Street Crime:-

Mobile Snatching

PRESENTED BY
SABA HILAL HAMMAD KHAN ASIM FAROOQI RAMEZA RAHMAN

What is Crime?
Crime is defined as an act punishable by law.4

Types: Burglary, Domestic Violence, Fraud, Street crimes etc

Types of Street Crimes in Karachi

Crimes that happen on the streets of a city or town. 1. Car snatching

2. Motorcycle Snatching 3. Mobile Phone Snatching 4. Purse snatching 5. Target killing

Cell Phones Stolen According to Areas

17% 26% Gulistan-e-Johar 12% Gulshan

Nazimabad
Clifton/Defense Nazimabad 21% 24% North Karachi

Cell Phones Stolen According To Brands

7%
5% 8%

Nokia Samsung Sony Ericson LG other

69%

11%

Methods and Weapons Used

Gangs of young boys armed with pistols

and knives operate in various parts of the city from early evening till late night.
Mainly use Knives and guns to threaten

the victim.

Age Group Of Snatchers

Age Group between 16-23 Most of them constitute young teenagers who are not involved in any serious crimes before.

Mode Of Transport
80% Use motor cycles. Usually involves more than one motorcycle blocking the route of either the car or the motorcyclists and intimidating with a gun or knife.

20% Use Motor Vehicles .

Reasons
To earn petty Cash Poverty

Quick Cash
Easy source of money No Issues in finding location

Causes of Street Crimes in Karachi

Lack of opportunities in rural areas

Poverty
Unemployment Inflation

Effects of Mobile Snatching

Citizens fear of walking on the streets.

Fear of helping fellow citizens.

Police checking, that disturbs innocent

citizens.

Market of Stolen Phones

Stolen cell phones seem to have a vast

market and are easily sold/ purchased in the markets. Another thing worth mentioning is that mobile sellers can easily reset IMEI numbers with the help of easily available software and failing the whole purpose of IMEI number.

What a Citizen Should Do?

It may be pertinent to mention here that

despite carrying all the intricacies, the official statistics do not show the number of cell phone-holders having been killed while offering resistance to the phone snatchers.
Citizens should handover the cell phone to

the dacoit.

Actions To Be Taken
Cell phone markets-pass strict rules Invest in education funds in order to rise

literacy rate. Get your cell phone blocked when stolen Government needs to solve the unemployment problem by creating jobs. Population Control.