PESHAWAR: The provincial capital witnessed a 30 per cent increase in crime rate and terrorist attacks on police during the first eight months of the current year compared to the previous year.

According to a police report issued here on Friday, 90 crimes were reported per day last year, while in 2023 the number climbed to 129 per day.

It added last year a total of 28,373 cases of different nature were registered, while the number increased to 25,884 so far this year.

The police report said 370 people were killed in different incidents in the city this year compared to 327 in 2022.

Similarly, 576 cases of attempted murder, nine kidnapping of children and 42 terrorist attacks on police were recorded in eight months of 2023.

Whereas six children were abducted and 32 terrorist attacks on police were reported in 2022.

Street crimes also recorded an increase during the first eight months of 2023 as 323 cases of robberies took place against 296 reported in 2022.

Published in Dawn, September 2nd, 2023