This picture can be seen by analyzing the case data of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). This further shows that in 2021, more murders have taken place in Wari and Mirpur divisions of DMP. Overall, the crime rate is higher in Tejgaon.
Analyzing the crime picture of 2021 and the previous few years, DMP officials say that the crime rate is higher in the areas of the capital where low income and floating people live. There are many reasons for this. But the big reasons are poverty and crime.
Meanwhile, in 2021, theft, robbery and dacoity as the reasons for the reduction of police officers are increasing the job opportunities of the people. DMP Mirpur Division Commissioner ASM Mahatab Uddin told Prothom Alo that many people lost their jobs in 2020 due to Corona. This increased the crime. Now everything is slowly returning to normal. People are getting jobs. This has reduced crime.
The number of cases has increased by 4.6
DMP divides 50 police stations into 8 crime divisions to control crime in the capital. The divisions are Ramna, Lalbagh, Wari, Motijheel, Tejgaon, Mirpur, Gulshan and Uttara. So the account of Wari's murder is not only the account of Wari police station, but also the account of six police stations of Wari division of DMP. The police stations under Wari division of DMP are Wari, Demra, Shampur, Jatrabari, Gandaria and Kadamtali.
In 2021, there were 26,461 criminal cases in these eight sections of DMP. Most cases have been related to drugs. Then there are cases of theft, robbery, robbery and dacoity. There were 16 murders in the DMP area last year, 53 less than the previous year. Police say there were no political assassinations in the capital last year. In 2021, there were 1,082 cases of violence against women and children, which is 90 less than the previous year.
A total of 50,000 people were arrested in 2021 for various crimes. The previous year's number was 42,389. In that year, 22,063 cases were registered in DMP. According to the DMP, 69 policemen were attacked in 2021 while trying to curb crime in the capital.
More murders in Wari, Mirpur and Gulshan
Of the 16 murders that took place in Dhaka last year, 35 were in the DMP's Wari division, 26 in Mirpur, 24 in Gulshan, 19 in Motijheel, 16 each in Uttara and Tejgaon, 15 in Lalbagh and 13 in Ramna.
Not only in 2021, but also in previous years, the crime trend analysis shows that murders are more prevalent in Wari division, Mirpur and Gulshan. For example, in 2020, the highest number of murders took place in Mirpur and Gulshan divisions. In that year, there were 33 murders in these two divisions. And in Wari the number was 32.
DMP Wari Deputy Commissioner Shah Iftekhar Ahmed told Prothom Alo that a lot of floating people live in Kadamtali and Shampur areas under Wari division. These uprooted people are victims of various crimes. Again they themselves get involved in crime.
Police say about 4 million people live in the DMP's Mirpur division. There are more low-income people living there. There are Bihari camps in Pallabi police station area. There are drug dens in different places of Mirpur. All in all, there are more crimes like murder and rape.
Badda and Bhatara police stations are in the Gulshan division of DMP. The seven-storey slums of Banani and Karail slums are also covered. Police say land killings and political hegemony are rampant in Badda and Bhatara. There are several gangs of hired killers in Badda. Some of the top terrorists from abroad run these groups and commit various crimes including extortion.
'In almost 100 per cent of the cases, we take the case. Probably a factor as to why they're doing so poorly. "
Mrityunjay De Sajal, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Tejgaon Division, DMP
More than seven crimes in Tejgaon
Analysis of the DMP's data shows that the highest number of crime cases have been reported in the area under Tejgaon division. The incidents of rape, robbery, dacoity, snatching, burglary, car theft and drug seizure are more prevalent in this area.
There are six police stations under DMP's Tejgaon division - Tejgaon, Industrial Area, Hatirjheel, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Adabar and Mohammadpur. There are slums in Bochila and Beribandh, Adabar and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana areas of Mohammadpur under this division. Floating and low income people live there more.
In 2021, there were 83 car thefts in the police station area of Tejgaon division, which is the highest among all the divisions of DMP. The highest number of 2,631 cases of drug seizure has been registered in this department. The maximum number of robberies also occurred in this department. The highest number of illegal arms seizures was in Tejgaon division, number 26.
Mrityunjay De Sajal, additional deputy commissioner of DMP's Tejgaon division , told Prothom Alo
: Maybe that's why the number of cases is more. He said a lot of floating people live in the embankment and bachila area of Mohammadpur. That is why there are more crimes like theft and snatching.
Violence against women and children is more prevalent in Motijheel
Motijheel division of DMP consists of seven police stations: Paltan, Motijheel, Shajahanpur, Sabujbagh, Rampura, Mugda and Khilgaon. In these seven police stations, incidents of torture of women and children and theft of burglary have increased.
