Punjab Police Performance

Data

Macro Picture

% increase in crime & police strength from 1999 level

2002-09: Budget Increase 282% Strength Increased 87% Crime2 Incr

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Source: PPO data from Home Dept.

PERFORMANCE w.r.t PREVENTION OF CRIME

(PROCLAIMED OFFENDERS)
Year

Total Proclaimed
Offenders

Budget Provided
to Police (Million
Rs)

TOTAL
Santioned
Strength of
Police

%age increase in
Pos (w.r.t Yr 2002)

%age
increase in
Budget (w.r.t
Yr 2002)

%age
increase in
total
sanctioned
strength of
Police (w.r.t
Yr 2002)

1999

13888

7246

88094

-30.79

-55.74

-3.37

2000

10776

8292

90607

-68.56

-36.10

-0.50

2001

13115

9152

98343

-38.50

-23.31

7.41

2002

18164

11285

91060

2003

23630

16741

91058

23.13

32.59

2004

25236

16648

121499

28.02

32.21

25.05

2005

27227

20702

128304

33.29

45.49

29.03

2006

26319

27439

145576

30.99

58.87

37.45

2007

28713

30367

161345

36.74

62.84

43.56

2008

33401

30312

167886

45.62

62.77

45.76

2009

56854

43057

170031

212.94

281.5

86.7

Total

239544

196551

1076759

410.73

Due to lack of external oversight, following weapons confiscated remained

unaccounted for and same have not been deposited in Malkhana.
Grenades =
3543
Kalashinkov
=
5281
Rifles
=
48047
Guns
=
73693
Revolver / Pistols =
352487
Carbines =
53739
Cartridges
=
3120527
Sharp Edge Weapons
=
18965

Similarly

following

quantities

unaccounted for.
Heroin Seized (Kg)
Opium Siezed (Kg)
Charas Siezed (Kg)
Liquor Siezed (Bottles)
Lahan Siezed (Litres)
Morphine Siezed (Litres)
Working Stills Arrested
Drunkards Arrested

of
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Narcotics

confiscated

remained

7912
7340
139908
2668885
1543826
321342
18849
55852

Total of 191080 Million rupees recovered through smashing of gang

remained unaccounted for due to lack of external oversight.
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Independent Data

Complaints before Court of Sessions 2002-07

2002-09: Complaints 83,368 GOs Major Penalty 59

GOs Dismiss

Source: PPO data from Home Dept.

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Year

Minor
Penalties
imposed

Minor penalties
imposed agaist
GOs

2006

30791

32

Removal from
Service
imposed

Removal from
Service agianst
GOs

Dismissal
from
Service

Dismissal
from Service
for Gos

Total
Appeals/Re
presentatio
ns against
orders
prefferred

1709

3127

1617

2399

4380

2042

2582

4671

2179

2553

4832

2312

Total orders
set aside in
Appeals/Repr
esestations

105

2007

42744

31
256

2008

47936

54
317

2009

43433

26

207

Investigation & Prosecution Performance

2002-09

Source: PPO data from Home Dept.

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Public Safety Commissions 2004

National Commission
Both Opposition members, Hanif
Abbasi and Nayer Bokhari,
themselves arrested upon first pretext
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Source: PPO data from Home Dept.

Transparency International
Surveys 2002 & 2006
Police considered to be the most
corrupt organization in Pakistan in
2002 and 2006
In 2002, it was reported to be most
corrupt by 27.6% whereas in 2006
this increased to 67%

 Most Corrupt Sectors in the Country 2002-03

(P-27)
Percent*
Sectors
Police

27.68

Power

15.26

Taxation

12.69

Judiciary

9.54

Customs

8.56

Health

5.41

Land

5.18

Education

3.38

Telephone

2.24

Railway

1.24

NGOs

0.39

Post Office

0.31

Bank

0.19

Others**

7.93

Total

100

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 Expenditure of Consumer on Bribes

by Sector (Cumulative)
(P28)
Sectors

Percentage

Police

26%

Power (Wapda, KESC)

6%

Tax Department

18%

Health

3%

Education

12%

Land Admn.

16%

Judiciary

19%

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 The three most utilized services were Police 32% Power 17%
and Taxation 13% followed by Health, Education, Land
Administration and Judiciary.

The most frequent reason given for contacting the

Police was to make a First Investigation Report (FIR)
followed by violation of traffic rules and to get a release
from a false arrest.

100% of the respondents who had had contact with the

police over the previous year faced corruption.
According to the survey conducted by CIET/NRB, 59% of the
people paid an average of Rs. 28,747 to Police.(P-26)
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Due to intelligence failure and negligence of Police to preempt

terrorist attack the 1149.17

amount

had to be paid as

compensation to the families of deceased.

(In Million)
Head Money Paid for Identification of Accused

125.34
Compensation paid to families of deceased

1149.17

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Citizens Perceptions: Some

statistics

Survey conducted by NRB in 2002 and repeated in

2004

o In 2004 only 25% households were inclined

to contact police for a matter of personal
safety
o Number of vulnerable household willing to
contact police declined since 2002
o Only 28% of households in Punjab believed
that presence of police in their makes them
feel safe
o In 2002, only 12% of households reported
contact with police in the last five years.
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Some statistics

Citizens perceptions Survey conducted by NRB in

2002 and repeated in 2004

o In 2002, only less than half of the

households in Punjab (48%) reported
registration of an FIR as a result of
their contact with police
o In 2002, only 29% of the household
were satisfied with the way police
treated them during their contact with
them
o Out of these, only 13% reported to
have received justice from police.
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