Brief Context
Context According to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 13,396 cases were registered under crimes against women and 7,662 under crimes against children in 2024. Major Findings The overall crime rate in India declined by 6% in 2024 compared with 2023 but there was an increase of over 17% in cybercrime cases. Crimes Against Women: Declined 1.5%, with a rate of 64.6 per lakh population, down from 66.2.
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Syllabus: GS2/Governance
Context
- According to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 13,396 cases were registered under crimes against women and 7,662 under crimes against children in 2024.
Major Findings
- The overall crime rate in India declined by 6% in 2024 compared with 2023 but there was an increase of over 17% in cybercrime cases.
- Crimes Against Women: Declined 1.5%, with a rate of 64.6 per lakh population, down from 66.2.
- Deaths due to drug overdose saw a 50% increase in 2024 compared with the previous year, with Tamil Nadu recording most fatalities.
- Crimes Against Children: Increased by 5.9%, dominated by kidnapping (40%) and sexual offences (36.9%).
- Economic Offences also showed an increase of 4.6%, with over 2.14 lakh cases registered in 2024.
- Metropolitan Crime Data: Delhi recorded the highest number of crimes against women and senior citizens among India’s 19 Metro cities in 2024.
- The Capital additionally topped the country in theft cases, accounting for nearly 30% of all such offences nationally.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
- It is a government agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and publishing crime and criminal data in the country.
- It was established in 1986 on the recommendation of the Task Force of the National Police Commission (1977–1981) and the MHA Group of Experts on Crime Records (1985).
- It functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Important NCRB Reports:
- Crime in India.
- Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India (ADSI).
- Prison Statistics India.
- Specialized Tools: CyTrain (training portal for cybercrime investigation); Cri-MAC (Crime Multi-Agency Centre- facilitates inter-agency coordination).
Source: TH