The records of street crime incidents were broken in Karachi in the month of August. More than 8,200 incidents were reported.
Irfan Ali
The records of street crime incidents were broken in Karachi in the month of August. More than 8,200 incidents were reported. 300% increase in the incidents of carjacking in August compared to July. The number of people robbed and killed during the current year is 94. Street crime. The incidents reached close to 60 thousand.
The government changed, the IG changed, the situation in Karachi did not change, street criminals broke their own records in August.
Surprising numbers of incidents occurred in Karachi during August 2023, according to CPLC records, the number of incidents in August was 8 thousand 207 while an average of 265 incidents were reported daily.
According to the CPLC records, in August compared to the month of July, there was not one or two but 300% increase in car theft incidents. Motorcycle theft incidents increased by 39% while mobile phone theft incidents increased by 23%.
Not only this, in terms of car theft incidents, August July remained heavy and the incidents increased by 25% while motorcycle thefts also increased by 6% in the city.
Statistics show that in August, 2582 mobile phones, 790 motorcycles and 48 vehicles were stolen from the people of Karachi at gunpoint, while 4604 motorcycles and 183 vehicles were also stolen from citizens, according to CPLC records of street crime in the city during July 2023. 7 thousand 162 cases were reported while in August this number reached 8 thousand 207.
The seriousness of the situation can also be estimated from the fact that 94 people have lost their lives at the hands of dacoits in the city during eight months and the number of incidents committed in the city during this period has now reached 59 thousand 526 with a continuous increase.
