A comparative analysis of incidents reported between January 1 and October 20 in the two years showed a sharp decline in several categories. Stone-pelting incidents fell from 20 to three, cable cutting from 10 to three and alarm chain pulling from 186 to 42. The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has reported a close to 80 per cent decline in crime and safety-related incidents at vulnerable locations covered by its solar-powered CCTV surveillance.