% of people who say they always feel safe          
CS Q 121 Walking in community   In my home    
  Day Night Day Night n=
Female 97.7 85.5 98.5 90.8 601
Male 98.7 94.7 99.7 99 599
Total 98.2 90.1 99.1 94.9 1200
Citizen Survey (CSD Q121e, f) Women Men
Percent of people who feel that: 601 599
unmarried girls are always safe 73.0% 84.5%
married women are always safe 91.0% 91.5%
Citizen Survey (CS Q107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117)
People who were asked about their experience with crime   Women Men Total
    601 599 1200
Respondents who reported something had been stolen from them 107 22.63 28.38 25.505
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 136 170 306
did not seek a remedy 77.94 75.88 76.91
went to the police 0 4.12 2.06
went to the court 0 0 0
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 6.62 5.29 5.955
went to a respected member of the community 5.15 10.59 7.87
Respondents who reported being victims of dacoity in their house 109 2.5 0.83 1.665
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 15 5 20
did not seek a remedy 60 80 70
went to the police 13.33 20 16.665
went to the court 0 0 0
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 20 0 10
went to a respected member of the community 6.67 0 3.335
Respondents who reported being physically assaulted up by someone outside their family 111 6.49 10.85 8.67
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 39 65 52
did not seek a remedy 30.77 29.23 30
went to the police 7.69 6.15 6.92
went to the court 7.69 3.08 5.385
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 17.95 16.92 17.435
went to a respected member of the community 23.08 18.46 20.77
solved it on their own 7.69 23.08 15.385
Respondents who reported being beaten up by someone inside the family 113 25.79 3.67 14.73
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 155 22 177
did not seek a remedy 61.94 68.18 65.06
went to the police 0 4.55 2.275
went to the court 1.29 0 0.645
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 3.23 9.09 6.16
went to a respected member of the community 3.23 4.55 3.89
solved it on their own 29.03 9.09 19.06
Respondents who reported that someone grabbed their land 115 2.83 10.52 6.675
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 17 63 80
did not seek a remedy 17.65 22.22 19.935
went to the police 0 1.59 0.795
went to the court 23.53 22.22 22.875
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 41.18 17.46 29.32
went to a respected member of the community 17.65 28.57 23.11
Respondents who reported they were in a dispute (quarrel/disagreement) 117 11.15 22.54 16.845
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 67 135 202
did not seek a remedy 16.42 16.3 16.36
went to the police 0 2.96 1.48
went to the court 5.97 5.93 5.95
went to a lawyer 1.49 22.96 12.225
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 14.93 15.56 15.245
went to a respected member of the community 5.97 15.56 10.765
solved it on their own   50.75 17.04 33.895
Crimes Recorded by Police (2012)                                
Upazilla Name Other Narcotics Women & Child Repression Theft Murder Smuggling Burglary Arms Act Police Assault Robbery Kidnapping Dacoity Riot Explosives Total Upazilla Cime Rate per 100000
Mymensingh Sadar (kotowali) 449 653 112 89 27 29 14 9 2 4 2 0 0 0 1390 176.7
Muktagachha 157 68 41 8 6 8 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 293 69.7
Fulbaria 227 51 14 9 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 310 68.3
Bhaluka 255 55 19 7 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 346 77.8
Trishal 181 57 45 13 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1   300 70.7
Gaffargaon 197 61 33 15 9 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0   324 75.0
Phulpur 162 460 18 10 5 0 6 2 1 2 0 0 0   665 109.0
Tarakanda 125 79 23 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0   239 655.7
Gauripur 94 50 22 3 9 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0   187 57.1
Ishwarganj 188 69 31 15 7 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 317 83.3
Nandail 267 57 73 8 8 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0   419 103.2
Haluaghat 163 42 17 4 5 21 0 0 0 0 0   252 86.3
Dhobaura 61 55 13 2 6 19 1 2 0 1 0 0   159 80.0
Pagla 87 0 26 1 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 1   125  
Mymensingh Total 2613 1757 487 190 114 91 34 22 11 7 7 2 2 0 5326 102.9
Crime Rate per 100000 49.8 33.9 18.7 7.3 4.4 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 102.9  
   
Citizen Survey (CS Q106)  
What would you say is the most common crime in your community? Neighbor Dispute Drugs Theft Land Dispute Gambling All Others Total
N=1200 58.4% 13.1% 12.5% 10.9% 4.8% 0.3% 100.0%
Note About Data  
"Other" crimes category is the largest, but it is unclear which crimes are included.  
Crimes Recorded by Rapid Action Battalion (2012)                              
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 18 0 0 0 18
Note About Data  
It is unclear whether the RAB crimes are subsumed within the crimes recorded by police.  
Police Workflow (2012)            
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
Mymensingh Sadar (kotowali) 4325 1390 1238 89% 852 No data
Muktagachha 2110 293 282 96% 187 No data
Fulbaria 1888 310 300 97% 210 No data
Bhaluka 1810 346 337 97% 212 No data
Trishal 2173 300 286 95% 193 No data
Gaffargaon 2230 324 308 95% 220 No data
Phulpur 1693 665 248 37% 446 No data
Tarakanda 1310 239 232 97% 128 No data
Gauripur 1836 187 183 98% 67 No data
Ishwarganj 1695 317 300 95% 210 No data
Nandail 2146 419 409 98% 286 No data
Haluaghat 1534 252 248 98% 162 No data
Dhobaura 1622 159 156 98% 69 No data
Pagla 1314 125 123 98% 62 No data
Mymensingh Total 27686 5326 4650 87% 3304 No data
Practitioner Survey: District Police HQ  + 2 police thanas (N:3)  
Number of cases informally resolved through police shalish 20% (DHQ), 15% (thana 1), 1% (thana 2)
Arrests Made by Police (2012)  
Upazilla Name Arrests Men Women Percent Men Percent Women Boys Girls
Mymensingh Sadar (kotowali) 3137 3121 16 91.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
Muktagachha 230 228 6 95.6% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Fulbaria 113 108 8 91.6% 6.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Bhaluka 99 98 4 95.5% 3.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Trishal 363 363 3 97.7% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Gaffargaon 218 212 8 94.5% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Phulpur 162 162 4 98.1% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Tarakanda 175 174 5 97.2% 2.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Gauripur 165 164 6 95.1% 3.5% 0.0% 0.0%
Ishwarganj 104 96 10 98.7% 9.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Nandail 179 178 7 97.3% 3.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Haluaghat 102 118 7 97.7% 5.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Dhobaura 87 85 6 97.2% 6.6% 0.0% 0.0% Department of Social Services 
Pagla 96 96 3 100.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% Boys Girls
Mymensingh Total 5230 5203 93 96.2% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 24 16
Practitioner Survey (Q18), District Police HQ (N:1), two police thanas (N:2)   
Interviewees from two thanas suggested between 1-5% are bailed from the police station  
What do you do with arrested juveniles?   
Police practitioner (District police HQ) says 'Those arrested for minor offences, will be put under guardianship. If the guardian is not found then we send [the child] to a juvenile correction center via a probation officer.' 
Arrests Recorded by Rapid Action Battalion (2012)  
RAB Arrests Total Men Women Boys Girls
  1095 63.0% 21.0% 14.0% 0.0%
RAB arrests as % of total police arrests 20.9%