8.3% drop in crime last year: Cops

  • | Tuesday | 15th January, 2019

PANAJI: Director general of police (DGP) Muktesh Chander on Monday said that 2018 saw a 21% drop in rape cases from the previous year. Police booked 725 cases under the Gambling Act that year, over 100 up from the 603 in 2017. “Significantly, there was an 8.3% decrease in reported crime in Goa in 2018 compared to the previous year,” he said.He also said that the intensification of the war on drugs led to more cases being booked. Chander said the timely disposal of criminal cases has a positive correlation with deterrence of crime. He said the increased surveillance resulted in 72 cases being filed against foreigners under the Registration of Foreigners Act, up from 46 in 2017.The year also saw an increase in gambling cases.

PANAJI: Director general of police (DGP) Muktesh Chander on Monday said that 2018 saw a 21% drop in rape cases from the previous year. The year also saw a 15.4% drop in heinous crimes, he said.Chander, speaking to reporters, said the law and order situation in Goa was well under control last year, and that no major untoward incident happened. “Significantly, there was an 8.3% decrease in reported crime in Goa in 2018 compared to the previous year,” he said.He also said that the intensification of the war on drugs led to more cases being booked. In 2018, the cops booked 222 cases under the NDPS Act and arrested 237, as opposed to 168 and 190 respectively the previous year.He also said that the police booked more cases under the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, which saw 52 in 2018 as opposed to 39 in 2017.The DGP added that since Goa is a tourist destination, the tourist police has been revamped and standard operating procedures have been put in place. He said the increased surveillance resulted in 72 cases being filed against foreigners under the Registration of Foreigners Act, up from 46 in 2017.The year also saw an increase in gambling cases. Police booked 725 cases under the Gambling Act that year, over 100 up from the 603 in 2017. Chander said the timely disposal of criminal cases has a positive correlation with deterrence of crime. A drive was launched to clear pendency, thus bringing it down by 32% during the year. While 2,250 were pending on January 1, 2018, on December 31, it dropped to 1,520.

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

NYOOOZ FRIEND

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.


Stay updated with all the Latest Goa headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.

Related Articles