CHAPTER-8

PROPERTY STOLEN AND RECOVERED

Value of Property Stolen & at ` 2,37,762.5 lakh. Madhya Pradesh Recovered - National Level has the highest worth of property recovered at ` 74,700.1 lakh The details of property stolen accounting for 41.3% worth property and recovered, percentage of recovered in the country. Madhya recovery (year-wise) and Pradesh has reported the highest percentage changes over the recovery percentage. Madhya Pradesh decade (2000 - 2010) have been had made 90.4% recovery ( ` 74,700.1 lakh presented in Table-8.1. During 2001 worth property recovered out of ` 82,657.9 to 2002 there was variations in value lakh worth property stolen) as against 28.9% at of lost properties. But 2003 & National level. Puducherry also reported onward, increasing trend of value of good percentage of recovery at 62%. property was observed. Among 35 mega cities, Bhopal and Mumbai cities have recorded a Property worth ` 6,26,636 lakh significant loss of property worth was stolen during the year 2010 and against ` 70,863.8 lakh and ` 66,568.4 lakh this loss, property worth ` 1,80,963 lakh was respectively. The highest recovery recovered. The value of property lost percentage was reported from Bhopal increased by 39.4% over 2009 (from (99.1%) followed by Amritsar (69.5%). ` 4,49,501 lakh in 2009 to ` 6,26,636 lakh in 2010). The value of property recovered has shown an Category of Offences - increase of 106.6% (from ` 87,611 Incidence and Value lakh in 2009 to ` 1,80,963 lakh in 2010) during this period. The The crime head-wise details percentage of recovery of stolen property on the incidence and value of during the year 2010 was 28.9% which is property stolen and recovered as also higher than the previous year recovery the percentage of recovery during percentage (19.5%). 2010 have been shown in Table-8.3. The maximum incidence of property loss (3,23,721) was reported for Theft Value of Property Stolen & out of five different types of specified Recovered - States, UTs and property crimes. The value of property lost was also the highest for Theft Mega Cities cases (` 1,78,442.9 lakh). However,

the highest percentage of cases The State, UT and City-wise (53.1%) in which property was details regarding value of property recovered to cases in which property stolen and recovered as also the was stolen was for Robbery cases percentage of recovery are (12,019 out of 22,614 cases) and the presented in Table-8.2. In terms of highest recovery percentage in terms numerical value, Maharashtra has of value recovered was for Dacoity reported the highest loss of property

117 cases (91.7%) (` 75,712.8 lakh out from Maharashtra (18,605) followed by Uttar of ` 82,527.0 lakh). Pradesh (16,705) and Delhi (15,031). 26.2% (38,201) vehicles could be recovered Nature of Property Stolen out of 1,45,694 stolen vehicles at the and Recovered - Incidence National level. and Value

The nature of property stolen Cultural Property Stolen & and recovered has been classified Recovered - Incidence and into different categories viz. Value ‘Communication and Electricity Wire’, ‘Cattle’, ‘Cycle’, ‘Motor The State/UT-wise information Vehicles’, ‘Fire Arms’, ‘Explosives’, on cultural property (including ‘Electronic components’ and antiques) stolen and recovered is ‘Cultural Property including shown in Table-8.6. The maximum Antiques’. Properties other than the incidents of loss were reported from above 8 specified categories are Maharashtra (105) followed by West Bengal clubbed as ‘Other kinds of Property’. (89). The highest value of loss (` The details of incidence and value of 4,033.9 lakh) was reported from property stolen & recovered Maharashtra. The recovery cases alongwith percentage of recovery were highest in Andhra Pradesh (36 have been shown in Table-8.4. The out of 79 cases) (45.6%) followed by highest loss and recovery worth ` Karnataka (29 out of 61 cases) 83,987.0 lakh and ` 29,401.3 lakh (47.5%). The highest recovery in respectively was reported for Motor terms of value (` 4,004 lakh) was vehicles among the specified types reported from Maharashtra. No case of of properties. theft or recovery of cultural property has been reported from 8 States i.e. Gujarat, Manipur, It is worth mentioning that Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Tripura Explosives/Explosive & Fire Arms and Uttarakhand and 3 UTs i.e. A&N Islands, substances worth ` 62.5 lakh and ` Daman & Diu, and Lakshadweep. 358.2 lakh were stolen respectively during the year.

