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HINDU ARCHIVE
Crime rate in Kerala highest among States
By Our Special Correspondent
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 22. Kerala reported the highest crime rate among all the States during 2002, with 322.9 crimes per one lakh population being reported as against a national average of 169.5, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
The ranking is for serious crimes coming under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which include murder, kidnapping, robbery, theft, rioting, arson and rape. The crime rate is universally taken as a realistic indicator since it balances the effect of differences in population.
Highest riot rate
Kerala reported a high rate of 26.5 crimes against public order, namely, rioting and arson, per one lakh population, the national average being 5.9. The State reported the highest riot rate (25.1) as against a national average of 6.6. Kerala was second only to Bihar in the number of riot cases, with 8,090 such cases being reported as against Bihar's 8,695.
Three police districts, namely, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur, figured among 13 police districts countrywide which registered more than 10,000 IPC cases during 2002. While Ernakulam registered 15,673 cases, Thiruvananthapuram registered 12,690 and Thrissur, 10,049 cases.
Kochi's crime rate up
Kochi reported an IPC crime rate of 481.5 per one lakh population, which was far higher than much bigger cities like Chennai (132.7), Hyderabad (260.4), Mumbai (160.5) and Patna (357.4). Bangalore (512) and Vijayawada (898.4), however, reported higher crime rates.
The crime rate for cases under the Explosives & Explosive Substances Act was highest in the Kerala, with 1.1 cases per one lakh population being registered as against a national average of 0.4 cases.
The crime rate of cases of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, was also the highest in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, with all three States reporting 0.7 cases per one lakh population. Kerala reported 34 such cases, which were prompted by personal vendetta or enmity and political reasons.
Police casualties
The highest number of police personnel injured while performing their duties was in Kerala (614), followed by Maharashtra (571). These two States together accounted for a whopping 29.6 per cent of injured police personnel. In Kerala, 77 per cent of these injuries were caused mostly by riotous mobs.
The State was second only to Maharashtra in the number of police personnel who committed suicide. Out of a total of 137 such suicides countrywide, Kerala accounted for 13 and Maharashtra 43.
Plaints against police
The number of complaints received against the police was also very high in Kerala, with 6.3 complaints being received per 100 police personnel.
The rate was much lower in Tamil Nadu (0.5), Andhra Pradesh (0.4), Bihar (0.2) and Karnataka (0.4). While the combined strength of the civil and armed police in Kerala was 43,137, a total of 2,720 complaints were received.
Kerala figures among the States which had more than five per cent pendency of cases, with a pendency of 6.1 per cent.