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- National Crime Record Bureau’s (NCRB) report on Crime in India for the year 2018 was released.
- The report finds that over 50 lakh crimes have been registered in 2018 which is 1.3% more than that of 2017.
findings of the report
- Uttar Pradesh accounted for the maximum number of economic offences in 2018.
- It was followed by Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Telangana and Bihar in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th rank respectively.
- Kidnapping and Abduction accounting for 13.8% and 10.2% respectively.
- Kidnapping and abduction in children in 2018 were 44.2% and cases under the POCSO Act-2012 were 34.7% that also included child rape.
- In the year 2017, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest share of reported economic offences.
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