Lok Sabha Question No. 2470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Crime Rate
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAGWANT MANN, SHARAD BANSODE, SADHU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2470

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  JANUARY, 2018/ PAUSHA 12, 1939 (SAKA) CRIME RATE

2470.

SHRI BHAGWANT MANN: ADV. SHARADKUMAR MARUTI BANSODE: PROF. SADHU SINGH

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has submittted a report showing 34 per cent drop in the crime rate in the country;

(b) if so, the details and the authenticity of the said report;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  policy  to  reduce  crime rate in the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): NCRB collects data from States/UTs, collates and publishes in its  annual report Crime in India through MHA approved proformae. In the past in Crime in India Reports published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand have been including the  data  of  non-FIR  cases  of  other  Special  and  Local  Laws  (SLL)  crimes (such  as  Motor  Vehicle  Act,  (Challans),  Gunda  Act,  Local  Police  Act, Section 106 to 110 of  Cr.P.C. etc.),  while rest of the States and UTs  were

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2470 FOR 02.01.2018

not including these non-FIR cases. Therefore, in order to bring uniformity across all States and UTs, NCRB removed this data with respect to these 3 States  while  finalizing  the  crime  in  India  Report  for  2016.    A  similar exercise has been done for other SLL cases in 2014 and 2015 data also now. The details of these reduction in other SLL cases has been presented through  a  corrigendum  in  Crime  in  India  2016  Report  and  are  given  at Annexure-1.  There is no change in the IPC crime cases and specific SLL crime  cases.  The  change  is  only  in  non-FIR  cases  of  other  SLL  Crime Cases. As per the data presented below, there is drop of 34.05% in cases reported in Crime in India 2016 compared to the cases published in Crime in India 2015 (Old) report.  However, there is increase of 2.6% in the total crime cases (IPC+SLL) in 2016 compared to the revised figures of 2015.

| Year           |     IPC |     SLL |   Total | % Variation (IPC+SLL) in 2016 over 2015   |
|----------------|---------|---------|---------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2015 (Old)     | 2949400 | 4376699 | 7326099 | -                                         |
| 2015 (Revised) | 2949400 | 1761276 | 4710676 | -34.05%                                   |
| 2016           | 2975711 | 1855804 | 4831515 | 2.6%                                      |

(c) & (d): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the seventh Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of India.  The responsibility to maintain law

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2470 FOR 02.01.2018

and order, protection of life and property rests primarily with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal  with  such  offences  under  the  extant  provisions  of  laws.  The  Union Government,  however,  attaches  highest  importance  to  the  matter  of prevention of crime. The Government of India emphasizes the need to give more focused attention towards improving the administration of criminal justice system and taking such measures as are necessary for prevention and  control  of  crime  within  their  respective  jurisdictions  with  the  State Governments / UT Administrations. In this regard, Ministry of Home Affairs has issued various Advisories from time to time for the State Governments and  UT  administrations  to  handle  crime  cases  for  which  advisories  on crime against Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes, crime against children, crime against women, Advisory on Prevention, Registration, investigation & prosecution of crime and Advisory on no discrimination in compulsory registration of FIRs, which are available on the website of Ministry of Home Affairs  viz.  http://mha.nic.in.    Further,  Government  of  India  through  its various agencies supports State Governments/UT Administrations in building the capacity of investigation & prosecution agencies to address crime. The Central Forensic Laboratories provides forensic assistance in this regard. Central Investigation agencies such as CBI, NIA take up crime cases of a serious nature that are referred to them.

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Crimes under Indian Penal Code(IPC) and Special &Local Laws (SLL) - 2014-2016

| S. No.   | Year   | Mid-Year Projected Population (in Lakhs)   | Crime Incidence +   | Crime Incidence +   | Crime Incidence +   | Crime Rate ++   | Crime Rate ++   | Crime Rate ++   |
|----------|--------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| S. No.   | Year   | Mid-Year Projected Population (in Lakhs)   | IPC                 | SLL                 | Total               | IPC             | SLL             | Total           |
| (1)      | (2)    | (3)                                        | (4)                 | (5)                 | (6)                 | (7)             | (8)             | (9)             |
| 1        | 2014   | 12440.4                                    | 2851563             | 1720100             | 4571663             | 229.2           | 138.3           | 367.5           |
| 2        | 2015   | 12591.1                                    | 2949400             | 1761276             | 4710676             | 234.2           | 139.9           | 374.1           |
| 3        | 2016   | 12739.9                                    | 2975711             | 1855804             | 4831515             | 233.6           | 145.7           | 379.3           |

Note :i)Population Source : Registrar General of India estimated population of 2016 based on 2001 census

ii) '+' Incidence : Number of FIRs Registered

iii)  '++' Crime Rate is calculated as Crime Incidence per one lakh of population

## * Corrigendum

| Year   |         | States        | Incidence Published earlier   | Incidence Published earlier   | Incidence Revised   | Incidence Revised   |
|--------|---------|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Year   | Sl. No. |               | Other SLL                     | Total SLL                     | Other SLL           | Total SLL           |
| 2014   | 1       | Chhattisgarh  | 259990                        | 285611                        | 653                 | 26274               |
| 2014   | 2       | Uttar Pradesh | 2272444                       | 2393330                       | 41461               | 162126              |
| 2014   | 3       | Uttarakhand   | 166999                        | 170767                        | 125                 | 3893                |
| 2014   | 4       | All India     | 3368802                       | 4377630                       | 711608              | 1720100             |
|        | 1       | Chhattisgarh  | 215149                        | 245223                        | 1653                | 30563               |
|        | 2       | Uttar Pradesh | 2386227                       | 2549421                       | 72776               | 232639              |
|        | 3       | Uttarakhand   | 83893                         | 88618                         | 170                 | 4796                |
|        | 4       | All India     | 3259716                       | 4376699                       | 659618              | 1761276             |

Note: (i)  The States of Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand  have revised SLL Crime figures.

(ii) The Reported Cases under SLL of the States like Motor Vehicle Act (Challans), Gunda Act, Local Police Act, Section 106 To 110 of Cr.P.C. have been excluded from 'Other SLL Crimes' from the year 2014 onwards as either FIRs are Not Registered in above cases or if registered, same are not sent to Judicial Magistrate).

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