Lok Sabha Question No. 4040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Murder Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4040

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  MARCH, 2018/ MURDER CASES

PHALGUNA 29, 1939 (SAKA)

4040. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that 30,450 murders were committed in the country in 2016 according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data; (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  such  cases  reported during the last two years, State-wise; (c) whether Uttar Pradesh has reported the most cases of homicides and if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard; and (d)  the  effective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  stop  the  murder cases?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (b):- As per data furnished by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB ), a total  of  32,127  cases  and  30,450  cases  of  Murder  were  registered  in  the country  during  2015  and  2016  respectively.  State  wise  details  are  given  in Annexure.

(c) to (d) Uttar Pradesh has registered most cases of murders during 2015 and 2016.  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India;  the  State  Governments  are  primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through their law enforcement agencies, as also  for  protecting  the  life  and  property  of  the  citizens.  Further  States/  UT administrations are empowered to enact and enforce laws to curb the menace

## LS.US.Q.NO.4040 FOR 20.03.2018

of  crimes  in  their  jurisdiction,  to  maintain  law  and  order  and  to  protect  the interests of citizens for maintaining peace for coexistence in the society. The Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued  advisories  from  time  to  time  to  State Governments/UTs administrations regarding improving law and order situation including  advisory  on  prevention,  registration,  investigation  and  prosecution of crime. Advisories are available in the Ministry's website www.mha.gov.in.

Annexure State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR), Number of Victims (VICT), Cases ChargeSheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Persons Arrested (PAR),

