, housebreaking theft and other crimes have seen a downward trend. Total crimes reported this year is 1,300 as against 2,047 and 1,814 cases reported in 2016 and 2017 respectively.”Nagaraj attributed the drop in crime rate to effective implementation of the new beat system, awareness created by police among public, regular rowdy parades and effective patrolling by police staff.Nagaraj said only two cases of dacoity were reported this year compared to five last year..