Bhubaneswar: Although the Lockdown and restrictions are induced covid, big crimes such as rape, robbery, theft, theft, and fraud rise in the capital of January-November this year compared to the same 11 months in 2020, the coming police said.
The national lock was dropped on May 5 after the second wave of pandemic crashed into.
The state government imposed partial locking from June to August.
According to statistics, shared by the Police of Komarisisi, rape cases increased by around 1.8%, robbery jumped 65%, theft rose 33.5%, cases of theft up to 12% and fraud cases witnessed an increase of 80% over the first 11 months 2021 compared to the period which matched last year.
Suicide cases also see trends for increasing during this period.
Statistics showed a slight drop in the murder case of 40 in the first 11 months of 2020 to 32 this year, while the Dacoity case also declined from 32 in 2020 to nine years.
Police said more registration cases did not mean crime increased.
“More than 90% of rape resulting from central cases where the defendants and rape victims are known to each other.
We are not worried about registration more cases.
Certain crimes, which cannot be prevented, will occur.
Our focus is to register the case and finish it , “said a senior police officer.
Data showed about 21% increase in suicide cases in the capital during January-November compared to the period in accordance last year.
While 229 people have died of suicide in 2020, the figure rose to 277 (190 men, 87 women) this year.