Cases of undetected crimes on rise in state

Cases of undetected crimes on rise in state
Preetu Nair, TNN

PANAJI: From the years 2004 to 2008 an average of around 34% to 38% crime cases go undetected in the state, reveals the statement of crime of
the Goa police for the last five years from 2004 to 2008.

However, an average of 62 to 65% crime cases have been detected and almost a similar or lesser number of cases chargesheeted. But compare this to national statistics, wherein the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) has stated that about 80.1% of cognizable crimes were chargesheeted.

Between 2004 and 2008, the state has seen an increase in incidents of theft and burglary. But the number of undetected cases outnumbers those detected. About 946 cases burglary and 1639 cases of theft in last five years still remain undetected. In contrast, the number of cases of burglary and theft detected in last five years is 426 and 950 respectively. The police, however, have been able to detect 61 robbery cases of the total 109 cases from 2004 to 2008. Of the 22 dacoities, 8 remain undetected. In cases of cheating, if the police have been able to crack 219 cases in the last 5 years, then 115 lie undetected.

Goa, in the last 5 years, witnessed 205 murders, of which 54 are still undetected. There have been 129 rapes of which 118 have been detected. About 94 cases of kidnapping were registered in the last 5 years. Of these, 19 is still undetected.

Even as counterfeiting notes as well as documents have become a major cause of worry in the state, the Goa police's effort to crackdown on those who indulge in such activities doesn't seem to have yielded results. This is dramatized by the fact that of the 49 counterfeiting cases, only 8 have been detected in the last five years. There has been 1082 fatal accidents in the state from 2004 to 2008, of which about 209 are still undetected.

15 May 2009, The Times of India, Goa edition