TNPSC Thervupettagam

Murder of Seniors in 2021

September 9 , 2022 692 days 573 0
  • It was according to the Crime in India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau recently.
  • Tamil Nadu reported the highest number of murders of elderly people in the country in 2021.
  • The second highest number of murders involving the elderly was reported in Maharashtra.
  • The year 2021 marked the first time in recent years that Tamil Nadu topped the table in murders of elderly people.
  • Tamil Nadu also had the highest crime rate when it came to murders of elderly people.
  • The crime rate is calculated as the number of crimes per one lakh population.
  • The percentage of the projected elderly population in Tamil Nadu was 13.6, the second highest in the country.
  • Kerala had the highest, with 16.5% of its population aged above 60.
  • It was according to the Elderly in India 2021 report released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

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