Bhubaneswar: Covid-induced locking and shutdown weekend does not help contain crimes, robbery, theft, theft, and fraud cases rise in the capital during January-November this year than 11 months in accordance with 2020.
Suicide cases also see trend increases During the period.
Lockdown came into force starting May 5 after the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
The government imposes partial locking from June to August.
According to the statistics distributed by the commission police, rape cases increased by around 1.8%, the robbery case jumped by 65%, theft rose 33.5%, the theft case increased by 12% and fraud cases witnessed up 80% for 11% for 11% month This year compared to the period in accordance last year.
Police said rape cases increased from 106 by 2020 (until November) to 108 years (until November), thinning cases from 440 to 791, cases of theft from 1684 to 1880, robbery cases rose from 330 to 426 and robbery rose from 330 to 547 during that period.
Statistics indicate a slight decline in murder cases – from 40 cases for eleven months in 2020 to 32 during this year’s period and Dacoity cases – from 32 during January-November 2020 to 9 cases during this period.
Asked about the reason for the increase in crime, regardless of the locking and shutdown of the weekend, the police said that registration more cases did not mean crime increased.
“More than 90% of rape cases resulting from mating cases where the defendant and rape victims are known.
We are not worried about registration more than the number of 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 around 21% increase in suicide cases in the capital during January-November compared to the appropriate period over the past year.
While 229 people committed suicide in 2020, the figure had risen to 277 (190 men, 87 women) this year.
“In most cases, depression over family, personal and marriage problems encourage people to end their lives.
119 of them died after consuming poison, 135 hanging themselves to death and 23 suicide by sinking,” said police officers.