Crime cases in Goa drop by 67 pc amid COVID-19 lockdown

Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, crime cases in Goa have reduced by 67 percent, said Superintendent of Police special Branch Goa Shobit Saxena on Saturday.

Crime cases in Goa have reduced by 67 percent due to COVID-19 lockdown, state police said on Saturday.

"Normal crime case registration has gone down by as much as 67 per cent. Last year this time there were around 300 cases. This year the number of cases of crime has gone down drastically," Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) Shobit Saxena told .

He said cases of theft, robbery, hurt, burglary have seen a reduction.

Saxena said there have been fewer accidents also and from an average of one death every day in accidents, it is almost zero due to lockdown.

"The best part is accident figures. People cannot come out (due to lockdown) so the accident rate came down," he said.

Noting there have been 650 cases of lockdown violations, he said crime cases pertain to small accidents, minor fights between two parties but this number is also less compared to last year.

"Three to four murders have taken place, two to three rape cases, they have all been solved," Saxena said.

Goa has been classified as green zone. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had welcomed the decision to extend lockdown in the country.

The central government had extended lockdown by two more weeks from May 4 with some relaxations. The state government has extended section 144 till May 17.

( With inputs from ANI )