|
NCRB ‘Crime in India 2024’
The latest NCRB report shows changes in crime trends compared to 2023, including a decline in overall crime rate and rise in cyber crimes, crimes against children, and crimes against senior citizens. The report is for tracking crime patterns and policing priorities in India.
NCRB Crime Report:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Crime Rate | The crime rate per lakh population has declined to 418.9 from 448.3 compared to 2023. |
| Overall Cases | Overall case registrations have decreased by 6.0%. |
| Crimes Against Women | Crimes against women have decreased by 1.5% to around 4.4 lakh cases, with cruelty by husband forming the largest share at around 42%. |
| BNS Category | A new category called Offences against Women and Child has been introduced under the BNS. |
| Crimes Against Children | Crimes against children have increased by 5.9% to around 1.8 lakh cases. |
| Crimes Against Senior Citizens | Crimes against senior citizens have increased by 16.9%, with theft and fraud as the most common offences. |
| Crimes Against SCs and STs | Crimes against Scheduled Castes have decreased by 3.6%, while crimes against Scheduled Tribes have decreased by 23.1%. |
| Cyber Crimes | Cyber crimes have increased by 17.9%, with fraud accounting for nearly 73% of incidents. |
| Economic Offences | Economic offences have increased by 4.6% and are dominated by forgery, cheating, and fraud. |
| Juveniles | Juveniles in conflict with the law have increased by 11.2%, with 77.7% falling in the 16 to 18 age bracket. |
| NCRB Establishment | The National Crime Records Bureau has been established in 1986 on recommendations of the Tandon Committee, National Police Commission, and MHA Task Force. |
| Core Mandate | NCRB functions as a central repository of information on crime and criminals to assist investigators in linking crimes to perpetrators. |
| CCTNS | Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems has been launched in 2009 and has connected more than 15,000 police stations across India. |
| National Digital Police Portal | The National Digital Police Portal has been launched in 2017 for police searches on CCTNS and citizen services such as online complaints and tenant verification. |
| Key Databases | Key databases comprise National Database of Sexual Offenders and Online Cyber-Crime Reporting Portal. |
| Specialised Tools | Specialised tools comprise CyTrain and Crime Multi-Agency Centre. |
| Other Publications | Other NCRB publications comprise Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India and Prison Statistics India. |
| Other Portals | Other portals managed by NCRB comprise Central Finger Print Bureau and National Automated Fingerprint Identification System. |