## Persons Chargesheeted (PCS), Persons Convicted (PCV) under Murder during 2015-2016

| SL   |                   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL   | State/UT          | CR     | VICT   | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | VICT   | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 1099   | 1144   | 1000   | 160    | 2404   | 2434   | 360    | 1123   | 1187   | 992    | 150    | 2518   | 1665   | 200    |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 57     | 61     | 52     | 2      | 78     | 68     | 2      | 46     | 49     | 44     | 20     | 64     | 53     | 20     |
| 3    | Assam             | 1343   | 1352   | 1305   | 234    | 1651   | 1464   | 288    | 1149   | 1149   | 918    | 151    | 1443   | 1114   | 186    |
| 4    | Bihar             | 3178   | 3183   | 2611   | 583    | 5015   | 4010   | 993    | 2581   | 2593   | 3188   | 544    | 3520   | 4107   | 947    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 929    | 959    | 817    | 745    | 1467   | 1576   | 1058   | 957    | 988    | 867    | 408    | 1501   | 1522   | 748    |
| 6    | Goa               | 31     | 35     | 22     | 11     | 39     | 32     | 17     | 30     | 30     | 27     | 15     | 36     | 44     | 19     |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 1150   | 1228   | 961    | 89     | 2656   | 2560   | 193    | 1120   | 1176   | 989    | 98     | 2469   | 2522   | 182    |
| 8    | Haryana           | 1002   | 1024   | 710    | 329    | 1755   | 1690   | 660    | 1057   | 1090   | 799    | 198    | 1831   | 1702   | 444    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 106    | 109    | 95     | 14     | 228    | 234    | 25     | 101    | 103    | 84     | 31     | 171    | 182    | 58     |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    | 133    | 169    | 96     | 30     | 285    | 270    | 61     | 142    | 168    | 81     | 20     | 206    | 177    | 29     |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 1536   | 1551   | 1527   | 329    | 1673   | 2028   | 462    | 1514   | 1517   | 1351   | 298    | 1780   | 1517   | 386    |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 1557   | 1664   | 1365   | 130    | 3329   | 2896   | 326    | 1573   | 1640   | 1402   | 175    | 3337   | 3049   | 286    |
| 13   | Kerala            | 334    | 355    | 350    | 93     | 733    | 778    | 201    | 305    | 431    | 327    | 67     | 695    | 701    | 143    |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 2339   | 2381   | 2163   | 869    | 5016   | 5019   | 1991   | 2004   | 2068   | 1846   | 792    | 4019   | 3854   | 1693   |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 2509   | 2599   | 2187   | 419    | 5494   | 5217   | 980    | 2299   | 2395   | 2085   | 535    | 4899   | 4925   | 991    |
| 16   | Manipur           | 81     | 102    | 48     | 1      | 62     | 48     | 1      | 78     | 79     | 23     | 3      | 62     | 31     | 3      |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 149    | 152    | 51     | 3      | 140    | 72     | 3      | 108    | 110    | 126    | 29     | 85     | 247    | 76     |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 36     | 50     | 29     | 11     | 35     | 37     | 14     | 29     | 33     | 25     | 10     | 33     | 26     | 12     |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 51     | 58     | 25     | 26     | 106    | 70     | 28     | 36     | 46     | 25     | 16     | 34     | 34     | 18     |
| 20   | Odisha            | 1473   | 1490   | 1520   | 181    | 2103   | 2136   | 272    | 1328   | 1351   | 1286   | 163    | 1907   | 2013   | 259    |
| 21   | Punjab            | 701    | 743    | 595    | 310    | 1319   | 1313   | 592    | 771    | 804    | 584    | 264    | 1346   | 1154   | 553    |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 1569   | 1589   | 1023   | 377    | 2239   | 2315   | 874    | 1551   | 1571   | 1016   | 348    | 2185   | 2192   | 676    |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 17     | 17     | 14     | 1      | 18     | 17     | 1      | 17     | 19     | 18     | 2      | 24     | 18     | 2      |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 1748   | 1835   | 1884   | 410    | 4030   | 3998   | 881    | 1603   | 1683   | 1622   | 345    | 3911   | 3268   | 674    |
| 25   | Telangana         | 1188   | 1209   | 1132   | 145    | 1758   | 2180   | 339    | 1046   | 1067   | 922    | 150    | 1844   | 1890   | 214    |
| 26   | Tripura           | 144    | 150    | 87     | 43     | 215    | 142    | 58     | 145    | 149    | 119    | 28     | 199    | 181    | 50     |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 4732   | 4860   | 4072   | 1779   | 13479  | 11102  | 4645   | 4889   | 5055   | 4181   | 1635   | 14397  | 11198  | 3809   |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 192    | 192    | 142    | 136    | 250    | 252    | 223    | 194    | 194    | 146    | 95     | 265    | 236    | 156    |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 2096   | 2133   | 2209   | 190    | 3447   | 3115   | 334    | 2044   | 2119   | 1909   | 185    | 3501   | 3230   | 337    |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 31480  | 32394  | 28092  | 7650   | 61024  | 57073  | 15882  | 29840  | 30864  | 27002  | 6775   | 58282  | 52852  | 13171  |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 19     | 19     | 12     | 5      | 19     | 14     | 9      | 14     | 14     | 9      | 5      | 23     | 16     | 5      |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 20     | 24     | 25     | 10     | 38     | 57     | 27     | 26     | 26     | 25     | 10     | 63     | 61     | 22     |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 10     | 10     | 7      | 0      | 9      | 7      | 0      | 5      | 5      | 5      | 3      | 3      | 6      | 5      |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        | 4      | 4      | 2      | 0      | 5      | 3      | 0      | 4      | 4      | 6      | 0      | 2      | 7      | 0      |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 570    | 598    | 465    | 96     | 964    | 775    | 161    | 528    | 545    | 463    | 89     | 928    | 785    | 123    |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 24     | 33     | 29     | 2      | 100    | 111    | 2      | 33     | 38     | 28     | 2      | 101    | 66     | 6      |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 647    | 688    | 540    | 113    | 1135   | 967    | 199    | 610    | 632    | 536    | 109    | 1120   | 941    | 161    |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 32127  | 33082  | 28632  | 7763   | 62159  | 58040  | 16081  | 30450  | 31496  | 27538  | 6884   | 59402  | 53793  | 13332  |

Source: Crime in India