Crime rate 2.5 times higher than in far-western region

Kathmandu, January 14:

The latest report of the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) shows that crime rate in the central region is the highest.

Attorney-general Yagya Murti Banjade submitted the report to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala yesterday. The crime rate was 5.74 in the central region in an average population of 5.74.

During the fiscal year 2062/063 BS, 4,609 crimes were reported and prosecuted in courts after police investigation. The population of the central region during this period stood at 80, 31, 629.

The crime rate is the lowest in the far-western region. The crime rate for a population of 10,000 stood at 2.24 there. During the fiscal year 2062/063, a total of 490 crimes were

reported in the region, which had the population of 21,91,330.

The report states that serious crimes — rape, drug peddling, and dacoity — have been increasing every year.

The central region was followed by the eastern region, where 1,820 crimes were recorded when its total population was 53,44,423.

A total of 1,452 crimes were recorded in the western region during the period, while the mid-western region recorded 844 crimes.

The population of the western region at the time was 55,71,013. A total of 844 crimes were recorded in the mid-western region when the population of the region stood at 30,12,975.

A total of 368 inmates were given amnesty during the fiscal year while 6,848 inmates have been spending life in prison as per orders of courts.

During the fiscal year, four inmates, who were over 70 years of age, were given amnesty, 173 convicted were given amnesty on the Democracy day, and 191 were released on the Constitution Day.

Of the total number of inmates, 167 inmates were held for murder and the rest for committing crimes including theft, dacoity and breach of military discipline.