Syllabus: GS2/Governance
Context
- According to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 13,396 cases were registered under crimes against women and 7,662 under crimes against children in 2024.
Major Findings
- The overall crime rate in India declined by 6% in 2024 compared with 2023 but there was an increase of over 17% in cybercrime cases.
- Crimes Against Women: Declined 1.5%, with a rate of 64.6 per lakh population, down from 66.2.
- Deaths due to drug overdose saw a 50% increase in 2024 compared with the previous year, with Tamil Nadu recording most fatalities.
- Crimes Against Children: Increased by 5.9%, dominated by kidnapping (40%) and sexual offences (36.9%).
- Economic Offences also showed an increase of 4.6%, with over 2.14 lakh cases registered in 2024.
- Metropolitan Crime Data: Delhi recorded the highest number of crimes against women and senior citizens among India’s 19 Metro cities in 2024.
- The Capital additionally topped the country in theft cases, accounting for nearly 30% of all such offences nationally.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
- It is a government agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and publishing crime and criminal data in the country.
- It was established in 1986 on the recommendation of the Task Force of the National Police Commission (1977–1981) and the MHA Group of Experts on Crime Records (1985).
- It functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Important NCRB Reports:
- Crime in India.
- Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India (ADSI).
- Prison Statistics India.
- Specialized Tools: CyTrain (training portal for cybercrime investigation); Cri-MAC (Crime Multi-Agency Centre- facilitates inter-agency coordination).
Source: TH
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