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National Crime Record Bureau: India Report 2020, SCRB, DCRB
National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB), District Crime Record Bureau (DCRB) Reports-2020, Details
The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) is the oldest and most prestigious publication. State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) collects data from District Crime Records Bureau (DCRB) and sends it to NCRB at the end of each year. Megacities (cities with a population of 10 lakh or more than of the last census) have their own set of statistics. Districts collect and disseminate data on various IPC heads independently. 'Crime in India' was originally published in 1953 and the most recent version is for the year 2020.
The record of Crime statistics are noteworthy:-
- In 2020, India had 29,193 murders, with Uttar Pradesh topping the list of states with an average of 80 murders and 77 rape cases each day.
- Delhi is the most hazardous city in the world for women. More than 10,093 incidents of violence against women were recorded in the city in 2020.
- Compared to the previous year, communal riots surged by 96% in 2020.
- Uttar Pradesh had the most kidnappings and abductions in 2020 (12,913), followed by West Bengal (9,309), Maharashtra (8,103), Bihar (7,889) and Madhya Pradesh (7,889). (7320).
- According to the NCRB, in India the most rapes in 2020 occurred in Rajasthan (5,310 cases), followed by Uttar Pradesh (2,769 cases), Madhya Pradesh (2,339 cases) and Maharashtra (2,339 cases) (2,061 cases).
