Sir: How would you feel if you are walking down a deserted alley carrying one month’s salary after a hard working month, and suddenly someone comes and snatches it away from you? Well this is a common scene in this country. How many types of crimes do we have to be careful of? Starting from homicides to drug abuse, people can be harmed by many types of criminal offences. Poverty, illiteracy and unemployment are some of the major reasons for most criminal offences. Sometimes people commit crimes due to extreme poverty. Illiteracy is also a major reason for crime. What we can do individually is educate at least one person or at least pay for their books and stationery. This will help people to get jobs. If a person feels secure financially and in themselves, then they may never need to resort to crime or violence. We must help them and that will eventually help us and our society. SHAHZAD HUSSAIN BHATTIIslamabad