Having police officers patrolling the streets is often considered an essential way to reduce crime. How effective do you think police street patrols are? What other ways of reducing crime can you propose? Give reasons for your answer, and provide ideas and examples from your own experience.

In many countries, governments are taking different precautions to minimize the

crime

rate. One of them is, getting policemen to patrol the area during the nighttime. I believe that

this

activity is very effective to a large extent.

Also

, spreading awareness about self-defence and imposing stringent laws for

criminals

could be helpful in reducing the wrong-happenings. Police officers are on the duty during the

night

time makes a huge difference in protecting the citizens and providing

victims

immediate help. Different kinds of criminal activities are performed at

night

only.

Criminals

always take advantage of people being fast asleep and less conscious because there would be less resistance from the

victims

and getting help would be difficult for the

victims

. If policemen were to visit the different streets, the

criminals

would hesitate to break into the house and

victims

would be ensured that they will get prompt help if required.

For example

, my hometown Kosamba used to face higher incidents of burglary at

night

, but the situation has been improvised since the police have started roaming in the

night

. There are some ways by which the

crime

rate can be minimized. The

first

and foremost one is to educate individuals to fight back when they become

victims

of the

crime

. Local authorities can conduct self-defence programs to help citizens learn how to save themselves when the situation is adverse.

Secondly

, the law-enforcement agencies can apply stringent rules for the

criminals

. If

criminals

were given longer imprisonment than now,

then

they would definitely think before committing any

crime

.

For instance

, Arab countries have strong penalties for wrong-doings. In conclusion, police patrolling will certainly make a huge impact in reducing the

crime

rate. At the same time, education of self-defence and stringent laws will minimize

crime

.