The Lahore, provincial capital of Punjab, surpasses Karachi and Islamabad in controlling crime and moves 36 steps down from the 138th position with crime index 46.9 in 2018 to 174th (42.06) in 2019, reports Dawn. The World Crime Index for 2019 released the periodically updated crime status of 319 mega cities of the world, including three of Pakistan – Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Karachi and Islamabad dropped 11 and six notches, respectively, in the list of the cities reporting bad crime rate. According to the periodically updated Crime Index 2019, Islamabad ranks 232 with crime index of 32.88 and Karachi 61 with 58.43 crime index. In 2018, Karachi ranked 50 with crime index 62.20 and Islamabad 226 (38.05) that showed both the cities improved their positions during a period of one year or so. Provincial metropolis, Karachi, Islamabad drop 36, 11 and six notches, respectively on World Crime Index 2019.