Mumbai Discussions

[India101]

Go to the DB/India Tower site. And see anything u/c take a shot of it.

[loganlambe1155]

What is the level of security in Mumbai because it is the main place of India to make relations with the other because without seeing Mumbai India is not completed.And I am also tries to visit in Mumbai next month.

[KuwarOnline]

security in Mumbai wont be a issue........

[IchimaruGin1]

Originally Posted by loganlambe1155

What is the level of security in Mumbai because it is the main place of India to make relations with the other because without seeing Mumbai India is not completed.And I am also tries to visit in Mumbai next month.

crime rate in mumbai is low.

[KuwarOnline]

Originally Posted by IchimaruGin1

crime rate in mumbai is low.

Yes, if we compare with cities like Newyork city then its extremely low

in 2008(no recent data available) Newyork city registered 4755.5 cases per 1 lac(total population considered is 8 million) or 396846.47 cases in total as per FBI data

source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_..._by_crime_rate

Mumbai registered 30,957 total cases as of 2009 or 162.93 cases per 1 lac(total population considered is 19 million)

source
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...ow/5823304.cms

Delhi registered 47,072 cases in 2009 or 261.51 per 1 lac (total population considered is 18 million)

source
http://www.khabarexpress.com/02/01/2...ws_128463.html
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/...100298061.html

[dhim100]

It's true that in the US there are a lot of gun related crimes but still these #s don't mean anything, because in third world countries majority crimes go unreported for number of reasons.

[KuwarOnline]

Originally Posted by dhim100

It's true that in the US there are a lot of gun related crimes but still these #s don't mean anything, because in third world countries majority crimes go unreported for number of reasons.

Its not same in Mumbai,,,, yes it may be same with some small towns or villages simply because people are uneducated n do not know how to fight.....but in Mumbai even if ur mobile sim card missing still need to log FIR..

one more thing Maharashtra Govt is launching online service for logging FIR

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...2152060100.htm
http://www.egovonline.net/news-list/...a-police-.html
http://www.karmayog.org/police/police_29493.htm


This is the website address for online complaint will be soon online

http://gms.maharashtra.gov.in/CMS

[Bombay Boy]

for violent crime, esp against poor people, reality is quite different. its easier to get all your teeth extracted than to get a FIR registered at your local cop station

[KuwarOnline]

yes may be true....never been there...so no personal exp, but one of my friend sim got missing he paid 100 rupees to cops n they registered FIR without any trouble....well now paying bribe its norm ,,,, but anyways it will be good to see online version soon

[IchimaruGin1]

Originally Posted by dhim100

It's true that in the US there are a lot of gun related crimes but still these #s don't mean anything, because in third world countries majority crimes go unreported for number of reasons.

it differs for different type of crime.

Obviously gun crime and homicide that way is much lower cause even a gun costs money which people cant afford in Mumbai.Crime with a knife etc might be higher.

While rape crime is very much under reported for all the stigma women face in society. However Mumbai is so crowded that the chances of rape are much limited compared to other Indian cities. But in general yes rape is under reported.

Property crime is lower than the USA which is my guess cause Mumbaikars live in flats and concrete apartments which are very hard to get into compared to the west.I have been to New York and London and was totally surprised on how easily breakable the doors were. IE with a kick one could potentially break them down. On top of which many houses had like a big glass window next to the door, which made me think that the door was not there to keep the house safe. In Mumbai most flats have really thick doors and in many cases two doors in an interlocking system. So if your living in a flat then the chances of you being robbed in ya home IMO will be much lesser than the west unless ofcourse somebody tricks you gets inside ya home and then robs you.

[KuwarOnline]

Originally Posted by IchimaruGin1

it differs for different type of crime.

Obviously gun crime and homicide that way is much lower cause even a gun costs money which people cant afford in Mumbai.Crime with a knife etc might be higher.

While rape crime is very much under reported for all the stigma women face in society. However Mumbai is so crowded that the chances of rape are much limited compared to other Indian cities. But in general yes rape is under reported.

