Over 2,500 phones, 188 vehicles reported stolen in March: CPLC

During the first three months of the new year, citizens were deprived of a total of 7,211 mobile phones

KARACHI:

The law-and-order situation in the city remains perilous with a total of 188 vehicles, 5,057 motorcycles, and 2,577 mobile phones reported stolen in March.

A total of 47 homicides were reported during the month.

According to the data provided by the Citizens Police Liaison Committee, of the 188 vehicles reported stolen from different areas of the city last month, 14 were snatched and 174 were stolen. Moreover, 593 cars and 14,080 motorcycles have been reported stolen in the first quarter of this year. During this same period, 7,211 citizens reported being that they were deprived of cell phones in a street crime.

The easiest vehicle to rob remains a motorcycle, with 5,057 motorcycles reported stolen last month.

Hold ups are commonplace in Karachi, with 2,577 mobile phones reported stolen from citizens during these incidents.

During the first three months of the new year 2023, citizens were deprived of a total of 7,211 mobile phones during street crimes.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 11^th, 2023.