The rising graph of violent crimes against children, women and tourists in Goa is due to ineffective crime control, a CAG report has indicated.
Violent crimes against children and women like rape, kidnapping, abduction, immoral trafficking, sexual harassment and molestation showed an increasing trend in Goa during the period of 2007 to 2009, as per a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled on the floor of the House today.
"During the year 2010 and 2011, the crimes marginally decreased. However, during the period 2007-2011, the crime against tourists has shown a continuous increasing trend, except in 2011," the report says.
It has pointed out that Union government had adopted a code of conduct for safe and honourable tourism in July 2010.
"The guidelines focused on the need to promote a safe experience to tourists. Hence, all parties connected with tourism such as hotels, rest houses were expected to sign the code of conduct for safe and honourable tourism, prevention of sex tourism and prostitution and use of drugs and social and cultural intolerance," the report says.
The CAG observed that the rising crimes, especially against children and women, were an indication of ineffectiveness of crime control mechanism in place to implement the spirit of the code.
