"There were thefts in the past (also). It (number of cases) has not increased, rather there is a decrease in such cases," IGP (Jammu Zone), Rajesh Kumar, said.
He also brushed aside involvement of any outsider gang of burglars and child-lifters in the crimes in city.
Kumar said night vigils have been intensified by police to curb such cases, and public-police interactions are being organised regularly to infuse confidence among the masses.