Karachi’s District East recorded the highest number of street crime incidents during the last three months, with 4,426 cases reported between June and August 2026, according to data released by the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC).
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A total of 15,054 street crime incidents were reported across Karachi during the 90-day period. District East accounted for the largest share, followed by District Central with 2,477 cases and District Korangi with 2,319 incidents.
District South recorded 2,228 cases, while District West reported 1,426 incidents. District Malir recorded 1,156 cases, and District Keamari reported 1,022 incidents.
The CPLC data showed that 36 cars were snatched at gunpoint, while 335 cars were reported stolen across the city during the period.
Motorcycle theft remained a major concern, with 1,368 motorcycles snatched at gunpoint and 7,742 motorcycles reported stolen.
Meanwhile, citizens reported 5,419 mobile phone snatching incidents, while 30 extortion cases were recorded across Karachi during the three-month period.
It is pertinent to mention here that, Karachi witnessed an overall rise in reported crime in August compared with July, with motorcycle theft, mobile phone snatching and other property-related offences recording increases.
Motorcycle theft remained the city’s biggest reported crime, with 2,678 cases recorded in August compared with 2,648 in July – an increase of 30 cases.
Motorcycle snatching also increased, rising from 492 cases in July to 502 in August, while mobile phone snatching climbed by 38 cases, from 1,846 to 1,884.
Homicide cases also saw an increase, with 44 murders reported in August compared with 40 in July.
