% of people who say they always feel safe        
PS Q 121 Walking in community   In my home    
  Day Night Day Night n=
Female 93.2 67.8 96 81 606
Male 98.5 84.3 100 98.1 594
Total 95.8 76 98 89.5 1200
Citizen Survey (CSD Q121e, f) Women Men
Percent of people who feel that: 606 594
umarried girls are always safe 45.2 81.1
married women are always safe 67.7 95.1
 
Citizen Survey (CSD Q107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117)
People who were asked about their experience with crime   Women Men Total
    606 594 1200
Respondents who reported something had been stolen from them 107 25.08 42.59 33.835
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 152 253 405
did not seek a remedy 80.26 57.71 68.985
only went to a family member 2.63 16.6 9.615
went to the police 2.63 5.14 3.885
went to the court 0 1.58 0.79
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 7.24 11.07 9.155
went to a respected member of the community 3.95 5.93 4.94
Respondents who reported being victims of dacoity in their house 109 0.66 5.56 3.11
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 4 33 37
did not seek a remedy 50 54.55 52.275
went to the police 25 21.21 23.105
went to the court 0 3.03 1.515
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 0 12.12 6.06
went to a respected member of the community 25 6.06 15.53
Respondents who reported being physically assaulted up by someone outside their family 111 12.21 13.8 13.005
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 74 82 156
did not seek a remedy 43.24 23.17 33.205
went to the police 2.7 9.76 6.23
went to the court 1.35 15.85 8.6
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 24.32 19.51 21.915
went to a respected member of the community 13.51 17.07 15.29
solved it on their own 10.81 8.54 9.675
Respondents who reported being beaten up by someone inside the family 113 32.34 3.03 17.685
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 196 18 214
did not seek a remedy 70.92 44.44 57.68
only went to a family member 6.12 22.22 14.17
went to the police 1.02 0 0.51
went to the court 0 5.56 2.78
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 3.06 5.56 4.31
went to a respected member of the community 2.04 16.67 9.355
solved it on their own 16.33 5.56 10.945
Respondents who reported someone had grabbed their land 115 1.82 12.63 7.225
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 11 75 86
did not seek a remedy 27.27 13.33 20.3
went to the police 0 8 4
went to the court 0 24 12
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 45.45 16 30.725
went to a respected member of the community 9.09 24 16.545
solved it on their own 9.09 4 6.545
we compalined to the gov 0 4 2
Respondents who reported they were in a dispute (quarrel/disagreement) 117 6.27 12.29 9.28
And of those who have, what did they do about it? # who had: 38 73 111
did not seek a remedy 2.63 13.7 8.165
went to the police 10.53 2.74 6.635
went to the court 13.16 34.25 23.705
went to A UP member/chairman or other elective representative of local government 36.84 24.66 30.75
went to a respected member of the community 10.53 15.07 12.8
solved it on their own   15.79 1.37 8.58
Crimes Recorded by Police (2012)                                
Upazilla Name Other Women & Child Repression Narcotics Theft Murder Riot Burglary Kidnapping Smuggling Robbery Police Assault Arms Act Dacoity Explosives Total Upazilla Cime Rate per 100000
Mithapukur 349 107 85 11 17 0 3 7 2 2 3 0 1 0 592 115.1
Kaunia 158 30 55 17 4 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 275 120.0
Pirganj 363 99 54 19 12 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 573 147.1
Badarganj 198 62 23 14 4 46 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 330 113.4
Taraganj 106 32 4 4 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 184 126.9
Gangachara 211 36 52 4 6 0 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 321 106.3
Pirgachha 259 54 21 9 12 0 1 12 1 2 1 2 0 0 374 118.7
Rangpur Sadar (Kotowali)  672 105 177 67 16 0 21 8 7 6 3 5 1 1 1102  
Rangpur Total 2316 525 471 145 76 46 34 30 22 19 10 8 6 1 3751 128.6
Crime Rate per 100000 79.4 18.0 16.1 5.0 2.6 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 128.6  
Citizen Survey (CSD Q106)  
People say the most common crime in their community is Neighbour Dispute None Theft Land Dispute Drugs All Others Total
N=1200 55.1% 16.1% 7.1% 6.5% 4.8% 10.4% 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 1 8 0 0 0 9
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
Mithapukur 1820 592 477 81% 19  
Kaunia 1200 275 214 78% 61  
Pirganj 1402 573 552 96% 57 25
Badarganj 12840 330 302 92% 0  
Taraganj 933 79 133 168% 14  
Gangachara 83 321 255 79% 35 0
Pirgachha 1210 374 62 17% 55  
Rangpur Sadar (Kotowali)  3500 1102 830 75% 175 9
Rangpur Total 22988 3646 2825 77% 416 34
Practitioner Survey  
Interviewees stated very few (1-2%) cases are referred to police shalish.  
