TN most unsafe state for the elderly
TNN | Jan 10, 2020, 04.15 AM IST
Chennai: Tamil Nadu remains one of the most unsafe states for the elderly in the country. According to NCRB data, 152 senior citizens were murdered in Tamil Nadu in 2018, the highest in the country, followed by Maharashtra (135) and Uttar Pardesh (127).
While the numbers are alarming, Tamil Nadu also has a higher percentage of senior citizens, 11.2%, compared to other states. In the overall crime rate against senior citizens, Tamil Nadu is third with 3,162 cases.
Maharashtra, where the elderly population is less than 10%, recorded the maximum number of crimes against senior citizens at 5,961, followed by Madhya Pradesh, which has less than 8% senior citizens, with 3,967 cases.
Tamil Nadu also recorded the highest number of attempt-to-murder cases against senior citizens, 76. There were 182 cases of robbery and 16 extortion cases in which the elderly were targeted.
Activists said the high incidence of robberies, in which 184 senior citizens were targeted, highlighted how criminals found the elderly population an easy target.
Police said they have strengthened patrolling and all city police stations have been directed to collect details of senior citizens living alone.
A senior police officer said personnel on beat patrol have been assigned to enumerate the elderly in their neighbourhoods.
“Those living alone become soft targets of miscreants as they cannot fight back,” said Chandrasekar, a member of Senior Citizens Group Of Besant Nagar and Mylapore.
TNN | Jan 10, 2020, 04.15 AM IST
Chennai: Tamil Nadu remains one of the most unsafe states for the elderly in the country. According to NCRB data, 152 senior citizens were murdered in Tamil Nadu in 2018, the highest in the country, followed by Maharashtra (135) and Uttar Pardesh (127).
While the numbers are alarming, Tamil Nadu also has a higher percentage of senior citizens, 11.2%, compared to other states. In the overall crime rate against senior citizens, Tamil Nadu is third with 3,162 cases.
Maharashtra, where the elderly population is less than 10%, recorded the maximum number of crimes against senior citizens at 5,961, followed by Madhya Pradesh, which has less than 8% senior citizens, with 3,967 cases.
Tamil Nadu also recorded the highest number of attempt-to-murder cases against senior citizens, 76. There were 182 cases of robbery and 16 extortion cases in which the elderly were targeted.
Activists said the high incidence of robberies, in which 184 senior citizens were targeted, highlighted how criminals found the elderly population an easy target.
Police said they have strengthened patrolling and all city police stations have been directed to collect details of senior citizens living alone.
A senior police officer said personnel on beat patrol have been assigned to enumerate the elderly in their neighbourhoods.
“Those living alone become soft targets of miscreants as they cannot fight back,” said Chandrasekar, a member of Senior Citizens Group Of Besant Nagar and Mylapore.
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