% of people who say they always feel safe          
PS Q 121 Walking in community In my home    
  Day Night Day Night n=
Female 92.6 64.9 95.4 82.8 609
Male 96.3 70.7 98.8 93.1 591
Total 94.4 67.8 97.1 87.8 1200
Citizen Survey (CSD Q107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117)
People who were asked about their experience with crime   Women Men Total
    609 591 1200
Respondents who reported something had been stolen from them 107 27.42 59.05 43.24
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 167 290 457
did not seek a remedy 70.06 83.09 76.58
only went to a family member 7.78 0.57 4.18
went to the police 1.8 2.58 2.19
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 11.98 4.87 8.43
went to a respected member of the community 2.99 6.3 4.65
Respondents who reported being victims of dacoity in their house 109 2.46 5.58 4.02
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 15 33 48
did not seek a remedy 73.33 51.52 62.43
went to the police 20 30.3 25.15
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 6.67 6.06 6.37
went to a respected member of the community 0 12.12 6.06
Respondents who reported being physically assaulted up by someone outside their family 111 4.93 20.64 12.79
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 30 122 152
did not seek a remedy 13.33 22.13 17.73
went to the police 10 5.74 7.87
went to the court 3.33 9.02 6.18
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 36.67 12.3 24.49
went to an NGO or women's organizaiton 6.67 0 3.34
went to a respected member of the community 23.33 31.97 27.65
solved on own 6.67 15.57 11.12
Respondents who reported being beaten up by someone inside the family 113 10.18 2.54 6.36
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 62 15 77
did not seek a remedy 61.29 13.33 37.31
only went to a family member 6.45 0 3.23
went to the police 3.23 6.67 4.95
went to the court 3.23 0 1.62
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 4.84 6.67 5.76
went to a respected member of the community 4.84 26.67 15.76
solved it on their own 16.13 46.67 31.40
Respondents who reported that someone grabbed their land 115 3.12 20.47 11.80
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 19 121 140
did not seek a remedy 10.53 39.67 25.10
went to the police 10.53 2.48 6.51
went to the court 26.32 23.97 25.15
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 36.84 13.22 25.03
went to a respected member of the community 10.53 18.18 14.36
Respondents who reported they were in a dispute (quarrel/disagreement) 117 5.58 32.32 18.95
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 34 191 225
did not seek a remedy 17.65 3.66 10.66
went to the police 5.88 4.19 5.04
went to the court 5.88 19.37 12.63
went to a lawyer 5.88 31.94 18.91
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 29.41 12.04 20.73
went to a respected member of the community 20.59 18.32 19.46
solved it on their own   8.82 9.42 9.12
Crimes Recorded by Police (2012) (DFPRD)                              
Upazilla Name Other Women & Child Repression Narcotics Theft Murder Burglary Smuggling Dacoity Arms Act Police Assault Robbery Kidnapping Riot Explosives Total Upazilla Cime Rate per 100000
Madaripur Sadar 289 147 244 9 13 5 5 2 4 4 2 1 0 0 725 208.8
Rajoir 222 92 22 2 13 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 368 160.1
Shibchar 144 104 86 16 10 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 357 112.4
Kalkini 148 94 32 15 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 299 109.4
Dashar (Kalkini) 0 0.0
Madaripur Total 803 437 384 42 36 18 8 6 6 5 3 1 0 0 1749 District Total
Crime Rate per 100000 68.6 75.8 32.9 7.1 6.1 3.1 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 149.8  
Citizen Survey (CSD Q106)  
What would you say is the most common crime in your community? Neighbour Dispute Land Dispute Drugs Theft Assault All Others Total
N=1200 31.5% 22.0% 14.5% 12.1% 7.1% 12.8% 100.0%
Note About Data (DMI)
"Other" crimes category is the largest, but it is unclear which crimes are included.  
Crimes Recorded by Rapid Action Battalion (2012) (DFRPD)                            
Crimes Dacoity Robbery Murder Riot Women & Child Repression Kidnapping Police Assault Burglary Theft Other Arms Act Explosives Narcotics Smuggling Total
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Note About Data (DMI)
It is unclear whether the RAB crimes are subsumed within the crimes recorded by police.  
Police Workflow (2012) (DFRPD)          
Upazilla Name General Diary Entries First Information Report (FIR) FIR's Sent to Court with named accused FIR's to Court as % of all FIR's Complaints Registered referred from court  to police for investigation Cases referred for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Madaripur Sadar 12000 768 No data No data 485 No data
Rajoir 14400 371 No data No data 373 No data
Shibchar 15600 341 No data No data 400 No data
Kalkini 13130 285 No data No data 308 No data
Dashar (Kalkini) 0 0 No data No data 193 No data
Madaripur Total 55130 1765 0 0% 1759 No data
Practitioner Survey (PSR)
Very few (1-2%) cases are referred to police shalish.  
Arrests Made by Police (2012) (DFPRD)
Upazilla Name Arrests Men Women Boys Girls
Madaripur Sadar 1205 No data No data No data No data
Rajoir 780 No data No data No data No data
Shibchar 1212 No data No data No data No data
Kalkini 927 No data No data No data No data Data from Department of Social Services   
Dashar (Kalkini) 0 No data No data No data No data Boys Girls
Madaripur Total 4124         6 8
Practitioner Survey (PSR)
Interviewees suggested all persons get bail but the timeline varies  
What do you do with arrested juveniles?   
Police practitioner says 'Call the parents, take the bond, and free them.'   
Arrests Recorded by Rapid Action Battalion (2012) (DFRPD)
RAB Arrests Total Men Women Boys Girls
  128 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
RAB arrests as % of total police arrests 3.1%