 Dear students, in this module, we are going to discuss the violent types of crime. Violent crime refers to the criminal offences that involve the use of force or threat of force against another person. It is not the victimless crime, these are the crimes in which certain victims are involved, in which taking someone's life or giving someone a life threat is also included. Examples of violent crime include murder, assault or rape. Pakistan has the high rate of violent crime, with some estimates suggesting that there are over 20,000 murders in the country each year. If we look at their different motives, we can see that these violent crimes are treated differently due to which the law enforcement agencies react very strongly. Our justice system should react very strongly. But unfortunately, the potential loop holes in the law enforcement are not able to develop an effective punishment mechanism because of them. This becomes an instigator and a motivator for future potential criminals that if they can be murdered and saved in Pakistan, then it is not a big deal. And potentially, violent crimes like this become possible in the future. As we have seen, deterrence is a mechanism of social control, a strong mechanism of social control. So, against such violent crimes, the stronger the mechanism of social control, the more deterrence there will be. And if the level of deterrence is low and the fear of crime is not present, this means that we are producing more potential or platforms for such kind of crimes. So, factors that contribute to the prevalence of violent crime in Pakistan can include poverty, political instability, and proliferation of weapons. The use of weapons, the use of weapons, and the political instability like this in the situation in Pakistan, when you look at it, there are many reasons that are not able to create political stability and there is poverty. So, these are all factors that provide platforms for such violent crimes. And in addition to that, when we see that demographic factors are also very important, like youth is much more as compared to other older populations. So, this youth can be a potential resource, similarly, this youth can become a factor for you because of which disorganization can also be created in the society. So, there are many such crimes that involve youth who do not have the right paths for them, opportunities that are limited for them, so they tend to engage themselves into such kind of violent and criminal activities.