01-01-2009, 05:57 AM
* Division tops crime alerts with highest number of calls to police emergency 15
By Shafiq Sharif
LAHORE: The Model Town Division of Lahore police is statistically the most unsafe area of the city, as it has experienced the most incidents of robberies in 2008.
Police sources told Daily Times that the 15 police emergency received 9,633,388 calls in 2008, which included 52,486 calls of actual incidents of crime, and 9,580,902 false reports. They said that out of the total computer calls, 116,590 were added to the division roznamcha (daily register).
The sources also said that 6,619 calls were for armed robberies and burglaries, while 945 complained of vehicle snatching and 6,433 of vehicle lifting. They said that out of the 6,619 calls for armed robberies, 4,027 were real calls, while out of the 945 calls reporting vehicle snatching 561 were real. Similarly, of the 6,433 calls for vehicle lifting only 4,512 proved to be true.
The Model Town Division topped the crime chart with the highest number of robberies and armed robberies, they said. Records showed that 15 emergency received 1,229 calls reporting robberies and armed robberies from Model Town out of the total of 6,619 calls. Out of the 1,229 robbery calls for Model Town Division 828 were actual incidents, while 401 were bogus reports. Similarly the emergency number recorded 129 calls from Model Town reporting vehicle snatching, out of which 88 were found to be real incidents with 41 fake calls. Of the 6,433 calls made for vehicle snatching, 1,294 were from the Model Town Division, and 4,512 were actual incidents, with 1,921 calls unsubstantiated.
Second place: In second place, the City Division of the City Police, 15 received 1,282 calls for robberies and armed robberies, while 750 of them were true and 532 fake. With vehicle snatching, 185 calls were received while124 were actual incident, while 61 were found to be false, while of the 6,433 reports of vehicle lifting, the City Division received 1172 calls with 724 real reports and 448 fake ones.
Third place: At number three, the sources said that of the total of 6,619 calls the Iqbal Town Division received 1,121 calls for robberies and armed robberies, adding that 746 were genuine calls while 375 were bogus reports. Likewise, of the 156 vehicle snatching reports in Iqbal Town 97 were real, while 64 were found to be fake. Of the 6,433 vehicle lifting reports received by 15 emergency, 914 were received by the division with 667 real reports.
Fourth place: At number four the Saddar Division of City Police received 1,104 calls reporting robberies and armed robberies with 634 real incidents and 470 hoax calls. There were 153 reports of vehicle snatching in the Saddar Division with 89 real incidents and 64 fakes ones. The number of vehicle lifting incidents reported were 630, which included 400 real ones and 230 false reports.
Fifth place: The records showed the Civil Lines Division of the City Police received the fifth highest number of 974 calls reporting robberies and armed robberies, which included 551 real incidents and 396 fake calls. Of the 162 calls reporting vehicle snatching, 91 were authenticated while 71 were found to be hoaxes. Vehicle lifting remained high in the division with 1,198 calls out of which 835 were true while 363 were fake calls.
Lowest number of robberies and armed robberies: The lowest number of robberies and armed robberies in the city were reported in the Cantonment Division where 15 emergency received 936 calls, of which 518 were proved to be true whereas 418 were proved fake and misguiding. Similarly 15 received 160 calls of vehicle snatching in the division, with 77 being real incidents. The division received 1,125 calls reporting incidents of vehicle lifting with 949 actual incidents and 276 hoaxes.
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By Shafiq Sharif
LAHORE: The Model Town Division of Lahore police is statistically the most unsafe area of the city, as it has experienced the most incidents of robberies in 2008.
Police sources told Daily Times that the 15 police emergency received 9,633,388 calls in 2008, which included 52,486 calls of actual incidents of crime, and 9,580,902 false reports. They said that out of the total computer calls, 116,590 were added to the division roznamcha (daily register).
The sources also said that 6,619 calls were for armed robberies and burglaries, while 945 complained of vehicle snatching and 6,433 of vehicle lifting. They said that out of the 6,619 calls for armed robberies, 4,027 were real calls, while out of the 945 calls reporting vehicle snatching 561 were real. Similarly, of the 6,433 calls for vehicle lifting only 4,512 proved to be true.
The Model Town Division topped the crime chart with the highest number of robberies and armed robberies, they said. Records showed that 15 emergency received 1,229 calls reporting robberies and armed robberies from Model Town out of the total of 6,619 calls. Out of the 1,229 robbery calls for Model Town Division 828 were actual incidents, while 401 were bogus reports. Similarly the emergency number recorded 129 calls from Model Town reporting vehicle snatching, out of which 88 were found to be real incidents with 41 fake calls. Of the 6,433 calls made for vehicle snatching, 1,294 were from the Model Town Division, and 4,512 were actual incidents, with 1,921 calls unsubstantiated.
Second place: In second place, the City Division of the City Police, 15 received 1,282 calls for robberies and armed robberies, while 750 of them were true and 532 fake. With vehicle snatching, 185 calls were received while124 were actual incident, while 61 were found to be false, while of the 6,433 reports of vehicle lifting, the City Division received 1172 calls with 724 real reports and 448 fake ones.
Third place: At number three, the sources said that of the total of 6,619 calls the Iqbal Town Division received 1,121 calls for robberies and armed robberies, adding that 746 were genuine calls while 375 were bogus reports. Likewise, of the 156 vehicle snatching reports in Iqbal Town 97 were real, while 64 were found to be fake. Of the 6,433 vehicle lifting reports received by 15 emergency, 914 were received by the division with 667 real reports.
Fourth place: At number four the Saddar Division of City Police received 1,104 calls reporting robberies and armed robberies with 634 real incidents and 470 hoax calls. There were 153 reports of vehicle snatching in the Saddar Division with 89 real incidents and 64 fakes ones. The number of vehicle lifting incidents reported were 630, which included 400 real ones and 230 false reports.
Fifth place: The records showed the Civil Lines Division of the City Police received the fifth highest number of 974 calls reporting robberies and armed robberies, which included 551 real incidents and 396 fake calls. Of the 162 calls reporting vehicle snatching, 91 were authenticated while 71 were found to be hoaxes. Vehicle lifting remained high in the division with 1,198 calls out of which 835 were true while 363 were fake calls.
Lowest number of robberies and armed robberies: The lowest number of robberies and armed robberies in the city were reported in the Cantonment Division where 15 emergency received 936 calls, of which 518 were proved to be true whereas 418 were proved fake and misguiding. Similarly 15 received 160 calls of vehicle snatching in the division, with 77 being real incidents. The division received 1,125 calls reporting incidents of vehicle lifting with 949 actual incidents and 276 hoaxes.
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