Premises Vehicles Stolen, Recovered and Co-ordinated Incidence and Value of property lost as per Place of Occurrence The highest amount of property lost and recovered related The information relating to the to Motor vehicles. Hence, additional number of cases and value of information on number of Motor property stolen under ‘Dacoity’, Vehicles lost, recovered and co- ‘Robbery’, ‘Burglary’ and ‘Theft’ at ordinated has been compiled various premises or various places of separately. The State/UT/City-wise occurrence of these crimes have information is given in Table-8.5. The been shown in Table-8.7. highest number of vehicles lost was reported

118 State wise Value of Property Stolen FIGURE 8.1 during 2010

250000.0

200000.0 237762.5 (All India Total 626635.8) 150000.0

100000.0 82657.9

50000.0 50151.7 41953.8 34968.2 (Value (Rs. in Lakhs) 26857.6 24114.8 15330.5 14426.7 13957.6 13179.2 12476.7 11166.6 10567.3 5479.2 4729.6 4729.6 4242.3 3739.1 2312.7 2263.0 1945.8 1903.7 1234.0 1204.4 924.2 613.5 498.0 330.3 297.6 302.5 94.5 140.2 80.1 0.0 0.4 GOA DELHI BIHAR SIKKIM ASSAM ODISHA PUNJAB KERALA TRIPURA MANIPUR GUJARAT MIZORAM HARYANA NAGALAND RAJASTHAN KARNATAKA TAMIL NADU JHARKHAND MEGHALAYA D & N HAVELI DAMAN & DIU CHANDIGARH PUDUCHERRY A & N ISLANDS WEST BENGAL UTTARAKHAND LAKSHADWEEP MAHARASHTRA CHHATTISGARH UTTAR PRADESH JAMMU & KASHMIR ANDHRA PRADESH MADHYA PRADESH

HIMACHAL PRADESH States/UTs ARUNACHAL PRADESH State-wise Percentage Recovery in Property Offences FIGURE 8.2 during 2010

100.0

90.0 90.4

80.0 % Recovery 70.0 62.0 61.2 61.2 60.0 52.8 51.2 50.4 50.1

50.0 47.3 43.3 43.2 41.5 40.0 39.0 40.0 38.2 32.0 28.9 30.0 27.9 24.6 23.5 23.3 21.2 17.2

20.0 16.7 15.3 All India Average 28.9) 14.1 13.7 ( 13.5 13.4 10.0 9.8 9.6

10.0 7.5 4.8 1.9 0.0 GOA DELHI BIHAR SIKKIM ASSAM ODISHA PUNJAB KERALA TRIPURA MANIPUR GUJARAT MIZORAM HARYANA NAGALAND RAJASTHAN KARNATAKA TAMIL NADU JHARKHAND MEGHALAYA D & N HAVELI DAMAN & DIU CHANDIGARH PUDUCHERRY A & N ISLANDS WEST BENGAL UTTARAKHAND LAKSHADWEEP MAHARASHTRA CHHATTISGARH UTTAR PRADESH ANDHRA PRADESH JAMMU & KASHMIR MADHYA PRADESH HIMACHAL PRADESH

States/UTsARUNACHAL PRADESH Dacoity at various ‘Places of Occurrence’ in the country is presented in Table-8.9. The highest incidence of Dacoity at The place of occurrence could not be ‘Residential Premises’ (317) was reported categorized in more than half (57.6%) from Bihar followed by Jharkhand (150), and of the Robbery cases in specified Maharashtra (140) as per the State, UT category. Karnataka has reported and city-wise information regarding (19.5%) followed by Maharashtra number of dacoity reported and (9.8%) cases of Robbery at value of property taken away (Table- ‘Residential Premises’ reported in the country. Also Maharashtra reported 8.8). These three States together have 183 out of the 1,090 cases of accounted for 44.0% (607 cases) of the total Robbery at ‘Commercial 1,379 Dacoity cases (wherein the property Establishments’. As many as 1,051 was lost) at ‘Residential Premises’ in the cases of Robbery on ‘Highways’ were country. Bihar, with 317 cases of reported from Bihar followed by Uttar Dacoity at ‘Residential Premises’ Pradesh (1,014 cases) out of total has reported the highest loss of 4,648 cases reported in the country. property worth ` 304.0 lakh followed by Tamil Nadu (` 267.6 lakh) and Amongst the mega cities, the Chhattisgarh (` 264.2 lakh). The highest incidence of Robbery at highest incidence of Dacoity on various premises together was `Highways’ was reported from Bihar reported from Ahmedabad (805) (207) followed by Jharkhand (111). followed by Bengaluru (641) and The maximum number of such Delhi (City) (554) with property loss of cases at ‘Commercial ` 416.0 lakh, ` 656.9 lakh and ` Establishment’ was reported from 1044.5 lakh respectively. Highest Maharashtra (43) followed by incidence of robbery at ‘Residential Odisha (40) and West Bengal (28). Premises' was reported from The highest incidence of Dacoity at Bengaluru (545) followed by Indore ‘Railways’ (running trains and ‘others’ in (196). Highest incidence of robbery at Railways) was reported from Bihar (26) `Commercial Establishments' was reported from followed by Uttar Pradesh (19). Amongst Bengaluru (27). Highest incidence of robbery on mega cities, highest incidence of Dacoity at ‘Highways’ was reported from Patna city (93) residential premises was reported from followed by Meerut city (60). Bengaluru (23 cases).

