More than 46,600 street crime incidents have been reported in Karachi this year, with 65 citizens killed and 182 injured in firing incidents involving robbers, according to a crime report covering the period up to November 5.
The report shows that 46,617 street crime incidents were recorded in the city during the period. However, police records put the number of citizens killed while resisting robberies at 51.
A total of 16,821 mobile phones worth millions of rupees were snatched from citizens during the period. In addition, 28,495 vehicles and motorcycles were either snatched or stolen.
According to the report, 4,273 vehicles and motorcycles were snatched, while 25,523 were stolen.
The daily average of mobile phone snatchings stood at 54.43 incidents, while vehicle thefts and snatchings averaged 4.21 cases per day. Motorcycle thefts and snatchings recorded a daily average of 92.21 incidents.
