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List of states and union territories of India by crime rate

The crime rate (crime incidence per 100,000 of population) in India increased from 383.5 in 2018 and 385.5 in 2019 to 383.8 in 2020 according to the National Crime Records Bureau.[1] The rise in crime in 2020 has been generally attributed to COVID-19 related restrictions and violations.[2][3] 2020 saw a fall in crimes such as rape, kidnapping and crime against children, while disobeying public servant related crimes increased 21%.[3]

In 2018, a total of 5 million cognizable crimes were registered comprising 3 million Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and 2 million Special & Local Laws (SLL) crimes.[4] The average charge-sheeting rate for 2020 is 82.5%.[1]

Northeast India has consistently had the lowest incidence of crime, with four out of five of the least crime-prone states being from the region.[5] Nagaland has continued to have the lowest registered crime rate (69.4 per lakh population) in the country, although it rose from 44. It also had the lowest incidence of crime based on percentage of share of the nation.[6]

Among cities, Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Surat and Mumbai have the most registered crimes in 2020 (although according crime rate these positions vary).[7][8]

ListEdit

Data is based on the annual "Crime in India" publication by the National Crime Records Bureau.[4][9]

Key:

State/UT Total IPC & SLL Crimes (State/UT-wise) 2016-2019 % share of state/UT Crime Rate (IPC & SLL)
2018 2019 2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change 2020 Change
India 5074634 5156172 100.0 100.0 – 383.5 385.5   (-2) 487.8   (-102.3)
States
Andhra Pradesh 144703 145751 2.9 2.8   (0.1) 278.1 278.6   (-0.5) 452.7   (-174.1)
Arunachal Pradesh 2817 2877 0.1 0.1   188.7 190.9   (-2.2) 164.5   (26.4)
Assam 120572 132783 2.4 2.6   (-0.2) 354.2 385.8   (-31.6) 349.5   (36.3)
Bihar 262815 269109 5.2 5.2   222.1 224.0   (-1.9) 211.3   (12.7)
Chhattisgarh 98233 96561 1.9 1.9   345.1 334.7   (10.4) 352.9   (-18.2)
Goa 3884 3727 0.1 0.1   253.2 241.5   (11.7) 281.1   (-39.6)
Gujarat 393194 431066 7.7 8.4   (-0.7) 584.1 631.6   (-47.5) 1011.4   (-379.8)
Haryana 191229 166336 3.8 3.2   (0.6) 673.3 577.4   (95.9) 658.6   (-81.2)
Himachal Pradesh 19594 19924 0.4 0.4   269.6 272.4   (-2.8) 280.2   (-7.8)
Jharkhand 55664 62206 1.1 1.2   (-0.1) 150.3 165.5   (-15.2) 166.8   (-1.3)
Karnataka 163416 163691 3.2 3.2   249.7 248.1   (1.6) 225.7   (22.4)
Kerala 12167 453083 10.1 8.8   (1.3) 1287.7 1287.7   1568.4   (-280.7)
Madhya Pradesh 405129 395619 8.0 7.7   (0.3) 497.3 478.9   (18.4) 511.1   (-32.2)
Maharashtra 515674 509443 10.2 9.9   (0.3) 424.8 415.8   (9) 435.8   (-20)
Manipur 3781 3661 0.1 0.1   122.8 117.7   (5.1) 95.0   (22.7)
Meghalaya 3482 3897 0.1 0.1   108.8 120.6   (-11.8) 114.7   (5.9)
Mizoram 2351 2880 0.0 0.1   (-0.1) 198.6 241.0   (-42.4) 189.6   (51.4)
Nagaland 1775 1661 0.0 0.0   83.2 77.1   (6.1) 69.4   (7.7)
Odisha 107408 121525 2.1 2.4   (-0.3) 246.6 277.9   (-31.3) 295.2   (-17.3)
Punjab 70318 72855 1.4 1.4   236.8 243.3   (-6.5) 274.6   (-31.3)
Rajasthan 250546 304394 4.9 5.9   (-1) 327.1 392.3   (-65.2) 331.2   (61.1)
Sikkim 869 821 0.0 0.0   131.9 123.5   (8.4) 100.4   (23.1)
Tamil Nadu 499188 455094 9.8 8.8   (1) 661.5 600.3   (61.2) 1808.8   (-1208.5)
Telangana 126858 131254 2.5 2.5   342.6 352.0   (-9.4) 393.0   (-41)
Tripura 6078 5988 0.1 0.1   153.4 149.6   (3.8) 115.1   (34.5)
Uttar Pradesh 585157 628578 11.5 12.2   (-0.7) 262.4 278.2   (-15.8) 287.4   (-9.2)
Uttarakhand 34715 28268 0.7 0.5   (0.2) 314.0 252.8   (61.2) 506.8   (-254)
West Bengal 188063 ***** 3.7 3.6   (0.1) 194.9 193.7   (1.2) 186.6   (7.1)
Union Territories
A&N Islands 3699 4034 0.1 0.1   934.1 1013.6   (-79.5) 637.1   (376.5)
Chandigarh 5967 4518 0.1 0.1   510.0 381.6   (128.4) 271.6   (110)
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu 649 660 - - - - - - 51.3 -
Delhi 262612 316261 5.2 6.1   (-0.9) 1342.5 1586.1   (-243.6) 1309.5   (276.6)
Jammu and Kashmir 27276 25408 0.5 0.5   203.1 187.8   (15.3) 216.7   (-28.9)
Ladakh - - - - - - - - 136.1 -
Lakshadweep 77 182 0.0 0.0   114.9 267.6   (-152.7) 216.2   (51.4)
Puducherry 4674 4004 0.1 0.1   315.6 264.3   (51.3) 512.6   (-248.3)

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Crime in India 2020. Statistics Volume 1" (PDF). National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 17 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Abhishek Jha, Vineet Sachdev (2021-09-14). "Covid violations led to rise in total cases filed in 2020". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2021-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Radhakrishnan, Vignesh; Sen, Sumant; Nihalani, Jasmin (2021-09-16). "Serious offences dip in 2020, COVID violations pushes up crime rate". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Crime in India 2018. Statistics Volume 1" (PDF). National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 26 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "North-East to the rescue! Seven sisters are safest for women to live in: NCRB data". mirrownownews.com. Times Now. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Deka, Kaushik (27 November 2020). "Nagaland: A Safe Haven". India Today. Retrieved 2021-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Mumbai ranks fifth in crimes among 19 cities in India". Hindustan Times. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  8. ↑ "Kolkata is India's Safest City to Live in, Delhi Most Unsafe for Women: NCRB Data". News18. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  9. ↑ "Crime in India 2019. Statistics Volume 1" (PDF). National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 12 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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