More police do not ensure more security -II

The number was 340 for Colombia (having a very high homicide rate of 30.8 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 14,670) and 335 for Serbia (having a homicide rate of just 1.2 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 111 only).
In the case of Pakistan, which was spending Rs223 billion on law enforcement by mid-November 2013, there was just one policeman available to ensure the safety of every pocket of 384 citizens, which is more than the global average of one policeman for every 300 humans.
According to figures published by a number of national daily newspapers, which had quoted as sources the National Police Bureau, Provincial Police headquarters, former Inspectors General of Police, National Counter Terrorism Authority and Interior Ministry etc, the country’s estimated total strength of police force had rested at 466,585 by November 2013.
This strength included 180,131 policemen in Punjab, 80,000 in Sindh, 60,750 in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and 28,094 in Balochistan. The strength of Federal forces had stood at 109,465.
In July 2014, as archives reveal, the Sindh police had raised demand for an increase in its current force for Karachi, asserting the number of cops deputed in this city was far less than in Lahore, which otherwise was smaller than the port city in terms of area and population both. While Lahore has a relatively better ratio of one policeman for 337 people, Karachi’s total police strength gives a ratio of one cop for every 700 citizens, and if more than 11,000 policemen deployed for VVIP security and investigation purposes were not counted, even this number would soar to one cop per 1,250 citizens.
A July 2014 Sindh police report titled “Analysis of the impact of targeted operation in Karachi,” had disclosed that while a strength of 26,647 policemen was sanctioned for Karachi in papers, only 14,433 policemen were actually available to maintain law and order and guard the lives and properties of more than 18 million people of this biggest metropolis of the country.
The report had added that some 8,541 policemen were deployed for security purposes and 3,102 personnel were separated for investigation of criminal cases.
According to the report, the breakup of the police force deployed for security purposes showed that while some 6,127 policemen were hooked to general security, some 204 were deployed at the Chief Minister’s House, 119 were posted at the Governor’s House, 474 were reserved for courts, 767 were posted in Foreign Security Cell, 708 were posted in Muhafiz and Madadgar-15 forces, 129 were roaming around in the city with the Anti-Encroachment Cell and 13 were positioned in Private Security Cell. Citing the Police Rules, the Sindh Police report had stated that the total strength of cops deputed for watch and ward duties should not exceed the ratio of one constable for every 450 inhabitants, arguing that the international ratio was just 222 security personnel deployed for every 100,000 inhabitants.
Research conducted by the Jang Group and Geo Television Network also shows that the United Nations recommends a minimum police strength of 222 per 100,000 people, meaning thereby that the Sindh Police figures in this report under review could easily be trusted.
Drawing a comparison of cops deputed in Karachi with other large cities of the world, the Sindh Police report said London enjoyed the services of a police force that was twice as big as the one looking after security in Pakistan’s largest city. London, the report maintained, had a healthy ratio of one policeman for 152 people!
Similarly, the strength of civilian security personnel in New York was one policeman for 237 people. Even New Delhi had a healthy ratio of one policeman for 291 people.
The breakup of Federal forces by mid November 2013 was as follows: Frontier Corps (24,130), Frontier Constabulary (28,122), Pakistan Rangers Punjab (23,123), Pakistan Rangers Sindh (25,163), Pakistan Coast Guards (5,060), Northern Areas Scouts (3,867) and Intelligence Bureau (about 5,000). Meanwhile, the number of Islamabad police personnel had rested at 7,246.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Pakistan had a homicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 population and total murder count in this terrorism-ridden nation had stood at 13,846.
India had a police force of 1,585,353 (1.585 million) or just 130 cops per 100,000 people in 2013.
India’s homicide rate had stood at 3.5 per 100,000 population and a total murder count of 43,355.
Talking of the strengths of police forces in other countries of the world, by seeking help from reports published by the “Eurostat” and the globally-read magazine “Economist,” one finds that the total strength of the Japanese police had reached approximately 291,475 by 2010. This strength included about 14,900 female police officers.
Japan had a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 442.
France had a police force of 228,402, which meant that there were 369 cops per 100,000 people.
France had a homicide rate of only one per 100,000 population and total murder count of 665.
Zimbabwe, according to the “Voice of America,” had a police force of 50,000 and 401 cops per 100,000 people were deputed to safeguard the country’s public against crime.
Zimbabwe had a homicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 1,450.
