List of states and union territories of India by crime rate

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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]

List[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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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