#Delhi Police report card: 73% of cases in 2016 unsolved, rape cases saw marginal dip

Delhi Police faced a tough time in 2016 as crime cases surged by over nine per cent in the capital, while 73 per cent cases remained unsolved. But, not all was gloomy for the 85,000-strong force which achieved a high detection rate in heinous crimes like murder and dacoity, even as rape cases saw a marginal dip of two per cent and crime against women went down by 10.97 per cent. According to the Delhi Police annual report, 2,09,519 cases in all were reported in 2016 as against 1,91,377 in the previous year, a 9.48 per cent rise. , out of the total cases lodged, 1,53,562 (73.3 per cent) remained unsolved.