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ThehighestcrimerateshowninKeralaisapositivething!
Trustme,IamakeraliteandIlivenearKochithecitywiththehighestcrime
rateinthecountry.ButIamnotafraid.Iratherfeelsafeandsecure.
Thecrimerateisthenumberofregisteredcrimesforevery100000people.It
countseverycrimefromstealingapentomissingmobilephonetotrespassing
tokeepingthesoundofthemusicsystemhightomurder.
ItdoesnotmeanthathighnumberofcrimesarehappeninginKerala.It
rathermeansthatlargenumberofcrimesaregettingregisteredinKerala.It
meansthatpeoplehavetrustinpolice,lawandorder.
ThepeopleinKeralaaremoreeducatedandempowered.Asaresult,mostof
theincidentsgetreported.I'veseenmanypeopleseekingpoliceintervention
inissuesthatwillneverbereportedanywhereelseinIndia.
InmoststatesofIndia,policethemselvesrefusestoregistercrimessoasto
keepthenumberofcrimeratelow.Butinkerala,itisthedirectopposite,here
eventhesmallestcasesareencouragedtobereportedandregistered.
TheKeralapoliceDGPhimselfhasmadeitclearthatthehighcrimerateisnot
amatterofconcern,butisencouragingsinceitshowsthestrengthand
effectivenessofKeralapolice.
Keralapoliceisoneofthemostpeoplefriendlypoliceforcesinourcountry.
TheyintroducedtheJanmaithri policingfewyearsback,anditremovedthe
'fearofpolice'fromthepeople'smind.
ThewordsofKeralapolice:
'Parentspleasedonottellyourchildrenthatpolicewilltakethemawayif
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theyarebad.Wewantthemtocometouswhentheyarescarednottobe
scaredofus'.
Thisvideoisextremelyworthwatching.Pleasewatchforatleastone
minute.

ToknowmoreaboutJanmaithripolicing,pleasewatchthis5minutevideoin
thislink'AwesomepeoplefriendlypolicingofkeralaSathyamevaJayathe '
"PoliceofficersofalllevelsintheCityhasbeenaskedbytheKochiCity
Policecommissionertoaddresstheciviliansby'Sir,Madam,friendor
brother''.Showrespect,bepleasantandsmile.
Forexample,iftheoffenderwasridingabikewithoutwearingahelmet,the
policeofficialshouldsaySir,Ridingwithoutahelmetisanoffenseandis
subjecttoafine.Youarerequestedtoeitherpaythemoneyrightnowor
appearincourt
Source:KochiTips'sPhotos .SuggestedbyTijoPhilipincomments.
AccordingtothisWikipediaarticle'CrimeinIndia ',Keralahavethe
lowestviolentcrimerateandlowestmurderrateinourcountry.

HereisavideoofKeralaPolicesurprisingtrafficviolators
withgiftsonValentine'sDay.

WanttoknowmoreaboutPolicinghere?
Keralapoliceuseshightechstateofthearttrafficsurveillance
system(bigcameraswithspeedradars)todetect,identify,andprosecute
motoristswhoviolatespeedlimitsonaccidentpronehighways.

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Whenthesystemdetectsaspeedingvehicle,thecameraswillautomatically
capturetherearregistrationnumberplateofthevehicleanditsvideoandstill
imagesfromdifferentangles,thenitwillsendtheinformationtothecontrol
roomwhereyourchallan(fine)willbeautomaticallygenerated.Thechallan
willcontainthephotoofthevehiclefromvariousangles.Thenitwillbemailed
tothevehicleownersresidentialaddress.ThefinesrangefromRs300to
Rs1000foroverspeeding.Thefinescanbepaidonlineoroffline.Failureto
paythefinesontimewillresultinincreasedfines,courthearing,license
cancellationetc.

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Notethatthisisa2yearoldspeedviolationnotice.Newoneshavemuch
moredetails.

HiTechCrimeEnquiryCell

Sincenormalpolicemendonotunderstandcrimesinvolvinghightechnology
suchashackingtheyarenotcapableofinvestigatingsuchcrimes,soanew
specialunitwasmadetospecificallyhandlesuchcrimes.
HiTechCrimeEnquiryCell isaspecialunitoftheKeralapolice for
handlingcybercrimesandothertechnobasedcrimesinKerala.Themost
commonlyreportedcrimesarehacking,sendingofpornographicmails,
distortingsocialnetworksites,sendingobsceneSMS/mails,cybercheating,
cyberstalkingetc.Idon'tthinksuchthingsareevenreportedinanyother
state.

