Mumbai has scored a first, again, but this pole position brings no cheer. According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India, Mumbai is the most unsafe city in the country for senior citizens. According to the NCRB data for 2018, released on Thursday, the crime rate in the city has come down marginally from 317.5 cases per one lakh population in 2017 to 309.9 cases in 2018, finishing 17th among the country's top 19 metropolitan cities with a population of over 20 lakh. However, the Maximum City continued, for the third consecutive year, to score the top position in crime against citizens aged above 60 years.

In 2018, a total of 1,043 cases were registered by senior citizens in Mumbai as compared to Delhi's 770 cases. Around 379 elders were duped, 244 filed theft cases and 23 lodged sexual harassment complaints. The number shows that the city needs to act swiftly to break the unfortunate record.