In almost 100% of cases, we take the case. Maybe that's why the number of cases is more. He said a lot of floating people live in the embankment and bachila area of Mohammadpur. That is why there are more crimes like theft and snatching
Mrityunjay De Sajal, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Tejgaon Division, DMP
According to the police, the number of commercial establishments is higher in Paltan and Motijheel Thana areas of Motijheel division. Thefts are more frequent there, which the police call direct theft. Most of the areas of Sabujbagh, Khilgaon, Mugda and Rampura of this division are densely populated. There are more low income people living there. Women and children from poor families go out and do various jobs to support their families. They are tortured in many ways. Incidents of domestic violence are also seen more in these areas.
The Motijheel division of the DMP has registered a maximum of 72 cases of child abuse last year.
Smuggling around the airport
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport falls within the DMP's Uttara division. There are more cases of smuggling in this department. Police say domestic and foreign smugglers use the airport as a smuggling route. For example, last April, Dhaka Customs arrested Jhantu Chandra Barman, an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, with gold worth Tk 60 lakh. A case was filed at the airport police station over the incident. Such cases are constantly happening in the police station.
According to the DMP, the number of smuggling cases has increased in 2021 as compared to 2020. Last year, there were 189 cases of smuggling in DMP, out of which 130 were in Uttara division of DMP. Again, 98 percent of it has been in the airport police station.
The case of explosives is more in Lalbagh
In November 2021, five workers died in a fire at a shoe factory in Soarighat, Old Dhaka. The factory contained flammable chemicals.
Police say there are many chemical warehouses in Lalbagh, Chawkbazar and Kamrangirchar police stations in old Dhaka. Fires often occur there. Most fires are prosecuted for negligence. However, cases were also filed under the Explosives Act. Due to this, there are more cases of explosives in Lalbagh division of DMP.
As a DMP, in 2021, there were 64 cases under the Explosives Act in Dhaka metropolis. Of these, 36 cases have been registered in Lalbagh division.
Racing has been greatly reduced by lawsuits against several vehicles. When the road was empty at night, many people would drive recklessly. It caused accidents
Abul Hasan, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gulshan Police Station
More road accidents in Gulshan
Manoranjan Hajong, father of police sergeant Mahua Hajong, was seriously injured in a collision with a private car on December 2. Manoranjan Hajong's motorcycle was hit from behind by a reckless speeding private car at Uterne, the chairman's house on Airport Road in the capital.
According to the DMP, there were 69 road accidents in Gulshan division in 2021, which is the highest among Dhaka. Police say the main reason for the high number of road accidents in Gulshan is the competition with expensive cars in the middle of the night. In the competition called 'Drug Race', these vehicles ran on Gulshan, Banani and Airport roads with loud noises.
Gulshan police have identified 25 vehicles that entered the competition in the Gulshan area at night. The owners of these vehicles have also been warned. Gulshan Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abul Hasan told Prothom Alo that racing has been reduced to a large extent due to lawsuits filed against several vehicles. When the road was empty at night, many people would drive recklessly. It caused accidents.
Cows are also stolen in the capital
The police divided the crime into 14 categories. One of them stole a cow. A significant number of cattle thefts occur across the country every year. However, DMP statistics show that there are cattle thieves in the capital as well.
According to the DMP, four cows were stolen in the capital last year. The previous number was six. In 2021, two cows were stolen in Mirpur. One cow theft incident took place in Gulshan and Tejgaon divisions. But police say these are isolated incidents.
The reasons for the difference in crime
Touhidul Haque Khan, an assistant professor at the Institute of Social Welfare and Research at Dhaka University, was asked why crime is high in low-income and marginalized areas. He told Prothom Alo that crime varies from region to region due to the biography of the people and the source of their employment, their relationship with each other, their culture and their humanity. "Relationship-oriented crime is more prevalent in areas where floating people live," he said. By relationship-centered crime we mean crime and drugs centered on one another's monogamy, quarrels, fights, family quarrels, friendships. '
Many analysts point to the causes of crime as lack of justice, socio-economic inequality, inefficiency, and the failure of the police. They think that the criminals are caught repeatedly and go to jail. Due to the weakness of the case, investigation and judicial process, they came out and got involved in crime again. And in Dhaka there is more opportunity to get involved in crime easily.
Muhammad Umar Farooq, a professor in the Department of Criminology and Police Science at Maulana Bhasani University , told Prothom Alo that the law enforcement agencies have to be prepared by identifying the types of crimes that are more prevalent in an area.
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