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33. POLICE AND PRISON

33.1 POLICE FORCE 2007

Districts

/ All Women Police Stations / Number of Police Stations / Number of Out Posts
1. / ChennaiCity / 35 / 122 / 10
2. / CoimbatoreCity / 3 / 15 / 0
3. / MaduraiCity / 3 / 17 / 0
4. / SalemCity / 3 / 11 / 0
5. / TrichyCity / 4 / 12 / 2
6. / TirunelveliCity / 2 / 7 / 1
7. / Kancheepuram / 5 / 36 / 3
8. / Thiruvallur / 4 / 29 / 2
9. / Villupuram / 6 / 48 / 1
10. / Cuddalore / 6 / 45 / 0
11. / Thiruvannamalai / 6 / 39 / 0
12. / Vellore / 7 / 53 / 3
13. / Salem / 5 / 32 / 0
14. / Namakkal / 4 / 26 / 0
15. / Dharmapuri / 3 / 23 / 1
16. / Krishnagiri / 4 / 30 / 0
17. / Coimbatore / 7 / 47 / 5
18. / Erode / 6 / 44 / 1
19. / The Nilgiris / 5 / 25 / 3
20. / Tiruchirappalli / 4 / 28 / 3
21. / Perambalur / 3 / 24 / 0
22. / Karur / 2 / 16 / 0
23. / Pudukottai / 5 / 35 / 2
24. / Thanjavur / 6 / 40 / 0
25. / Nagapattinam / 4 / 26 / 2
26. / Thiruvarur / 4 / 27 / 4
27. / Madurai / 5 / 42 / 2
28. / Virudhunagar / 6 / 47 / 2
29. / Dindigul / 6 / 36 / 0
30. / Theni / 4 / 30 / 3
31. / Ramanathapuram / 6 / 40 / 2
32. / Sivagangai / 5 / 34 / 5
33. / Tirunelveli / 7 / 58 / 7
34. / Thoothukudi / 7 / 47 / 3
35. / Kanyakumari / 4 / 33 / 2
36. / Railway Police, Chennai / 0 / 17 / 10
37. / Railway Police, Trichy / 0 / 15 / 15
Total / 196 / 1256 / 94

Actual Strength of Police Force as on 31.12.2005: 99,082

Actual Strength of Police Force as on 31.12.2006: 99,774

Actual Strength of Police Force as on 31.12.2007 : 1,02,421

Source: The Director General of Police, Chennai-4

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33.2 COGNIZABLE OFFENCE UNDER INDIAN PENAL CODE 2007

I.P.C Crime
/
No. of Cases
Reported
1. / Murder (Murder+Murder for gain+ Infanticide) / 1633
2. / Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder / 28
3. / Rape / 523
4. / Kidnapping and Abduction / 1270
5. / Dacoity / 88
6. / Robbery / 495
7. / Burglary / 3717
8. / Thefts / 13217
9. / Riots / 2375
10. / Criminal Breach of Trust / 261
11. / Cheating / 2510
12. / Counterfeiting / 74
13. / Other IPC – Crime / 110748
Total Cognizable Crime under IPC / 136939

Source: The Director General of Police, Chennai-4.

33.3 PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED IN POLICE FIRING AND OTHER ALLIED REASONS IN VARIOUS OCCASIONS IN TAMIL NADU

Details
/ 2006 / 2007
1. / Total No. of occasions in which firing was resorted to / 17 / 13
a) In riot control operations / 3 / 5
b) In Dacoity operations / -- / -
c) In operations against other criminals / 13 / 8
d) Miscellaneous / 1 / -
2. / Total No. of persons killed / 7 / 4
a) Police personnel / -- / -
b) Civilians / 7 / 4
3. / Total No. of persons injured / 32 / 37
a) Police personnel / 29 / 32
b) Civilians / 3 / 5
c) Death in Police Custody / 6 / 4

