MUMBAI: Crimes recorded on the railways in the Mumbai region in the first half of the year were 62% lower in number than in the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. From about 16,500 cases in January-June 2019, crimes reduced to about 6,300 cases this January-June.
Besides visible policing having a direct impact on crime rates, activists believe that passenger volumes are still not completely at the same level as the pre-Covid period as many people are partially working from home.
