CRIME IN CHANDIGARH: GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS.

The present paper is to analyze the spatial pattern and hot spot of crime in Chandigarh from 2012-2014. Chandigarh is one of the metropolitan cities with higher crime rate in the region. As per the crime statistics of 2013, the crime rate of Chandigarh is 254 (Conclusively in India the crime rate is 215.5) which is the second highest among the U.T. The crime rate of Kidnapping/Abduction in Chandigarh is 16.3 (Conclusively in India the crime rate of Kidnapping/Abduction is 5.3). According to N.C.R.B. (National Crime Record Bureau) crime report (2012) crime rate of Chandigarh in 2012 is 235.4 (Conclusively in India the crime rate is 196.7). This is the third highest among the U.T after Delhi (283.3) and Pondicherry (291.0). This shows that the crime rate in Chandigarh is much higher than national average. The city growth has been a continuous process due to growth of trade and commerce and progressive urbanization. Undoubtedly, today city faces multifarious physio-socio-economic and infrastructural problems. Laborers immigration from various part of India has resulted in the emergence of several slum colonies inside the city and on the city fringe. The major locations which shows the highest crime incidence are Mani Majra, Burail, Maloya, Dadu Majra Colony, Parsola, Kajheri, Sector-56 , Ram Darbar Colony, Industrial Area- Phase-I, Phase-II, Hallow Majra, Daria, Sector-26 and Sector-25 are the major hub of crime