The rate of crime in West Bengal dropped by more than 49 % during the COVID-19 pandemic .
`` If the number of criminal activities recorded between 18 and 28 March is compared with that of the corresponding period in January and February of this year , we can say for certain that the rate has fallen by 50 per cent , '' Joint Commissioner of Police ( Crime ) Murli Dhar Sharma told PTI.
2020 coronavirus pandemic in West Bengal