SouthAsia'sFirstTouristPoliceStation

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AlargenumberoftouristsvisitKeralaeveryyearfromvariouspartsofIndia
andabroad.OneofthemainproblemsthatatouristfacesisWhomtocontact
inthecaseofdistress,andhowtocontact?.
Tosolvethatproblemandtoensurethesafetyofeachandeverytourist,Kerala
policehaveopenedthecountry'sfirstpolicestationwhichisexclusivelyfor
internationaltourists.Inthissystem,atelephonenumber9846300100will
bepublicized,andanytouristcancontactthisnumberandseek
guidance/assistance,whichwillbepromptlyprovided.Thetouristpolicestation
willhaveallfacilitiestoassistforeigntravelers,tocleartheirdoubtson
passportandvisa,guidelinestolodgecomplaintsaboutlostpassportsandto
renewexpiredvisas.

Image:Twotouristpolicemen.Touristscanseektheirhelpforroutemaps,
brochuresandotherinformationtoo.

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Everheardofapolicetourismcarnival??

Watchthis2minutevideoexplainingabouttouristpolicestation.

KeralaCoastalPolice

Keralahaveabigcoastalregionwithlotofbackwaterareas,tosafeguardfrom
attackslike'26/11Mumbaiattacks',Keralapolicehaveanexclusivecoastal
policeforcewithprettycoolgadgets.(liketheboatsshownaboveandtheATV
shownbelow.)

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Image:KeralaCoastalpolicewiththeirAllTerrainVehicles

KeralaThunderbolts

Apartfromeverythingmentionedabove,Keralahaveitsowncommandoforce
called'KeralaThunderbolts'.Itisanewlyraised160memberelitecommando
forcewhichhasbeenformedtotacklepossibleterrorstrikesintheState.
Thecommandos,modelledontheNationalSecurityGuardandtheSpecial
ProtectionGroup,havebeentrainedinbattleobstaclesassaultcourse,mob
operation,junglewarfare,antiterrorism,counterurbaninsurgency,
unarmedcombat,criminalpsychology,bombdetectionanddisposal,
disastermanagement,underwaterandairborneoperations.
Theirequipmentareofworldstandards,includingtacticalvests,light
weightbulletjackets,tacticalboots,hitechcommunicationdevices,satellite
phones,M4carbines,Steyrrifles,includingMP5machineguns,Glock19
pistols,ballisticshields,tacticalvehicles,Diocomsatphone,bombrobots,
Tasers(electroshockweapon),stungrenades,nightvisiondevicesand
speciallydesignedhelmets.
With14kgofweapons,ammunition,bulletproofbodyarmour,dryrations,
andcommunicationequipmentstrappedtotheirback,theThunderbolts
caneasilycompletea5kmuphillcourseinlessthan21minutes,scalea26
footwalleffortlessly,andcompletea30kmcrosscountryruninlessthan
twohours.
Source:Sleepingwiththeirweaponsprimed
Onlythebestofthebest1821yearoldsgetsselectedforthisprogramandthe
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recruitedcommandoshavetoundergotwoyearrigoroustraininginthe
followingtrainingcenters
CommandoSchool,Chennai,
NationalDisasterManagementSchool,Coimbatore,
IndianArmy'sCounterinsurgencyandAntiTerrorismSchool,Vairengte,
Mizoram,
NationalAdventureSchool,Munnar,
IndianNavy'sUnderwaterOperationandDivingschool,Kochiand
AirborneOperationAirforceSchool,NewDelhi
Withsuchhighleveloftraining,IthinktheaimofKeralapoliceistomakea
SWATteam forthestate.(justlikeinU.S)

Canyoumakealistofpoliceforceswhichcanbe
reachedthroughWhatsapp??

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Conclusion
1.Cruelcrimeslikemurder,rapeetc.aremuchmuchlowerthanthenational
averageinKerala.
2.Higherreportingofcrimesarelikelyduetohighereducationandawareness
levels
3.Highcrimeratecanbeduetoregistrationofeventhesmallestissues.
4.PoliceencouragespeopletofileFIR.
5.Hightechpoliceforce.

Asineveryotherorganization/company/policeforce,keralapolicealsohave
itsownkindofproblemsandnegativesides.Forexample:Themoralpolicing
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issuewhichresultedinthe'kissoflove'protest.Buttheyarestillmuchbetter
thanmanyotherpoliceforcesinourcountry.

byKshitijSalgunan(Ifyoulikedthisanswer,thenyoumightlikemyother
answerstoo)
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answersonQuora.WhenIaskedthemwhyitwascollapsed,theyhadnoidea
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