FAFEN report 20 percent of monthly FIRs relate to car-lifting, robberies

Around one-fifth of the FIRs registered in 66 districts across the country in June 2011 were about theft, car-lifting, robberies and dacoities, said a crime monitoring report issued by FAFEN. The report said out of the total 39,497 registered FIRs, 7,204 (18 percent) were about cases of thefts, stealing of vehicles, and robberies.
On average, 109 FIRs were registered against these crimes in each of the 66 monitored districts. FAFEN monitors collected statistics about the registered FIRs against 27 offences covered by Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) from the 66 offices of district police officers (DPOs) in June 2011. Of the monitored districts, 28 were in Punjab, 17 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 13 Sindh, seven Balochistan and one in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
The report said 13 percent of the total 39,497 FIRs registered 66 districts were of crimes involving physical harm, including attempted murder, hurt, and murder. As many as 1,350 cases of attempted murder, 838 murder and 2,304 FIRs of hurt were reported in 65, 63 and 61 districts respectively. It said Lahore reported the highest - 380 - cases of attempted murder but Karachi registered the most FIRs - 63 - related to murder in a district in June this year. "The ethnic and political strife in Karachi may be a pertinent reason behind the increased cases of killings," it observed. Region-wise, 91 percent of the total FIRs against threat and fraud crimes was registered in Punjab, five in Sindh, three in KP and one percent in Balochistan. No FIR was reportedly registered against any threat and fraud crime in ICT. Cheating, counterfeiting of currency-notes and criminal breach of trust remained were reported in 35, 32 and 30 districts respectively.
During June 2011, 994 (three percent of the total 39,497) FIRs were registered for crimes against women, including forced marriages, honour killings and rape, in the monitored districts. Out of the FIRs registered in crimes against women, 79 percent were registered in Punjab followed by 13 Sindh, four KP, three in Balochistan and two percent in ICT.
The 10 most frequently reported crimes, including theft, hurt, motor vehicle theft, counterfeiting currency notes, robbery and dacoity, attempted murder and murder, constituted 35 percent of the overall crime caseload. Offences of attempted murder, hurt, murder, theft, and robbery and dacoity were the most widespread - reported in 65, 63, 61, 57 and 44 districts respectively. Nearly one-fourth (24 percent) of the FIRs registered nation-wide in June 2011 were filed with police in the Lahore district. It was followed by Faisalabad (10 percent), Peshawar (five percent), Multan (four percent) and Kasur (four percent).