CHENNAI: The crime detection rate has gone up to 89 per cent in 2006 compared to 86 per cent in 2005, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi informed the Assembly on Wednesday.

The number of crimes reported in 2006 was 18,859 while it was 21,538 in 2005. The number of murders came down from 1,365 in 2005 to 1,274 in 2006; theft cases from 15,851 to 13,651 and burglary cases from 3,738 to 3,300. But the number of murders for gain went up from 74 to 89 in 2006. Instances of robbery and dacoity also increased to 450 and 95 respectively. The year 2005 had recorded 437 robberies and 73 dacoities.

Crimes reported against women declined significantly in 2006 compared to the previous years. A total of 3,789 cases were registered under heads such as cruelty by husband and relatives (1,248), molestation (1,179), kidnapping and abduction (718), rape (457) and dowry deaths (187). This is lower than in previous years (2005 - 4,983 cases recorded; 2004 - 4,833 cases and 2003 - 4,952 cases.)

"Increase allocation"

Participating in the debate for demands for grants of Home, Prohibition and Excise departments, K.A. Sengottaiyan, AIADMK whip, charged the Government with having allotted less funds for the police modernisation programme. Reading out the annual allocation for the last six years from the policy note of the Police department, he demanded higher allocation for the police.

Blaming the Government for the "deteriorating law and order situation," he said growing threat from terrorists and the prevalence of illicit arrack were among the problems before the State. Those who attacked the house of his party member and T. Nagar MLA, V.P. Kalairajan, had not yet been nabbed. The security provided to the AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa was not sufficient.

Deploring the recent attack on a temple priest, he asked the Government whether it would provide security to the victims in such cases. He said police personnel were experiencing problems in getting loans from banks and this should be redressed.

V. Sivapunniyam (CPI) and K. Selvam (VCK) demanded that the Government ensure that the practice of foisting cases stopped. There had been many instances of foisting of cases in the past and MLAs were among the affected.

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