The majority of Mumbai’s crime occurs in crowded parts of the city, like in slums and congested apartment blocks. In tourist areas crime levels decrease because there are sufficient police departments that enforce the law. Foreigners report crimes such as pick pocketing and petty scams. Residents in the slums are more vulnerable to witness or experience violent crimes such as assault and murder, as well as organized crime. Since India’s Information Technology branch of engineering, which deals with computers and telecommunications, has expanded, there have been increasing reports of West African and Nigerian fraud rings centered in Mumbai. Unfortunately, these fraud groups target Indian citizens who already make little money.
Mumbai has also been the target of terrorist attacks. In 2009, a group of terrorists killed 170 people in Mumbai by gunfire and grenades at the Taj hotel, a railroad station, and a Jewish center. In 2003 and 2006 there were other large terrorist attacks that killed approximately 200 people. Overall, statistics show that crime in Mumbai has decreased in recent years. Right To Information activists find this a bit suspicious. RTI’s believe that some of the police departments are failing to register crimes.
References:
https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=80863
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120416154
http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/6646-crime-rate-falling-mumbai-statistics-show.html
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