Karachi street crimes represent alternative economy, CPLC data shows

KARACHI: The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) on Wednesday issued stats pertaining to street crimes in the metropolis during the last 10 months, with the estimated worth of snatched valuables representing an alternative economy.

A total of 173 cars were snatched in the city from January 1 to October 31, the CPLC stated. If the price of each vehicle is placed at Rs700,000 according to a careful estimate, then the overall price of all the snatched vehicles exceeds Rs121 million.

Similarly, 1,053 four-wheelers were stolen during these months, and if the average price of each vehicle is placed at Rs250,000, then it comes over Rs263 million.

In regards to two-wheelers, 1,164 citizens were deprived of their motorbikes at gunpoint, which amount to over Rs44 million, if each bike is assumed to be worth Rs25,000.

The CPLC puts the number of motorbikes stolen from different areas of the city at 20,428. The overall worth of these stolen bikes exceeds Rs408 million if each is worth Rs20,000.

The data also shows that 10,911 mobile phones were snatched in Karachi from Jan to Oct, which amounts to Rs110 million if the price of a single snatched phone is assumed to be Rs10,000.

Similarly, 14,629 cellular phones were stolen in the megapolis, which, at average worth comes to over Rs146 million.

Overall, the citizens of Karachi were deprived of valuables worth over Rs1.1 billion during the past 10 months.

These are estimates representing an alternate economy in the city based on street crimes.

The physical and mental torture citizens suffered from remains beyond measure.