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criminal statistics and to also to compare the national statistics that are

collected separately as well.

One of the most common data used in criminological research are offi-

cial statistics which are collected and analysed as part of the operation

of criminal justice agencies or organisations. For example if a police
collect the data on the crimes they know about and on the people they

have arrested for committing those crimes, the courts collect the data

on the cases that are brought to them and also on the outcomes of those

cases, including prisons, jails and convictions as well.

Modus operandi is a Latin word that describes the individual or group

way of working, which makes a visible pattern. The word is used pri-

marily when discussing criminal behaviour, but is not limited to this
context. Modus operandi can also be defined as a specific operating

system. Understanding Modus Operandi Different groups of people or

communities often display patterns of thought or behavioural patterns

that are specific to those cultures.

AIM
AIM
To study various modus operandi used in crimes particularly theft, da-
coity and rape and to analyze the pattern of crime and influencing fac-

tors.

METHODOLOGY
ME T HODOL O G Y
The analysis of Modus Operandi is done using the crimes, taken place

in the State of Karnataka and that has been Reported in Police Records.

A set of fifty such cases were taken into consideration for the Research.
All Fifty cases are taken from the official website of Indian Kanoon.

These cases are referred to understand the methods of Operations and

Summarise the case study.

Later the study was done by tabulating the details such as year and

time of crime, the location, no. of persons involved, their physical attire,

means of transportation, missing property and whether the cases are

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