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Arrests Made by Police (2012) (DFPRD)
Upazilla Name Arrests Men Women Men Women Boys Girls Boys Girls
Mithapukur 1033 1011 18 97.9% 1.7% 4 0 0.4% 0.0%
Kaunia 430 420 10 97.7% 2.3% 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
Pirganj 552 543 9 98.4% 1.6% 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
Badarganj 622 622 0 100.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
Taraganj 88 79 9 89.8% 10.2% 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
Gangachara 1250 955 287 76.4% 23.0% 5 3 0.4% 0.2%
Pirgachha 456 0 0 0.0% 0.0% Department of Social Services 
Rangpur Sadar (Kotowali)  1802 1675 110 93.0% 6.1% 17 0 0.9% 0.0% Boys Girls
Rangpur Total 6233 5305 443 85.1% 98.5% 26 3 0.4% 0.05% 10 0
Practitioner Survey (PSR)
Interviewees suggested all persons get bail but the timeline varies  
What do you do with arrested juveniles?   
Police practitioner says 'In most cases, and if the offence is petty, we send the child back to the parents.  If the offence is grave the juvenile are sent to the court. .'   
Arrests Recorded by Rapid Action Battalion (2012) (RABPD)
RAB Arrests Total Men Women Boys Girls
  209 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
RAB arrests as % of total police arrests 3.4%
Crimes Recorded by Police vs. Courts (2012) (CA)
New criminal cases recorded in Magistrates' Court FIR's + CR's recorded by police (New Court cases) - (FIR's + CR's) % of cases to Court bypassing police
3513 4062 -549 -14%
  Data note
  Negative figures appear to support confusion over case data from courts
Citizen Survey (CSD Q107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117)
Most common actions taken in response to crime victimization Number of respondents No remedy Police Court UP member Respected community member Solved alone
    Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male
Theft 516 78.9% 70.1% 83.1% 2.3% 1.8% 2.6% 0.0%     7.2% 12.0% 4.9% 5.2% 3.0% 6.3% 1.4% 3.6% 0.3%
Assault 152 20.4% 13.3% 22.1% 6.6% 10.0% 5.7% 7.9% 3.3% 9.0% 17.1% 36.7% 12.3% 30.3% 23.3% 32.0% 13.8% 6.7% 15.6%
Dacoity 48 58.3% 73.3% 51.5% 27.1% 20.0% 30.3% 0.0%     6.3% 6.7% 6.1% 8.3% 0.0% 12.1%      
Domestic Assault 77 (F = 62) 52.0% 61.3% 13.3% 3.9% 3.2% 6.7% 2.6% 3.2% 0.0% 5.2% 4.8% 6.7% 9.1% 4.8% 26.7% 22.1% 16.1% 46.7%
Land Grab 140 35.7% 10.5% 39.7% 3.6% 10.5% 2.5% 24.3% 26.3% 24.0% 16.4% 36.8% 13.2% 17.1% 10.5% 18.2% 0.7% 5.3% 0.0%
Neighbor Dispute 225 5.8% 17.7% 3.7% 4.4% 5.9% 4.2% 17.3% 5.9% 19.4% 14.7% 29.4% 12.0% 18.7% 20.6% 18.3% 9.3% 8.8% 9.4%