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National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report for 2018
Why is it in the news?
- Data for crime has been in public domain with the release of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report for 2018.
More in the news
- Overall Crime:
(1) Overall crime in India increased 1.3% in 2018 compared to 2017, with more than 50 lakh cognisable crimes getting registered.
(2) However, crime rate per lakh population was down to 383.5 in 2018 from 388.6 the year before.
- Crime against Women:
(1) As per the report, 3,78,277 cases of crime against women were reported in the country, up from 3,59,849 cases reported in 2017.
(2) Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 59,445 cases, followed by Maharashtra.
(3) Majority of cases under crimes against women were registered under ‘Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives’ (31.9%) followed by ‘Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty’ (27.6%).’
(4) The conviction rate in raperelated cases stood at 27.2%.
- Accidental Death and Suicides:
(1) About 10,349 people working in the farm sector ended their lives in 2018, accounting for 7.7 % of the total number of suicides in the country.
(2) The total number of people who committed suicide in 2018 was 1,34,516, an increase of 3.6% from 2017.
(3) The highest number of suicide victims were daily wagers- 26,589, comprising 22.4% of such deaths.
(4) The majority of the suicides were reported in Maharashtra (17,972) followed by Tamil Nadu (13,896).
Source
The Hindu.