Murder cases come down to 31 from 39

COIMBATORE: The murder cases had come down to 31 in the city last year from 39 in 2019. As per the latest figures, the rate of murder in the city stands at 1.4% per lakh population. In 2019, this was at 1.8% per lakh population.
As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 21.5 lakh.
A police officer said, “The city does not have any gangs. Murders occurred only during drunken brawls and family disputes.Rowdy elements are controlled completely in the city.”
In Chennai city, 150 murders were reported in 2020, when the rate of murder was pegged at 1.7% per lakh population. At least 172 murder cases were reported in 2018 and 2019 in the state capital city, which had a population of 87 lakh as per the 2011 census.
Delhi city had recorded the highest of 461 murders last year, when the rate of murder was 2.8% per lakh population, while Kozhikode city reported the lowest at five murder cases at the rate of 0.2% per lakh population.