Police claim 50% drop in crime ratio in six months

Multan Police have claimed an overall decline of more than 50 per cent in crime across the district during the first six months of 2026, attributing the improvement to intelligence-led policing, enhanced patrolling, search operations and targeted crackdowns on criminal gangs.

According to a police performance report issued here on Friday, robbery incidents fell by 80 per cent, car snatching was eliminated with a 100% decline, motorcycle snatching dropped by 63 per cent, while motorcycle theft decreased by 56 per cent compared to the corresponding period of last year.

The report said total registered cases declined from 35,024 in the first half of 2025 to 17,541 during the same period this year.

Police also claimed to have conducted more than 100 search operations, registered 677 cases against illegal weapons, arrested 682 suspects and recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition. In anti-narcotics operations, 559 suspects were arrested in 535 cases, with significant quantities of ice, heroin, hashish and liquor seized.