Post-Conflict Crime and Violence in Nepal: Trends, Dynamics and Drivers

Abstract

This chapter shows a comparison of data between 2012 and 2015 reveals a steady growth in crime and violence. Nepal’s lengthy transition from war to peace has not been very peaceful. This chapter aims to study post-conflict crime and violence in Nepal. It analyzes post-conflict crime and violence using a three-dimensional analytical framework in which the three dimensions are economic and structural dimension, institutional dimension and political and social dimension. Although post-conflict crime and violence have become common phenomena in countries emerging from war, the literature on this critical problem is still growing. Unemployment of youth, especially between 15 and 25 years of age, is a major factor for economic crimes, particularly in urban areas. The Maoist insurgency was principally concentrated in rural areas, and as a result, the urban areas enjoyed relative calm and stability during the conflict period.