KOCHI: The number of cyber crimes across the state has increased in 2011, according to Cyber Cell officials. However, the crime rate in major cities has declined when compared to that of 2010.The Cyber Cell of the Kerala Police has raised concern over the rising number of cyber crimes in rural areas. The number of cyber crimes have increased from 69,970 in 2010 to 73,605 in 2011. But, the surprising fact is that the crime rate in the cities have declined considerably. The number of cases reported in the capital city has dwindled to 2,428 in 2011 from 4,818 in 2010.The highest number of cyber crimes was reported in Kochi. When 10,542 cases were reported in the city in 2010, it was 9,769 in 2011.Similarly in Kozhikode city, 4,976 cases were registered by the cyber cell in 2010 but the number came down to 2,751 in 2011. The decline was noticed in Thrissur city also. In 2011, there were only 1,052 cases registered in the city compared to 5,488 in 2010.But in the rural areas of Thiruvananthapuram, the number of cases has gone up from 2,094 in 2010 to 2,523 in 2011. Alappuzha district recorded the second highest number of cyber crimes registered in the state. In all, 6,470 cases were reported in the district whereas 5,668 cases were registered in 2010. There were 2,055 cases in Kollam city, 6,401 in Kottayam, 1,910 in Idukki, 3,032 in Pathanamthitta, 4,395 in Thrissur rural, 4,376 in Malappuram, 5,074 Palakkad, 2,751 in Kozhikode rural, 2,000 in Wayanad, 5,501 in Kannur and 1,815 in Kasargod. All these regions recorded a rise in the number of cases compared to 2010.“The awareness classes and constant monitoring have led to a fall in the number of crimes in cities like Kochi. But we have to take serious steps to curb high-tech crimes in rural areas. With computers and Internet becoming common in rural parts, there are chances of crime graph going up in those areas,” Cyber Cell officials said.
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