crime in Pakistan

Crime in Pakistan is present in various forms, especially in the [[List of cities in Pakistan by population|

cities]] of Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Multan, Hyderabad, Islamabad and Quetta.{{cite web | url = https://www.dawn.com/news/1541189| title= Lahore police fugding figures big time to hide high crime rate | publisher = Dawn News |access-date = 2020-10-13|date = 6 March 2020}}{{cite web | url = https://punjabpolice.gov.pk/crimestatistics| title= CRIME STATISTICS | publisher = Punjab Police: Statistical Officer (Investigation Branch) |access-date = 2020-10-12}}{{cite web | url = https://www.sindhpolice.gov.pk/annoucements/crime_stat_all_cities.html| title= Crime Statistics for Sindh Province | publisher = Sindh Police |access-date = 2020-10-12}}{{cite web | url = http://kppolice.gov.pk/crime/| title= Crime Statistics | publisher = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police |access-date = 2020-10-12}}{{cite web | url = https://balochistanpolice.gov.pk/crime_statistics| title= Crime Statistics | publisher = Balochistan Police |access-date = 2020-10-12}}{{cite news | url = https://nation.com.pk/02-Jan-2020/2019-witnessed-no-lesser-crime-rate-in-islamabad| title= 2019 witnessed no lesser crime rate in Islamabad | publisher = The Nation (Pakistani newspaper) |access-date = 2020-10-12|date = 2 January 2020}}{{cite news | url = https://www.dawn.com/news/1508786| title= Crime goes up in Rawalpindi | publisher = Dawn News |access-date = 2020-10-12 | date = 4 October 2019}}{{cite web | url = http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/rename-as-per-table-type/Crime_0.pdf| title= Crimes Reported by Type and Provinces| publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) |access-date = 2020-10-12}} Among other general crimes, it includes major crimes such as murder, rape, kidnapping, armed robbery, burglary, carjacking and corruption. For example, in the city of Lahore, 379 murders, 500 attempted murders, 2,650 abductions and 55 rapes have occurred in 2019.{{cite web | url = https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/088f90b8-4abd-4e21-ba09-1878180dab96| title= Pakistan 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Lahore | publisher = OSAC |access-date = 2020-10-12|date = 17 April 2020}} A direct relationship has been identified between the crime rate and unemployment rate in Pakistan. Elevated unemployment diminishes the attractiveness of legal endeavors, consequently raising the potential gains from illicit pursuits. As a result, the likelihood of an upsurge in illegal activities rises.{{cite journal |last1=Khan |first1=Nabeela |last2=Ahmed |first2=Junaid |last3=Nawaz |first3=Muhammad |last4=Zaman |first4=Khalid |title=The Socio-Economic Determinants of Crime in Pakistan: New Evidence on an Old Debate |journal=Arab Economic and Business Journal |date=October 2015 |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=73–81 |doi=10.1016/j.aebj.2015.01.001 |hdl=10419/187527 |hdl-access=free }}{{Cite web |title=Crime Issues in Pakistan: What Travelers Need to Know |url=https://www.worldnomads.com/travel-safety/southern-asia/pakistan/crime-in-pakistan-bolt-down-everything-you-can |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=www.worldnomads.com}} Crime statistics of Pakistan shows that there is a rapid increase in the number of crime reported over time like other countries of the world, mainly due to high unemployment, rising poverty, increasing inflation and urbanization. Some other non-economic factors are also responsible for it.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Crime Rate & Statistics 1990-2023 |url=https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/PAK/pakistan/crime-rate-statistics |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.macrotrends.net}}{{Cite web |last=Dawn.com |first=Imtiaz Ali {{!}} |date=2020-02-07 |title=Karachi jumps 22 points since last year on global crime index |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1533023 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}

Organised crime

Organised crime in Pakistan includes fraud, racketeering, drug trafficking, smuggling, money laundering, extortion, ransom, political violence, etc. Terrorist attacks became common during the 2000s, especially in North-West Frontier Province, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Balochistan, Karachi and Lahore. Vehicle theft is common, particularly in the large cities.

Opium production

Pakistan falls under the Golden Crescent,{{cite book

|author= Veena Kukreja

|title= Contemporary Pakistan: Political Processes, Conflicts, and Crises

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|pages= 193

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}} which is one of the two major illicit opium producing centres in Asia.{{cite book

|author= P. J. Alexander

|title= Policing India in the New Millennium

|publisher= Allied Publishers

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}} Opium poppy cultivation in Pakistan is estimated to be 800 hectares in 2005 yielding a potential production of 4 metric tons of heroin.{{cite web |title=CIA World Factbook - Pakistan|work=CIA World Factbook|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/pakistan/}} Opium has been historically cultivated primarily in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the areas near to the border with Afghanistan. Until the late 1970s, opium production levels were relatively static; it increased after 1979. An estimated $4 billion is generated from drug trafficking in Pakistan.{{cite web | url = http://www.havocscope.com/illegal-drug-trade-in-pakistan/| title= Illegal drug trade in Pakistan-Havocscope Black Markets }}

Crimes against women

Corruption and police misconduct

{{excerpt|Corruption in Pakistan}}Corruption runs rampant throughout various sectors and facets of life in Pakistan, but when it comes to the prevalence of corruption, the Pakistan Police stand out as unparalleled. According to surveys and reports from international organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the police force is consistently identified as the most corrupt institution in Pakistan.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-04 |title=Pakistan country risk report — GAN Integrity |url=https://ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/pakistan/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=ganintegrity.com |language=en}}

References

=Works cited=

{{cite journal |last1=Ebrahim |first1=Shah |title=Choking on corruption—reforming Pakistan's health system |journal=The Lancet |date=October 2010 |volume=376 |issue=9748 |pages=1213–1214 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61865-X |s2cid=54367053}}
{{cite book |last1=Nishtar |first1=Sania |title=Choked pipes : reforming Pakistan's mixed health system |date=2010 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Karachi |isbn=9780195479690}}
{{cite book |last1=Rose-Ackerman |first1=Susan |title=Corruption and Good Governance |date=1997 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |isbn=978-92-1-126082-3 |work=Bureau for Policy and Programme Support |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fwYVAQAAIAAJ |language=en}}

External links

[https://www.samaa.tv/tag/crime/ Crime] (Samaa TV)
[https://Facebook.com/PakistanCrimes/ Torture Crime] (Pakistan Crimes)
[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50716694 Pakistan forgiveness laws: The price of getting away with murder] (BBC News, Jan. 6, 2020)
{{cite journal |last1=Khan |first1=Nabeela |last2=Ahmed |first2=Junaid |last3=Nawaz |first3=Muhammad |last4=Zaman |first4=Khalid |title=The Socio-Economic Determinants of Crime in Pakistan: New Evidence on an Old Debate |journal=Arab Economic and Business Journal |date=October 2015 |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=73–81 |doi=10.1016/j.aebj.2015.01.001 |hdl=10419/187527 |hdl-access=free }}
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZfMfN1Z-Zg Drugged up Pakistan: A billion dollar narcotics trade] (Al Jazeera English, Oct. 10, 2014)
[http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/pesr/currentissues/5%20YASIR%20Employment%20Poverty%20Inflation%20n%20Crime%20Nexus.pdf Pakistan Economic and Social Review] Volume 47, No. 1 (Summer 2009), pp. 79–98