Thane Commissionerate reports 12,104 crimes in 2023 with 73 per cent detection rate

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A senior police official revealed on Tuesday that Thane Commissionerate in Maharashtra recorded a total of 12,104 crimes in 2023, boasting a detection rate of 73 per cent.

"At least 12,104 crimes were reported in the Thane Commissionerate in Maharashtra in 2023, of which 73 per cent of the offences have been detected," the police official said.

In 2022, as many as 11,961 offences were reported in the limits of the commissionerate with a detection rate of 70 per cent and the number of crimes increased by 143 in 2023, the official said.

As per data shared by the additional commissioner (crime), Punjabrao Ugale, Thane recorded 87 murder and 159 attempted murder cases in 2023, which is a slight decline from the previous year's 93 and 140 cases respectively.

At least 17 cases of dacoity and 581 robberies were reported in the commissionerate in 2023, and the detection rate had improved from 65 per cent to 78 per cent this year, the data revealed.

Cases of rioting went up to 231 in 2023 compared to the previous year's 205, while 415 rape cases were registered compared to the previous year's 432, it was stated.

Thane Commissionerate includes Thane city, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Ambernath, Ulhasnagar and Badlapur towns.

Meanwhile, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed an increase in cases of crimes against women and children in the financial capital city Mumbai and the state of Maharashtra. The statistics, from the 70th edition of the NCRB's annual report, highlight a worrisome surge in criminal incidents during 2022.

Mumbai witnessed a rise in cases of crimes against women, with a total of 6,176 cases registered in 2022 compared to 2021's 5,543 cases. The rate of total crime against women stood at 72.5 per cent.

The majority of these cases were filed under 'Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives,' constituting 32.6 percent of the reported incidents. Although the city has 78.6 percent chargesheet rate, concerns linger over the safety of women in the metropolis.

On a broader scale, Maharashtra recorded 45,331 cases of crimes against women in 2022, reflecting an 80.6 percent chargesheet rate. Disturbingly, the chargesheet rate for the state is higher than the national average, raising questions about the efficiency of the criminal justice system in dealing with such cases. The prevalent crime categories in the state were 'Cruelty by Husband or His Relatives' (31.4 percent) and 'Kidnapping and Abduction of Women' (19.2 percent).

The NCRB data also shed light on an alarming increase in crimes against children in both Mumbai and Maharashtra. The total number of cases against children in Mumbai reached 3,178 in 2022, as against 2,762 in 2021 and 2,248 in 2020. The predominant crime heads were 'Kidnapping and Abduction' (56.3 percent) and offenses under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (32.2 percent). (With inputs from PTI)