Source: The Director General of Police, Chennai-4

33.4 NUMBER OF PROPERTY CRIMES IN TAMIL NADU

Head of Crime / 2007
Reported / Detected
Murder for gain / 102 / 89
Dacoity / 88 / 79
Robbery / 495 / 417
Burglary / 3717 / 2613
Theft (including Major thefts, Minor thefts, Cattle thefts) / 13217 / 12058
Total / 17619 / 15256

Source: The Director General of Police, Chennai-4

33.5 PRISONS AND CONVICTS 2007-08

A CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONS 2007-08

Description
/ Number
1. / Central Prisons / 9
2. / Special Prisons for Women / 3
3. / Sub-Jails / 109
4. / District Jail / 4
5. / Special Sub-Jails / 6
6. / Open Air Prison / 2
7. / BorstalSchool / 1
Total / 134

B CLASSIFICATION OF CONVICTS 2007-08

Length of Sentences
/ Male / Female / Total
1. / Below one year / 1700 / 31 / 1731
2. / Above one year and not exceeding two years / 808 / 14 / 822
3. / Above two years and not exceeding five years / 402 / 20 / 422
4. / Above five years and not exceeding ten years / 1046 / 21 / 1067
5. / Exceeding ten years / 220 / 8 / 228
6. / Life sentence / 2000 / 98 / 2098
7. / Sentenced to Death / 14 / - / 14
Total / 6190 / 192 / 6382

Source: The Inspector General of Prisons, Chennai-2

33.6 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES 2006

Division
/ No. of Fire & Rescue Stations /

Fire Call

/

Property (Rs.)

Serious / Medium /

Small

/ Total / Loss / Saved
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
1. / ChennaiCityNorth / 12 / 11 / 11 / 666 / 688 / 8040760 / 34267430
2. / ChennaiCitySouth / 08 / 23 / 17 / 775 / 815 / 12097050 / 99397500
3. / ChennaiCityCentral / 08 / 06 / 08 / 242 / 256 / 9788400 / 26569000
4. / Kancheepuram / 08 / 04 / 21 / 744 / 769 / 12680000 / 87498500
5. / Thiruvallur / 11 / 06 / 08 / 722 / 736 / 4934950 / 29261500
6. / Cuddalore / 14 / 03 / 17 / 1572 / 1592 / 7471400 / 68061750
7. / Villupuram / 11 / 05 / 37 / 1684 / 1726 / 13723665 / 126730589
8. / Salem / 08 / 03 / 09 / 604 / 616 / 2297400 / 181183421
9. / Namakkal / 04 / 01 / 05 / 478 / 484 / 2214050 / 13948450
10. / Vellore / 15 / 03 / 10 / 1011 / 1024 / 7388950 / 83449500
11. / Thiruvannamalai / 13 / 04 / 07 / 885 / 896 / 6682000 / 70447350
12. / Dharmapuri / 4+1* / 01 / 03 / 441 / 445 / 1659550 / 22867300
13. / Krishnagiri / 06 / - / 03 / 441 / 444 / 1501400 / 34077100
14. / Erode / 10 / 08 / 40 / 972 / 1020 / 6536550 / 65892600
15. / Coimbatore / 14 / 15 / 68 / 932 / 1015 / 13374330 / 158025300
16. / Tiruchirappalli / 08 / 02 / 08 / 863 / 873 / 3290250 / 30912750
17. / Karur / 04 / 02 / 06 / 265 / 473 / 2563000 / 9358000
18. / Perambalur / 06 / 03 / 06 / 500 / 509 / 2898050 / 10213550
19. / Pudukottai / 11 / 01 / 06 / 632 / 639 / 3922000 / 22300200
20. / Thanjavur / 09 / - / 08 / 701 / 709 / 2770750 / 31342710
21. / Nagapattinam / 09 / 02 / 15 / 640 / 657 / 5789800 / 35313100
22. / Thiruvarur / 10 / 04 / 07 / 569 / 580 / 16566800 / 33691450
23. / Madurai / 09 / 05 / 24 / 571 / 600 / 62770310 / 287403250
24. / Theni / 08 / 01 / 08 / 418 / 427 / 3914350 / 18937250
25. / Dindigul / 08 / 09 / 13 / 549 / 571 / 7875850 / 26848300
26. / Ramanathapuram / 16 / 01 / 07 / 606 / 614 / 3280060 / 27927250
27. / Virudhunagar / 08 / 17 / 12 / 426 / 455 / 4294625 / 21198475
28. / Tirunelveli / 13 / 05 / 21 / 509 / 535 / 24679700 / 135570650
29. / Thoothukudi / 09 / 09 / 11 / 642 / 662 / 6241600 / 102826900
30. / Kanyakumari / 07 / 06 / 03 / 385 / 394 / 7519900 / 61810200
Total / 281+1 / 160 / 419 / 20445 / 21024 / 268767500 / 1957331325

