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‎2017

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‎2022

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‎Sexual abuse

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‎Economy, crimes against

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‎2017/ The biggest cities of India

Jyoti: /* 2017: An overview */

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‎2017: An overview

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 Criminal lawyer Majeed Memon said women are often easy prey and also very vulnerable to injustice. “If injustice becomes perpetual, she gets desperate and picks up a weapon,” said Memon. Activist Arati Chauhan said social environment was also responsible for women resorting to crime. “Discrimination, abuse, rape, family problems have increased for women... In many cases we find their men to be alcoholics without work, which forces them to commit an offence,” said Chauhan.
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	Attacks by insurgents in the Northeast dipped by 62%, from 68 in 2018 to 26 in 202, while offences against the state increased by 8.6%.		Attacks by insurgents in the Northeast dipped by 62%, from 68 in 2018 to 26 in 202, while offences against the state increased by 8.6%.
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		+	==2022- 2023==
		+	''Crime in India, 2022- 2023''
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		+	===The best and worst states===
		+	[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=01_10_2025_108_007_cap_TOI Atul.Thakur, Oct 1, 2025: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Going by the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Delhi is the country’s crime capital. Per lakh population, 1508.9 cases of IPC were recorded in 2023. Kerala is second on this list with 721.7 IPC cases per lakh population. Among major states and UTs, Jharkhand had the fewest reported cases at 126.6 per lakh population.
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		+	That would make Delhi almost 12 times more unsafe than Jharkhand, and Kerala about six times so. But — and this is where the story takes an unexpected twist — the chances of getting murdered in Jharkhand is almost one and a half times more than in Delhi, and nearly three times higher than in Kerala.
		+	So, are we to believe that Jharkhand has a fantastic record in controlling all other crimes except the most heinous one — murder? On the contrary, this is likely a case of gross under-reporting. Delhi and Kerala have much better policing, and a much more rigorous reporting of crime.
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		+	Delhi is ranked first in overall crime, but is eighth when it comes to murders. Kerala is ranked second in overall crime and 22nd in murder. Jharkhand, on the other hand, is ranked 22nd in overall crime and ranks first in murder. Similarly, Punjab and Assam are ranked 19th and 20th in overall crime and 7th and 4th in murder.
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		+	Haryana, Telangana, Odisha and Tamil Nadu have the minimum gap in their overall crime rate and the rate of murder and culpable homicide, probably indicating a better capture of both data sets.

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	Conversely, sources say, UP being closer to Delhi, more people may tend to approach NHRC in the capital. But if that was true, neighbouring Haryana would also show a high number of illegal arrests. However,Haryana’s figures for many years have remained in single digits.		Conversely, sources say, UP being closer to Delhi, more people may tend to approach NHRC in the capital. But if that was true, neighbouring Haryana would also show a high number of illegal arrests. However,Haryana’s figures for many years have remained in single digits.

