Beijing will invite police forces from some 20 areas and
counties in Henan, Yunnan, Anhui and other provinces, where the
majority of Beijing's migrant workers come from, to open up offices
in migrant-populated communities in the Chinese capital city to
offer better services and management for this floating
population.
Officials of Beijing's public security bureau said that the city
has so far 5.3 million migrant workers, among which 3.6 million are
living in the city for the long term. The crime rate of migrant
workers remains high on the record, accounting for 70 percent of
the total, the Beijing Morning Post, a local media outlet,
reported Friday.
The municipal police hoped that with local police forces taking
care of migrant workers from their original hometowns it will ease
the management work and would be a good try in making up
complementary services for this migrant population, the paper
said.
According to the latest statistics, theft cases of vehicles in
the city has dropped 28.6 percent, while indoor theft rate is down
by 16 percentage points during July and October, compared with the
same periods last year. There is also an obvious decrease in
reporting of major cases.
Officials of the municipal police revealed that they have
increased the police force on guard around some 390 key areas
across the city, including contracted hotels, hospitals for the
upcoming 2008 Olympic Games.
At present, the project is still under preparation and is
expected to start around the Spring Festival early next year.
(CRI November 30, 2007)