19.6% decline in Crime against Women in state: CM

Crime Rates in Tripura has downed: Biplab
On Thursday, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb went to the blood donation camp on the occasion of Kalipujo at Jirania police station and there he presented all the information about the overall crime rates in Tripura.

Compared to 2019, crime has decreased a lot in 2020. He said the number of accidents in 2020 has decreased by 26.7 percent as compared to 2019.

Chief Minister said that incidents like killing wives, molestation and domestic violence have been reported less in 2020 in comparison to 2019.

“In 2019, a total of 38 cases of wife killing were registered that have reduced to 23 in 2020. Molestation cases took a dip to 159 from 215, abduction decreased from 138 to 110 and cases of domestic violence also reduced to 365 from 452 in the stipulated one year period,” Deb informed.

The overall decrease in crime against women stood at 19.6 percent, he added.

“The total figure of murder cases have also dwindled to 114 from 144, similarly incidents dacoity, burglary and snatching have also decreased in one year,” Deb further added.

There were 22 incidents of snatching in 2019 and 4 in 2020. Which is 61.8% less. In 2019, 36 women were killed. 23 in 2020. Which is 39. 4% less. In the year 2019 a total of 655 incidents of road mishaps were reported in the state which has reduced to 466 in 2020,” he said.

“The official data also says that rape cases have also decreased to 165 from 195 in the stipulated period of 2019 to 2020. In 2019, attempt to murder cases stood at 153 that took a dip to 117 in 2020,” he added.

Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has expressed satisfaction over the role of police in reducing crime.