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	Conversely, sources say, UP being closer to Delhi, more people may tend to approach NHRC in the capital. But if that was true, neighbouring Haryana would also show a high number of illegal arrests. However,Haryana’s figures for many years have remained in single digits.		Conversely, sources say, UP being closer to Delhi, more people may tend to approach NHRC in the capital. But if that was true, neighbouring Haryana would also show a high number of illegal arrests. However,Haryana’s figures for many years have remained in single digits.
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		+	[[File: Thefts in India, City-wise, 2022.jpg\|Thefts in India, City-wise, 2022 <br/> From: [https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=17_06_2025_002_009_cap_TOI June 17, 2025: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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	Of the 7,730 cases of abduction reported in Delhi last year, around 60% were of children. Police said in most of these cases, the children were sexually assaulted. According to the Centre for Child Rights, 53.2% of all children are sexually abused, with 20.9% suffering severe abuse. These go unreported due to the stigma attached to rape. “It is a baffling trend that cannot be addressed by just policing activities,“ said the NGO's Enakshi Ganguli.		Of the 7,730 cases of abduction reported in Delhi last year, around 60% were of children. Police said in most of these cases, the children were sexually assaulted. According to the Centre for Child Rights, 53.2% of all children are sexually abused, with 20.9% suffering severe abuse. These go unreported due to the stigma attached to rape. “It is a baffling trend that cannot be addressed by just policing activities,“ said the NGO's Enakshi Ganguli.
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		+	=Solving crimes=
		+	==City-wise: 2022==
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		+	'' Pendency of unsolved crimes in India, city-wise, presumably as in 2022''
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 While the decline in drunk driving deaths may be a positive sign, questions have been raised whether police “honestly“ record the cause of death in such cases. This is because cops often do not show a victim killed in a road accident as “under influence of alcohol“ so that his family can get the insurance claim.
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-''Crimes against the Economy, November 2016- September 2017''
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-The real threat to the Indian economy is from frauds, cheating and corruption which accounted for 74% of all cases registeredby theEnforcement Directorate in the last one year and not as much from drugs, narcotics or arms smuggling, according to a study conducted by the agency.
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-About 83% of all money laundering cases registered by the ED in the last one year are those related to financial institutions and real estate, and not linked to gold, arms or explosives catch. Gold related cases accounted for a mere 7% while others were 10%, the ED study said.
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-In an example cited for corruption involving a senior IAS officer, the agency said the accused was aided by his chartered accountant to operate 446 benami bank accounts for 13 shell companies. The IAS officer had deposited Rs 39 crore in these accounts between 2006-09.
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-The ED conducted the sample study as a risk assessment exercise focusing on cases booked by the agency post demonetisation between November 2016 and September 2017. Itfound that frauds and cheating were the two major threats to the Indian economy while the proceeds of crime were laundered through financial institutions using shell companies and investments in real estate.
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-“The vicious circle of illegal wealth is not only involved in domestic circular trading but has moved out of Indian borders. Banking channels are used and remittances are made using shell companies to avoid compliances. Such activities are known as tradebased money laundering,” the study said expressing concern on how regulatory mechanism has failed to curb generation of black money.
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-==2016: Delhi tops (5,942 cases)==
-[http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2017%2F12%2F01&entity=Ar00805&sk=5783A464&mode=text  December 1, 2017: ''The Times of India'']
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-Delhi reported the maximum number of cases of economic offences in 2016 among major cities. Logging 5,942 cases, the capital accounted for 19.3% of the total cases registered under this head, according to the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau on Thursday. With 4,742 cases, Jaipur was in second place, while the country’s financial capital, Mumbai, followed with 4,191 cases, giving the two cities 15.4% and 13.6% shares, respectively.
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-After including the 11,907 cases involving economic offences carried forward from the past years, 17,849 cases were investigated in Delhi in 2016. Unlike in the previous years, none of the cases was withdrawn by the state in 2016.
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-Of the four categories under which the cases of economic offences got reported, the most (4,957) related to cheating. Criminal breach of trust was behind 519 cases, while forgery led to 387 cases and counterfeiting to 79, the data showed.
