www.keralapolice.gov.in Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 IN CHARGE. IN COMMAND. 2 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 3 4 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 5 6 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 7 8 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 9 10 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 11 12 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 13 14 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 15 16 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 17 18 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 19 20 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 21 22 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 23 24 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 25 CREDITS Kerala Police extends it’s heartfelt thanks to the Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala and Minister for Home & Vigilance, Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan for his unfliching leadership and support that has made the publication of this volume a reality. The State Police Chief, Sri. Loknath Behera IPS for his vision and guidance which resulted in this publication being compiled and prepared in a record span of time. Inspector General of Police (Crimes), Sri. S. Sreejith IPS for taking on this challenging task of publishing the Activity Book and actively pooling all the resources of the department into this effort, to make it a grand success. Superintendent of Police, Railways, Smt. Merin Joseph IPS, for writing the content, collating the statistics and data, choosing the photographs, editing and planning the design and layout. Thanks are also due to all officers of Kerala Police for providing material, department photographers for supplying the beautiful images, SCRB for providing timely statistics, proofreaders and to Ms. Rachana and team of Andmore Creative Solutions Pvt. Ltd. for all their effort in designing the layout. 26 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 27 INDEX MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF 01 CRIME 33 02 LAW & ORDER 59 03 CRIME BRANCH 69 04 DISASTER MANAGEMENT 83 05 TRAINING 99 06 ARMED POLICE BATTALION 139 07 TRAFFIC 149 08 WOMEN SAFETY & MODERNISATION 163 09 INTELLIGENCE 173 10 MODERNISATION 183 11 PROVISIONING & LOGISTICS 203 12 WELFARE & GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 215 13 SPECIAL CELLS & UNITS 223 14 CONTROL ROOMS 239 15 HEADQUARTERS & RECRUITMENT 245 16 KPHCC 259 28 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 29 Seventh, we have a legacy of excellent sports teams and sportspersons including FROM THE DESK OF THE STATE POLICE CHIEF Arjuna awardees which has been closely nurtured over time. We have world-class sports infrastructure also. We in the Kerala Police believe that we are one of the finest Police forces in the country. Eighth, most significantly, we have been fortunate to serve a vibrant, progressive Why do we think so? and socially advanced population which strongly understands and believes that in a democracy, the unstinted cooperation of the public is integral to public safety. Little Most importantly, with over 7 lakh First Information Reports (FIRs) in a year, Kerala wonder that organisations like Common Cause, and media houses like India Today have Police records the highest number of crimes in the country, contributing to 15% of the consistently recognised us as the Best Performing Police Force in the country. national share of recorded crimes. Having to cater to less than 3% of India’s population, this clearly indicates that the force has effectively ensured that no crime is burked. During the next year, we propose to build on our strengths, learn from our failures, and continually challenge ourselves in the task of ensuring public safety. Given our innate Second, of the 7.5 lakh persons that were charge sheeted for various offences in strengths, our industry, social commitment, and a futuristic vision, I am sure that 2019 2016, fewer than 53,000 persons were acquitted or discharged after trial, giving us will see many more laurels come our way. a conviction rate that is far superior to our peers. This indicates that not only do we register every instance of crime, but also that we investigate and prosecute fairly We are publishing this book “Police & Community – Activity Report – 2018” humbly and professionally. showcasing our Efforts, Activities & Community Interphase in 2018. Third, conscious of the challenge of transforming Policing to suit the needs of a Jai Hind. modern democratic society, we have constantly reinvented ourselves. We are proud to administer the largest array of Social Policing Programmes, each carefully crafted to meet the diverse needs of various strata of society. All police stations in Kerala Police Headquarters Loknath Behera IPS have been