Delhi shed less blood in 2009

Though it continued to pull the trigger over reasons ranging from talking loudly over phone to kicking a street dog

Delhi shed less blood in 2009

Though it continued to pull the trigger over reasons ranging from talking loudly over phone to kicking a street dog

Delhi was less bloody this year as compared to the last year and some areas in the city moved towards Ram Rajya with no murders being reported from there.

However, Delhiites still killed each other over reasons ranging from talking loudly over the phone, for not offering bidi, using mobile phone instead of a landline and for kicking a dog on the road.

Crime graph

The annual crime data provided by the Delhi Police suggests there has been an overall improvement in the law and order situation in the city.

As compared to last year the number of murders in the capital this year has gone gradually down by 5-6 per cent. This year in the 155 police stations across the city around 450 cases of murder were registered.

Flimsy reasons

Talking loudly over the phone, not offering a puff, using mobile phone instead of a landline, kicking a dog on the road and drinking alcohol were behind 15 per cent of the total murder cases in the city.

Migrants killed

Out of the total murders reported around 10 per cent were those where the body of the victim could not be identified. "Many migrants come to the city daily in search of better paying jobs. Many of them were found murdered and nobody claimed their bodies. Around 40 such cases have been registered in the capital," said a police official.

Safe heaven

Twenty-four areas in the capital remained the most peaceful, reporting zero murder cases. Police stations like Kotla Mubarakpur, Greater Kailash ,CR Park, Tughlaq Road, Karol Bagh, Barakhamba Road were among those where not even a single murder case was reported the whole year.

Killing fields

On the opposite side of the spectrum, police stations at Kalyanpuri, Najafgarh and New Usmanpur reported the maximum murder cases. The three police stations accounted for ten cases of murders registered in the whole year.

"These are border areas and therefore, are a safe haven for inter-state criminals from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana," said a police official, wishing anonymity.

5-6%
By which the number of murders in the capital this year has gone down

155
The number of police stations across the city where around 450 cases of murder were registered this year

15%
Of the total murder cases in the city this year were fuelled by flimsy reasons