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-The incidence of cyber crime was less in Delhi in 2016 than in 2014, going down to 90 from 224. The figure was just 2.2% of the 4,172 such cases reported in 19 major Indian cities in 2016. Mumbai reported the highest in this respect, 980 (23.5%). While 48 cases in Delhi were computer-related, no cases were lodged under the head of cyber terrorism.
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-“Illegal gain” was the motive under which most (34) of the cyber crime cases in Delhi were categorised. This was followed by “insult to modesty of women” with 15 cases. Forty-seven men were arrested in the capital, of whom 40 were charge-sheeted. Nobody was convicted and four were acquitted.
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-Corruption-related cases in Delhi slid to 16 in 2016 from 64 in 2014 and constituted just 0.4% of the cases reported in this category. In the event, 23 people were charge-sheeted and nine arrested, with two being convicted and seven acquitted.
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-Last year, of the 2,60,069 cases of offences against property, the most (1,26,467) were reported in Delhi, followed by Bengaluru with 10,578 cases and Mumbai with 9,839 cases.
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	Experts say cities like Patna figure low on the crime table because they underreport petty crimes and crimes against women due to various social factors and bad policing. States with good policing and crime reporting, such as Kerala (656 crimes per lakh population), however, end up looking bad.		Experts say cities like Patna figure low on the crime table because they underreport petty crimes and crimes against women due to various social factors and bad policing. States with good policing and crime reporting, such as Kerala (656 crimes per lakh population), however, end up looking bad.
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		+	==2018: Delhi vis-à-vis other major cities==
		+	[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-crime-rate-is-4-times-of-other-metros/articleshow/73179559.cms January 10, 2020: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	NEW DELHI: The crime rate per lakh population in Delhi was almost four times the other metropolitan cities in the country in 2018. Data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed that while the national average was 238, it was 1,273 cases per lakh people in the capital.
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		+	Violent crimes saw a marginal dip in 2018 compared with the previous year. However, of the total violent crimes recorded in metropolitan cities, 41% took place in Delhi. Crimes against women were the highest in Delhi (149 cases per lakh population) compared with the national average of 131.
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		+	In 2018, Delhi matched Bengaluru and Indore in the highest rate of murders at 2.6 cases per lakh population. The number of murders showed a sudden jump of about 5% from the previous year. Delhi recorded 513 cases of murder in 2018 against 487 in 2017. Of these, personal enmity accounted for almost 20%, followed by murders over petty reasons.
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		+	The highest number of fatal accidents accounting for 1,445 deaths on roads took place in Delhi, followed by Chennai with 1,260 deaths. Of the total road deaths, 775 were hit and run cases. Almost 50% of the fatal accidents occurred in rural areas between 9pm and 6am.
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		+	Kidnappings, too, showed a marginal dip of about 0.5% compared with 2017. Delhi accounted for nearly one-third of the total number of kidnapping cases registered in metropolitan cities.
		+	NCRB data shows crimes committed by juveniles dipped to 2,727 cases compared with 2,965 in 2017. The number had jumped by almost 19% in 2017. Crimes against senior citizens also showed a 3.4% increase.
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		+	The highest number of vehicle thefts in the country (42,611 cases) was recorded in Delhi. At 2,154 cases of robbery, Delhi was one of the highest compared with the national average. However, it dropped significantly from 3,147 cases registered in 2017. The city also topped the list in thefts with 1,78,953 cases registered in 2018 compared with other metropolitan cities. Of these, 6,024 cases were of snatching. In 2018, police lodged 473 cases of attempt to murder and 24 of dacoity.
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		+	In the total number of crimes, Delhi continues to fare worse than most cities. However, in terms of crime rate (number of crime per lakh population), which is a better indicator of safety, some cities are far worse than Delhi. Bengaluru’s murder rate is higher than Delhi’s and sexual harassment rate in Kochi is twice than that of the national capital. In rash driving, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi fare far worse.
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		+	Delhi Police maintained that its citizen-friendly service of e-FIRs under certain category of offences increased reporting of crime under such heads. “The figures are indicative of proactive policing, registering of e-FIRs and increase in police presence on the roads. The data shows a dip in heinous crimes, which are prime indicators of the crime situation,” said Delhi Police PRO Mandeep Singh Randhawa.