A total of 4,358 incidents of Burglary Dacoity at various premises were reported with property lost worth State, UT & city-wise ` 82,527.0 lakh at the National information on Burglary cases and the level. value of property stolen at various places of occurrence during the year Robbery 2010 is presented in Table-8.10. The ‘Residential Premises’, continued to State, UT and city-wise be prime target for this type of crime, information on the number of cases reporting 58,445 (i.e. 64.8%) incidents of robbery reported and the value of with a loss of property worth property taken away in these cases ` 28,027.8 lakh. Maharashtra

121 (10,415), Madhya Pradesh (7,352) at ‘Commercial Establishments’ and Andhra Pradesh (5,623) have (29,047), ‘Highways’ (19,533) and reported significantly large number ‘Railways’ (15,176). Maharashtra has of Burglary cases at ‘Residential reported the highest number of Theft cases at Premises’. ‘Residential Premises’ (10,930) followed by Andhra Pradesh (9,619). Uttar Pradesh has These three States together reported 14,090 of cases of Theft at have accounted for 40.0% (23,390 ‘Highways’. Maharashtra has reported the out of 58,445) of the total incidents highest number of theft cases in ‘Railways’ and 43.3% (` 12,129.2 lakh out of (running trains and others in Railways) (3,368) ` 28,027.8 lakh) of the total value of followed by Uttar Pradesh (2,412). The property lost in Burglary at highest number of Thefts at ‘Residential premises’. 26.0% (68 cases ‘Commercial Establishments’ was out of 262) of Burglaries at ‘Banks’ reported reported from Maharashtra (3,826) in the country were from Maharashtra. followed by Andhra Pradesh (3,445). More than a thousand cases of The total value of property stolen for Burglaries at ‘Commercial all Theft cases was the highest Establishments’ were reported from (` 36,407.8 lakh) in Maharashtra. Maharashtra (cases 2,875 - loss ` Followed by West Bengal (26,544.5). 3,610.7 lakh), Madhya Pradesh (cases 1,249 – loss ` 453.8 lakh) and Rajasthan (cases 1,020 - loss ` Among the mega cities, Delhi 427.1 lakh). Among the mega cities, has reported the highest number of Mumbai has reported the highest Theft cases (21,373) with a property number of Burglaries at ‘Residential loss of ` 14,640.2 lakh followed by Premises’ (1,662) followed by Delhi Mumbai with 13,195 cases with a (1,011). The highest loss of property loss worth ` 14,524.1 lakh. property worth ` 2,409.4 lakh in While highest lost in term of value Burglary cases at residential was reported in Kolkata (` 20,744.4 premises was also reported from lakh with 3,118 cases). Lucknow city Mumbai. was very prone to theft at 'Highways' reporting 1,701 such incidents. The highest number of Theft cases at ‘Residential Theft Premises’ (4,643) was reported from The State, UT & city-wise Delhi. Substantial number of Theft information on theft cases reported cases at ‘Commercial Establishments’ and the value of property stolen at were reported from Delhi (1,115) various places of occurrence in the followed by Kolkata (947) & country are shown in Table- 8.11. Bengaluru (882). Delhi reported (767) theft The place of occurrence could not cases at Railways alone. be categorised in 55.5% of Theft cases in specified category. 24.9% of Theft cases (82,365 out of Value of property stolen and 3,30,312) with property loss of percentage recovery in each State/UT ` 44,906.3 lakh were reported at during 2010 are presented in Figure `Residential Premises'. A significant 8.1 and Figure 8.2 respectively. number of cases were also reported

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