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The study employs a qualitative secondary analysis (QSA) methodology to understand the escalating street criminality in Sindh, Pakistan. The objectives of this study were to comprehend the phenomenon of street criminality and investigate the most prevalent types of street crime in Sindh to determine the rate of street crime in Sindh's various regions, including Larkana, Hyderabad, and Sukkur, from 2020 to 2021, and to recommend policy guidelines and control strategies for reducing street criminality. According to the study, the most frequent street crimes in Sindh are car/bike snatching, mobile phone snatching, highway robbery/dacoity, street assaults and drug smuggling. The study revealed that a variety of factors contribute to street crime. According to the research, poverty, inflation, urbanization, lawlessness, unemployment, and the availability of weapons contribute to the rise in street crime in Sindh. It was also determined that Hyderabad had the highest number of recorded street offences (1,533), followed by Larkana (1,051) and Sukkur (667) instances. In the end, the following research provided practical strategies for reducing the threat of street crime by arguing that the Pakistani government must simultaneously reduce unemployment and regulate inflation, both of which are major causes of crime, and that police-public interaction must be strengthened and enhanced.

Keywords: Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), Community Policing, Sindh Police, Street Offences, Strain Theory, Street Criminality, Qualitative Secondary Analysis (QSA).