designated as “Service Delivery Centres” under the Janamaithri (Community Thiruvananthapuram DGP/State Police Chief Policing) programme. We have introduced Women Help Desks, Reception Desks, PROs, Kerala Sentry/ Guards with pistols in all police stations before any other Police force did that. Our Child Friendly Police Stations have been rated the best by the UNICEF. We have all Women Police managed Hi-Tech “Pink Patrols” for safety of women. The Student Police Cadet Programme, and a host of other programmes ensure that our next generation is protected and nurtured. Fourth, over time, we have successfully given up the vestiges of colonial rule. The Kerala Police Act, 2011, the modern Station Security Guard System, and the recently revamped Mob Operation Drills are few significant measures in this regard. Fifth, Kerala Police has a long tradition of being technology driven. We started this process over ten years ago by ensuring Internet connectivity at all police stations (first in India), and training all Police personnel in the basics of computers. Subsequently, we built the Cyberdome in three cities, Cyber Crime Police Stations in each range, Hi- Tech Cell at the State level and Cyber Cells at all district centres, which are now the pillars on which this infrastructure is built. We have used technology in every sphere of activity. We have brought in the first humanoid Robot. We have the much acclaimed Cyberdomes and we will shortly commence a state-of-the-art Cyber Security and Investigation Division, for the State. Sixth, we also believe that effective training is an essential ingredient of our improvement process. Towards this end, we have revised both the content as well as the methodology of Police Training. For instance, in the first fifteen days of training, we focus on purely reorienting our trainees and providing them with the human skill sets required of a good Police Officer. No Policing subject is even uttered during this time. The E-Academy, which takes electronic learning to the new level, and multiple scientific advancements in training are significant aspects of this model. Signalling the primacy of training in Policing, 2018 was declared as the year of training and learning ensuring probably for the first time in the history of a force that all Police personnel from the State Police Chief to the Camp Follower underwent some form of training. We covered about 58,000 officials in 2018. 30 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 31 01CHAPTER CRIME 32 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 33 A total of 1,87,381 IPC crime cases were reported in Kerala during the TOTAL IPC CRIMES (Per Lakh Population) CRIME IN KERALA year 2018. In 2016, 2,60,097 cases were reported and in 2017, 2,88,731 were reported. Based on the numbers and analysis we can see that 900.00 there is a decrease of almost 28% in crimes reported during 2018, in comparison to 2016. 675.00 450.00 Crime Heads 2016 2017 2018 225.00 Total cognizable crimes (IPC) 2,60,097 2,88,731 1,87,381 0 2016 2017 2018 TOTAL COGNIZABLE CRIMES (IPC) 300000 Crime Heads 2016 2017 2018 225000 TOTAL IPC CRIMES 2,60,097 2,88,731 1,87,381 (Per lakh Population) 150000 Population 357.46 lakhs 75000 0 1 2 3 Total IPC crimes per lakh population in 2016 is 727.63, in 2017 is Total IPC crimes shows 9.9% increase in 807.73 and in 2018 is 524.20. -54% 2017 compared 2016 and 54% decrease in +9.9% 2018 compared with 2017. More than 50% decrease can be seen in 2018. INCIDENCE OF COGNIZABLE CRIMES UNDER INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) UNDER DIFFERENT CRIME HEADS SL.No. Crime Heads 2016 2017 2018 VARIATION from 2016 from 2017 1 Murder 305 305 276 0.00 -10.51 2 Attempt to commit murder 622 583 673 -6.69 13.37 3 CH not amounting to murder 132 112 75 -17.86 -49.33 4 Rape 1656 2003 2015 17.32 0.60 5 Kidnapping & abduction 241 293 297 17.75 1.35 of women & girls 173 184 181 5.98 -1.66 of others 68 109 116 37.61 6.03 6 Dacoity 71 63 68 -12.70 7.35 7 Robbery 908 807 890 -12.52 9.33 8 Burglary 2579 2380 2407 -8.36 1.12 9 Theft 3936 3844 3551 -2.39 -8.25 Auto theft 1294 1249 1155 -3.60 -8.14 Other theft 2642 2595 2396 -1.81 -8.31 10 Riots 5089 4689 4441 -8.53 -5.58 11 Criminal breach of trust 274 220 175 -24.55 -25.71 12 Cheating 4623 4433 4602 -4.29 3.67 13 Counterfeiting 43 25 42 -72.00 40.48 14 Arson 554 405 303 -36.79 -33.66 15 Hurt 17388 20323 15977 14.44 -27.20 16 Dowry deaths 25 12 16 -108.33 25.00 17 Molestation 4029 4413 4589 8.70 3.84 18 Sexual harassment 328 421 460 22.09 8.48 19 Cruelty by husband or relatives 3455 2856 2048 -20.97 -39.45 20 Other IPC Crimes 213839 240544 144476 11.10 -66.49 Total cognizable crimes (IPC) 260097 288731 187381 9.92 -54.09 34 Kerala Police Police & Community - Activity Report - 2018 35 MURDER KIDNAPPING & ABDUCTION THEFT CHEATING Murder cases have been showing a declining trend over the years.