Haryana Police on Monday said crime rate in the first six months of 2019 has come down by 7.88 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
While kidnapping incidents reduced by 25 per cent, the cases of murder attempt were also controlled, Director General of Police, Haryana, Manoj Yadava said.
He said a total of 23,834 cases pertaining to attempt to murder, kidnapping, dacoity, assault, riots, theft, road accidents etc. were registered between January and June 2019, whereas 25,874 cases were reported during the same period in 2018.
The Director General of Police said that as per half-yearly comparative figures, the number of attempt to murder saw a decline from 454 to 448, while number of kidnapping cases decreased from 2,648 to 1,968.
The street crime including riots and attack has also declined by 5.31 per cent as 2,727 cases were reported till June 2018 as against 2582 cases during first six months of 2019.
The cases of snatching also saw a significant decline from 1283 to 1038.
The cases of dacoity stood at 76 till June this year, as compared to 87 last year, Yadava added.