* Rescue Station

33.6 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES 2006 (Concld.)

Division /

Human Lives

/

Rescue Services

Loss / Saved / Rescue Calls / Human Lives
Loss / Saved
1 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13
1. / ChennaiCity North / 2 / 9 / 187 / 11 / 49
2. / ChennaiCity South / 3 / - / 365 / 58 / 183
3. / ChennaiCity Central / - / 1 / 154 / 11 / 28
4. / Kancheepuram / - / - / 401 / 101 / 489
5. / Thiruvallur / 2 / - / 301 / 48 / 118
6. / Cuddalore / 5 / 4 / 657 / 60 / 479
7. / Villupuram / 3 / 0 / 408 / 66 / 273
8. / Salem / 3 / 3 / 294 / 86 / 204
9. / Namakkal / 4 / 3 / 181 / 35 / 63
10. / Vellore / 4 / 5 / 355 / 83 / 165
11. / Thiruvannamalai / - / 3 / 242 / 69 / 155
12. / Dharmapuri / 4 / - / 140 / 55 / 103
13. / Krishnagiri / - / 16 / 264 / 47 / 317
14. / Erode / 1 / 1 / 264 / 71 / 150
15. / Coimbatore / 2 / 1 / 601 / 149 / 239
16. / Tiruchirappalli / 1 / - / 342 / 75 / 267
17. / Karur / - / - / 275 / 28 / 197
18. / Perambalur / 4 / 1 / 264 / 50 / 287
19. / Pudukottai / 3 / 1 / 249 / 46 / 261
20. / Thanjavur / 0 / 2 / 200 / 30 / 82
21. / Nagapattinam / 1 / 0 / 357 / 12 / 127
22. / Thiruvarur / 2 / 1 / 246 / 12 / 105
23. / Madurai / - / - / 273 / 59 / 260
24. / Theni / - / - / 165 / 37 / 25
25. / Dindigul / - / - / 468 / 85 / 470
26. / Ramanathapuram / 2 / 6 / 419 / 69 / 413
27. / Virudhunagar / 19 / 29 / 233 / 59 / 299
28. / Tirunelveli / - / 1 / 537 / 142 / 498
29. / Thoothukudi / 4 / 1 / 206 / 60 / 179
30. / Kanyakumari / 3 / 0 / 177 / 40 / 105
Total / 72 / 88 / 9225 / 1754 / 6590

Source: The Director of Fire & Rescue Services, Chennai-8

33.7 KEY INDICATORS OF POLICE FORCE 2006

Details
/ Tamil Nadu / All India
No. of Policemen per 100 sq.km. of area / 64.8 / 44.4
No. of Policemen per lakh of population / 126 / 129
Unit cost for policemen (per annum) / 157083 / 149860
Charge Sheeting Rate (IPC Cognizable) / 93.9 / 80.6
Conviction Rate (IPC) / 61.7 / 42.9

Source: Crime in India 2006 (Table 4.4 & 4.12).

Compiled by: Director General of Police, Chennai-4