Street Crimes in Pakistan

 

STREET CRIMES IN PAKISTAN

Street crime remained one of major problem in Pakistan and failure by the state agencies to counter it further spread the heat of street crime in our country. According to reports, daily incidents of street crimes significantly increased in 2020 as compared with 2019.

 

 MAJOR TYPES OF STREET CRIMES IN OUR COUNTRY

1.       EXTORTION

Extortion means obtaining of money through the use of force or threat. It is very common in urban areas because of booming trade and marketing activities in urban areas. It is the serious street crime and can be lethal if any victim not followed the instructions of criminals. Or failed to give them their demanded money. State agencies were struggling to counter it, specially in Karachi and in some extent, they successfully minimized it but unfortunately it is still very much visible in major cities such as Karachi and Lahore.

2.        Mobile Phone Snatching

According to some estimates, mobile snatching is one of most common street crimes in south Asian countries. Here in Pakistan, Mobile phone snatching remained one of main major street crime country’s major cities, such as Karachi and Lahore.

 

3.       Vehicle lifting

Vehicle lifting too remained high in Karachi, like in 2020 approximately 700hundreds vehicles had been reported missing as compare with around 400 in 2019.

4.       Bank Robbery

It is too high rated crime in Pakistan in context of street crime. It is the most heinous type of crime and financially too is damaging.

5.       Attacks on Security Personnel

Attacks on security personnel remained very high throughout the 2020. In that year almost we witnessed attacks on rangers in parts of Sindh. Heavy damages and lives too been lost in it.

6.       Sectarian violence

Violence in name of sectarianism peaked in recent years due to regional proxy wars and manipulation of religion by the some wasted interests caused heavy losses in Pakistan. This form of street violence went out of control some years ago but then controlled through the operations with the help of military in major cities.

 

What government should do to control street crimes in our country?

Pakistan successfully created the deterrence in its population which helped it saw low street crimes in major cities but due to failure of its Criminal Justice System all achievements are at grave risk. Pakistan immediately needs to invest in its C.J.S and must bring reforms in it. It also should improve institutional capabilities of local forces because they are the sole guardians of law and order in local conditions for which they lack capabilities which should be enhanced through the reforms and financial grants so they could do their work on their own and don’t ask help of military.