In Northern Ireland, according to Eurostat, some 411 cops per 100,000 people were deputed in 2012 to safeguard the country’s public against crime. The Northern Ireland police force figures for 2015 stand at 6,813.
Ireland had a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 population and a total murder count of 54 only.
Croatia, according to Eurostat, had a police force of 19,823 or 446 cops per 100,000 people.
Croatia had a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 51 only.
Malta had a police force of 1,844 only or 459 cops per 100,000 people. Malta had a homicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 12 only.
Macedonia enjoyed services of 9,905 policemen only or 484 cops per 100,000 people. Macedonia had a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 30 only.
Argentina had a police force of 205,952 or 558 cops per 100,000 people. Argentina had a homicide rate of 5.5 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 2,237.
Cyprus had a police force of 5,280 only or 668 cops per 100,000 people.
Cyprus had a homicide rate of 2 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 23 only.
Brunei had a police force of 4,101only or a healthy ratio of 1,074 cops per 100,000 people.
Brunei had a homicide rate of 2 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 08 only.
Belarus had a police force of 138,432 or a very healthy ratio of 1,442 cops per 100,000 people.
Belarus had a homicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 486.
Afghanistan had a police force of 122,000 or 401 cops per 100,000 people.
Afghanistan had a homicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 1,948.
Austria had a police force of 27,500 or 326 cops per 100,000 people.
Austria had a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 77.
Australia had a police force of 49,242 or 217 cops per 100,000 people in 2009.
Australia had a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 254 in 2012.
Bangladesh had a police force of 135,000 or 83 cops per 100,000 people in 2009.
Bangladesh had a homicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 4,169 in 2012.
Canada had a police force of 67,425 or 202 cops per 100,000 people in 2009.
Canada had a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 543 in 2012.
China had a police force of over 1.6 million or hardly 120 cops per 100,000 people in 2007.
China had a homicide rate of just one per 100,000 population and total murder count of 13,410 in 2012.
Thailand had a police force of 230,000 or 538 cops per 100,000 people.
Thailand had a homicide rate of 5 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 3,307.
Sri Lanka had a police force of 89,000 or 438 cops per 100,000 people.
Sri Lanka had a homicide rate of 3.4 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 707.
Switzerland had a police force of 17,600 or 221 cops per 100,000 people.
Switzerland had a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 46.
Sweden had a police force of 19,144 or 208 cops per 100,000 people in 2009.
Sweden’s homicide rate had stood at 0.7 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 68 in 2012.
South Korea had a police force of 93,600 or 195 cops per 100,000 people in 2004.
South Korean homicide rate had stood at 0.9 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 427 in 2012.
South Africa had a police force of 156,489 or 317 cops per 100,000 people.
The South African homicide rate had stood at a very high 31 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 16,259 in 2012.
Singapore had a police force of 40,000 or 752 cops per 100,000 people.
Singapore’s homicide rate had stood at 0.2 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 11 only in 2012.
Poland had a police force of 100,000 or 261 cops per 100,000 people.
Poland’s homicide rate had stood at 1.2 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 449 in 2012
Nigeria had a police force of 35,000 or 20 cops per 100,000 people.
The Nigerian homicide rate had stood at 20 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 33,817 in 2012
Denmark had a police force of 13,500 or 241 cops per 100,000 people.
The Danish homicide rate had stood at 0.8 per 100,000 population and total murder count of 47 in 2012
United Kingdom had a police force of 129,584 or 237 cops per 100,000 people.
The British homicide rate had stood at one per 100,000 population and a total murder count of 653.
Finland had a police force of 7,800 or 142 cops per 100,000 people.
The Finnish homicide rate had stood at 1.6 per 100,000 population and a total murder count of 89 only.
Germany had a police force of 243,625 or 296 cops per 100,000 people in 2010.
The German homicide rate had stood at 0.8 per 100,000 population and a total murder count of 662.
Hungary had a police force of 33,487 or 333 cops per 100,000 people in 2009.
Hungary’s homicide rate had stood at 1.3 per 100,000 population and a total murder count of 132.
Indonesia had a police force of 579,000 or 243 cops per 100,000 people.
Indonesia’s homicide rate had stood at 0.6 per 100,000 population and a total murder count of 1,456.
Iran had a police force of 60,000 or just 80 cops per 100,000 people.
Iran’s homicide rate had stood at 3.9 per 100,000 population and a total murder count of 3,126.