LAHORE: At least 244 people were killed in the provincial capital in the present year, a crime report compiled by the local police has revealed.
Moreso, the report stated that out of the 51,815 crimes reported in the city from January through to July, 37,558 incidents of them were car snatching.
The police also noted 30 incidents of terrorism and 22 robberies.
Earlier this year, the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) released its monthly report detailing crime statistics in Karachi between April 1 to 30 this year.
According to the report, 2,576 mobile phones were stolen, while 108 were recovered in the metropolis. Moreover, a total number of 2,149 motorcycles were stolen and snatched while 448 were recovered.
On the other hand, the number of cars stolen/snatched in Karachi totalled to 101 during April whereas 46 cars were reported to have been recovered. There were also 34 cases of kidnapping, one of kidnapping for ransom and 11 extortion cases reported in the city.
Despite the Karachi operation from 2014 to 2017, the number of crime incidents increased from 175,286 to 239,405, the crime statistics compiled by the CPLC have revealed.