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NCRB Report 2017 – Crime in India
October 23 , 2019
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- The 2017 Crime in India report has been released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
- The total number of cases registered in 2017 stood at 9,013 compared to 6,986 cases registered in 2016.
- The maximum number of these cases were reported from
- Haryana (2,576)
- Uttar Pradesh (2,055)
- Tamil Nadu (1,802)
- The report saw a 30% jump in cases recorded as “offences against the State.”
- It also shows number of communal riots in India had reduced from 869 in 2016 to 723 in 2017. But the total number of riot victims in India increased by 22 per cent.
- With 43% share in hate crimes, Uttar Pradesh is the most unsafe state for minorities, Dalits.
- West Bengal has the highest number of foreign prisoners with most of them being Bangladeshis.
- According to Home Ministry, crimes against journalist, whistle blowers, social workers were not included in the NCRB as they constitute vague/unreliable data.
New Category of Offences - Cybercrimes, Safety of Women
- The NCRB report published after a delay of two years, included 88 new categories of offences including sexual harassment of women at the workplace/public transport.
- A new category called “anti-national elements” has been added which includes details of “jihadi terrorists, Left Wing Extremism and North East insurgents.”
- For the first time, “cyber stalking and bullying of women” has been included in the report.
- A total of 542 cases were reported under this category, with the maximum incidents recorded in Maharashtra (301).
- 11,601 persons arrested for various cybercrimes and charge sheets was filed against 8,306 suspects.
Tamilnadu Specific Data
Riots
- Tamil Nadu had a 3.28 per cent share in total rioting cases in India in 2017, but accounted for 21 per cent of riot victims.
- Punjab was the most peaceful in terms of rioting as it registered just one case.
Road Accidents
- Tamil Nadu has reported the second highest number of deaths in road accidents in the country in 2017.
- Tamil Nadu currently uses the Road Accidents Data Management System (RADMS) that ensures every case is recorded immediately and uploaded on a network.
Sedition Cases
- Assam recorded the highest number of sedition cases followed by Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
Prisoners
- Out of a total of 2,096 Indian prison inmates comprising 2,039 males and 57 females. Tamil Nadu has the highest number of detenus (810).
Crimes against Senior Citizens
- Tamil Nadu has topped the country in reporting grave crimes, particularly murder, against senior citizens.
- The State stood second after Maharashtra in reporting incidents of robbery and snatching targeting elders.
Environmental Offences
- The number of environmental offences committed in India increased from 4,732 in 2016 to 42,143 in 2017.
- Almost half of these offences (20, 914) amounting to 49.6 per cent of all the offences took place in Tamil Nadu.
- The hike in the number of offences has been due to the addition of the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, to the list of environment offences.
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