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	Data on crime/atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SCs) revealed that simple hurt cases accounted for highest crimes (13,099 cases, or 30%) of total crimes against SCs, followed by cases under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (13.4%, or 5,775 cases) and criminal intimidation (7.6%, or 3,282 cases) during 2017. Out of three specified categories of economic offences (viz criminal breach of trust, forgery, cheating & fraud and counterfeiting), forgery, cheating and fraud accounted for most cases (1.27 lakh).		Data on crime/atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SCs) revealed that simple hurt cases accounted for highest crimes (13,099 cases, or 30%) of total crimes against SCs, followed by cases under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (13.4%, or 5,775 cases) and criminal intimidation (7.6%, or 3,282 cases) during 2017. Out of three specified categories of economic offences (viz criminal breach of trust, forgery, cheating & fraud and counterfeiting), forgery, cheating and fraud accounted for most cases (1.27 lakh).
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		+	==2018: Crime rate fell, registrations rose==
		+	[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/crime-rate-fell-registrations-rose-in-18-shows-ncrb-data/articleshow/73180711.cms Bharti Jain, January 10, 2020: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	NEW DELHI: The crime rate in the country, or total crimes reported per lakh population, fell to 383.5 in 2018 from 388.6 in 2017, reversing the rising trend seen between 2016, when it stood at 379.3, and 2017.
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		+	According to “Crime in India 2018” report released by NCRB barely two-and-a-half months after it put out the much delayed 2017 edition, the total number of cognisable crimes registered under IPC as well as Special & Local Laws (SLL) increased to 50.74 lakh in 2018 from 50.07 lakh in 2017, with SLL crimes individually declining by 0.1% and IPC crimes registration rising by 2.3%.
		+	SLL crimes relate to Arms Act, NDPS ACT, UAPA, Gambling Act, Excise Act, Explosives Substances Act, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, Registration of Foreigners Act and Dowry Prohibition Act etc.
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		+	As many as 29,017 murder cases were registered during 2018, an increase of 1.3% over 2017. Total murders in 2017 (28,653) had fallen 6% when compared to 2016 (30,450). ‘Disputes’ was the motive behind highest number of murders (9,623), followed by personal vendetta or enmity (3,875) and gain (2,995). Kidnapping/abduction cases rose by 10% from 95,893 in 2017 to 1.05 lakh, of which 80,817 involved female victims. Over 92,000 victims were recovered, though 428 were recovered dead.
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		+	As per another report published by NCRB on “accidental deaths and suicides in India 2018’, the rate of accidental deaths rose to 31.1 from 30.3 in 2017, while suicides per lakh of population increased from 9.9 in 2017 to 10.2. Suicides by farmers and farm workers were down from 10,655 in 2017 to 10,349 in 2018.
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		+	As per the report, Kerala accounted for the highest rate of total crimes (IPC and SLL) in the country (1,463), followed by Delhi (1,342). As for 19 metropolitan cities with over 20 lakh population, Kochi in Kerala accounted for the highest crimes per lakh population at 2,581, followed by Delhi (1,457) and Jaipur (1,065), while Kolkata reported the lowest crime rate of 152.
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		+	IPC crimes made up 61.7% of the total crimes reported in 2018, while share of SLL crimes stood at 38.2%. Offences against the human body (murder, rape, injury, kidnapping/abduction etc) registered in 2018 stood at 10.40 lakh, of which ‘hurt’ accounted for the maximum 5.30 lakh cases, ‘death by negligence’ for 1.44 lakh cases, and ‘kidnapping/abduction’ for 1.05 lakh cases.
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		+	The rate of crimes against women per lakh of their population witnessed an increase to 58.8 in 2018 from 57.9 in 2017. Assam reported the highest crime rate per lakh women population (166), followed by Delhi (149.6). Nagaland was the safest for women, with a crime rate of just 7.3, followed by Gujarat (26). Rape accounted for 10.35 of the total IPC crimes against women.
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		+	A total of 76,851 cases of offences against public tranquillity were registered under various sections of IPC during 2018, of which rioting (57,828 cases) accounted for 75.2% .
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		+	The latest NCRB report on crime statistics could be released without much delay as there was a conscious effort by the home ministry this time to get the states to send the data on time. The states were reportedly sent a reminder to submit the 2018 data within a deadline, failing which NCRB report would be published with whatever data was in. The 2018 NCRB report, incidentally, carries the disclaimer that clarifications on data are pending from West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Kolkata City. “Hence, data from aforesaid states/city may be treated as provisional,” it states.
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