Lok Sabha Question No. 2800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Criminal Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2800

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  MARCH, 2018 /PHALGUNA 22, 1939 (SAKA)

CRIMINAL CASES

2800. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether various criminal cases are on the rise in the country including Maharashtra as per the recent report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB); and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the effective measures taken by the Government to stop such cases in future particularly in Maharashtra?

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  28,51,563,  29,49,400  and  29,75,711  IPC  Crime  cases  were registered in the country during 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively. Crimewise  details  are  available  at  Annexure  I.  In  Maharashtra,  a  total  of 2,49,834,  2,75,414  and  2,61,714  IPC  Crime  cases  were  registered  during 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively, which shows decline in crime in 2016 details of which are given at Annexure II.

'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. The

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Union Government  of  India,  however,  assists  State  Governments/UT Administrations by carrying out research in Police Administration, providing  funds  for  police  modernization,  and  advising  them  through Advisories  which  are  available  on  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  website  i.e. www.mha.gov.in, etc.

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Annexure-I

## Crime Head-wise Cases reported under Total IPC Crimes during 2014-2016

| SL                                                    | CrimeHead                                              |    2014 |    2015 |    2016 |
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1                                                     | Murder                                                 |   33981 |   32127 |   30450 |
| 2                                                     | Attempt to Commit Murder                               |   41791 |   46471 |   49667 |
| 3                                                     | Culpable Homicide not Amounting to Murder              |    3332 |    3176 |    3203 |
| 4                                                     | Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide                    |    4358 |    6118 |    7527 |
| 5                                                     | Rape                                                   |   36735 |   34651 |   38947 |
| 6                                                     | Attempt to Commit Rape                                 |    4234 |    4437 |    5729 |
| 7                                                     | Kidnapping& Abduction_Total                            |   77237 |   82999 |   88008 |
| 8                                                     | Dacoity                                                |    4395 |    3972 |    3795 |
| 9                                                     | Making Preparation and Assembly for Committing Dacoity |    2834 |    3163 |    3051 |
| 10                                                    | Robbery                                                |   38071 |   36188 |   31906 |
| 11                                                    | Criminal Trespass/Burglary_Total                       |  114646 |  114123 |  111746 |
| 12                                                    | Theft                                                  |  440915 |  467833 |  494404 |
| 13                                                    | Unlawful Assembly                                      |    9870 |   10876 |   10377 |
| 14                                                    | Riots                                                  |   66042 |   65255 |   61974 |
| 15                                                    | Criminal Breach of Trust                               |   19982 |   19218 |   18708 |
| 16                                                    | Cheating                                               |  109354 |  115405 |  109611 |
| 17                                                    | Forgery                                                |   11245 |   13846 |   13729 |
| 18                                                    | Counterfeiting                                         |    1979 |    1701 |    1476 |
| 19                                                    | Arson                                                  |    9289 |    9710 |   11196 |
| 20                                                    | Grievous Hurt                                          |  105201 |   92996 |   89039 |
| 21                                                    | Dowry Deaths                                           |    8455 |    7634 |    7621 |
| 22                                                    | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty    |   82235 |   82422 |   84746 |
| 23                                                    | Insult to the Modesty of Women                         |    9735 |    8685 |    7305 |
| 24                                                    | Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives                    |  122877 |  113403 |  110378 |
| 26                                                    | Causing Death by Negligence                            |  128771 |  134384 |  140215 |
| 27                                                    | Offences Against State                                 |     176 |     147 |     178 |
| 28                                                    | Offences Promoting Enmity Between Different Groups     |     336 |     424 |     478 |
| 29                                                    | Extortion                                              |    8192 |   10636 |   11615 |
| 31                                                    | Causing Injuries under Rash Driving                    |  409899 |  451069 |  348914 |
| 32                                                    | Human Trafficking (Section 370& 370A IPC)              |     720 |    1021 |     918 |
| 33                                                    | Unnatural Offences                                     |    1148 |    1347 |    2187 |
| 34                                                    | Other IPC Crimes                                       |  943515 | 9739557 | 1076613 |
| 35 Total Cognizable IPC Crimes Source: Crime in India | 35 Total Cognizable IPC Crimes Source: Crime in India  | 2851563 | 2949400 | 2975711 |

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Annexure-II

## Summary Report on Cases Registered under  Cognizable  IPC  Crimes  in  Maharashtra  State  during 2014-2016

|   SL | CrimeHead                                              |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|    1 | Murder                                                 |   2670 |   2509 |   2299 |
|    2 | Culpable Homicide not Amounting to Murder              |    171 |    151 |    184 |
|    3 | Causing Death by Negligence                            |  12619 |  13058 |  13116 |
|    4 | Dowry Deaths                                           |    279 |    268 |    248 |
|    5 | Attempt to Commit Murder                               |   2613 |   2683 |   2619 |
|    6 | Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide                    |     11 |     12 |      3 |
|    7 | Grievous Hurt                                          |   8127 |   7945 |   7645 |
|    8 | Causing Injuries under Rash Driving                    |  26060 |  31161 |  28397 |
|    9 | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty    |  10001 |  11713 |  11396 |
|   10 | Kidnapping& Abduction                                  |   3793 |   8255 |   9332 |
|   11 | Importation of Girls from Foreign Country              |      1 |      0 |      1 |
|   11 | Human Trafficking                                      |    108 |      7 |     18 |
|   12 | Rape                                                   |   3438 |   4144 |   4189 |
|   13 | Attempt to Commit Rape                                 |     15 |     13 |     12 |
|   14 | Unnatural Offences                                     |    102 |    159 |    167 |
|   15 | Offences Against State                                 |      1 |      1 |      0 |
|   16 | Unlawful Assembly                                      |   1006 |    909 |    764 |
|   17 | Riots                                                  |   7760 |   8336 |   7898 |
|   18 | Offences Promoting Enmity Between Different Groups     |     33 |     35 |     35 |
|   19 | Theft                                                  |  56283 |  61128 |  59097 |
|   20 | Criminal Trespass/Burglary                             |  17171 |  16581 |  14834 |
|   21 | Extortion                                              |    780 |    981 |    788 |
|   22 | Robbery                                                |   9466 |   8561 |   6030 |
|   23 | Dacoity                                                |    885 |    784 |    656 |
|   24 | Making Preparation and Assembly for Committing Dacoity |    293 |    275 |    255 |
|   25 | Criminal Breach of Trust                               |   1958 |   2042 |   2036 |
|   26 | Cheating                                               |   9959 |  10490 |   9792 |
|   27 | Arson                                                  |   1180 |   1299 |   1338 |
|   28 | Counterfeiting                                         |    201 |    190 |    124 |
|   29 | Forgery                                                |   1293 |   1011 |   1056 |
|   30 | Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives                    |   7696 |   7640 |   7215 |
|   31 | Insult to the Modesty of Women                         |   1575 |   1119 |    924 |
|   32 | Disclosure of Identity of Victims                      |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|   33 | Other IPC Crimes                                       |  62286 |  71954 |  69246 |
|   34 | Total Cognizable IPC Crimes                            | 249834 | 275414 | 261714 |