+1

Originally Posted by IchimaruGin1

Property crime is lower than the USA which is my guess cause Mumbaikars live in flats and concrete apartments which are very hard to get into compared to the west.I have been to New York and London and was totally surprised on how easily breakable the doors were. IE with a kick one could potentially break them down. On top of which many houses had like a big glass window next to the door, which made me think that the door was not there to keep the house safe.

Then why door is there,,,,, should not be there like we have on small village called shani shingnapur in Maharashtra

see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shani_Shingnapur

Originally Posted by IchimaruGin1

In Mumbai most flats have really thick doors and in many cases two doors in an interlocking system. So if your living in a flat then the chances of you being robbed in ya home IMO will be much lesser than the west unless ofcourse somebody tricks you gets inside ya home and then robs you.

yes, mostly people have two doors one with grill so any unknown person knock the door u have one door between u n stranger.....also almost every building at least small-mid size has grill to its windows,,,, also almost all society has there own security guard....

[IchimaruGin1]

^
yes i have been there. Its spooky. they really dont have doors.

[Bombay Boy]

bombay is probably one of the safest large cities in the world. its more tokyo than sao paulo or even new york

[KuwarOnline]

Originally Posted by IchimaruGin1

^
yes i have been there. Its spooky. they really dont have doors.

do u have pics????if yes post some

[IchimaruGin1]

Originally Posted by KuwarOnline

do u have pics????if yes post some

long time ago

they are not digital pics.

[KuwarOnline]

Originally Posted by IchimaruGin1

long time ago

they are not digital pics.

[dhim100]

Originally Posted by KuwarOnline

yes may be true....never been there...so no personal exp, but one of my friend sim got missing he paid 100 rupees to cops n they registered FIR without any trouble....well now paying bribe its norm ,,,, but anyways it will be good to see online version soon

Last time when I checked bribery itself was a crime. Now how many bribery cases are there in 30,957 total cases registered in Mumbai?

[dhim100]

Originally Posted by IchimaruGin1

Property crime is lower than the USA which is my guess cause Mumbaikars live in flats and concrete apartments which are very hard to get into compared to the west.I have been to New York and London and was totally surprised on how easily breakable the doors were. IE with a kick one could potentially break them down. On top of which many houses had like a big glass window next to the door, which made me think that the door was not there to keep the house safe. In Mumbai most flats have really thick doors and in many cases two doors in an interlocking system. So if your living in a flat then the chances of you being robbed in ya home IMO will be much lesser than the west unless ofcourse somebody tricks you gets inside ya home and then robs you.

Property crimes are totally different than what you are describing. What you have described is considered Burglary, which is a felony or misdemeanor (it depends on the nature of the burglary). Anyway about having a big glass window or an easily breakable door, actually they are fairly safe, especially the windows. It's not that easy to smash the window. Also there are other reasons why people don't worry about break-ins that much,

1. let's say if you hear somebody break-in to your house or your neighbor's house, you just call 911 and the cops will be there within a couple of mins.
2. Usually burglars are interested in hard cash which very few people keep in the house unlike Indian households. The burglars are not interested in your TV or other appliances.
3. Also there are a lot of people who own gun in the US, so for $50 dollars it's a big risk for a burglar to breakin when people are in the house. In so many cases burglars get killed by home owners in self-defense.
4. Last but not least, a lot of houses have security system installed. So if somebody tries to breakin to your house, it will automatically let the security co and the local cops know about home invasion in real-time.

[devendra1]

1 Good News and 1 Bad news

Here is the Bad news -
1,500-cr Bhendi Bazaar redevpt plan nixed

Read this
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/6061035.cms

This area badly needs redevelopment

And the Good news
After Las Vegas, a Bellagio in Bandra?
Read this
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/repor...bandra_1397883

[KuwarOnline]

Originally Posted by dhim100

Last time when I checked bribery itself was a crime. Now how many bribery cases are there in 30,957 total cases registered in Mumbai?

very few