Lok Sabha Question No. 1039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Rise in Crime
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1039

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 th  JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 2, 1940 (SAKA)

RISE IN CRIME

1039.

SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether it  is  fact  that  incidents  of  crime  are  increasing  day-by-day  in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  increase  in  the  crime  graph  registered  during  the  last  two years, State-wise including Maharashtra; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the situation?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): State/UT-wise Cases  Registered  under  total Cognizable  IPC crimes during 2011 to 2016 is given at Annexure. 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The  responsibilities  to  maintain  law  and  order,  protection  of  life  and property  rest  primarily  with  the  respective  State  Governments.  The  State Governments are  competent  to  deal  with  such  offences  under  the  extant provisions of laws. Various advisories to improve law & order situations are issued by Ministry of Home Affairs to States/UTs from time to time, which are available in the Ministry's website viz www.mha.gov.in.

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## LS.US.Q.NO.1039 FOR 24.07.2018

## Annexure

## State/UT wise Cases Registered (CR) under Total Cognizable Crimes under IPC during 2011 to 2016

|     |                   | 2011    | 2012        | 2013    | 2014    | 2015    | 2016    |
|-----|-------------------|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| SNO | State             | CR      | CR          | CR      | CR      | CR      | CR      |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh    | 189780  | 192522      | 218015  | 114604  | 110693  | 106774  |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh | 2286    | 2420        | 2776    | 2843    | 2968    | 2534    |
| 3   | Assam             | 66714   | 77682       | 87186   | 94337   | 103616  | 102250  |
| 4   | Bihar             | 135896  | 146614      | 167455  | 177595  | 176973  | 164163  |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh      | 57218   | 54598       | 56870   | 58200   | 56692   | 55029   |
| 6   | Goa               | 3449    | 3608        | 4312    | 4466    | 3074    | 2692    |
| 7   | Gujarat           | 123371  | 130121      | 157435  | 131385  | 126935  | 147122  |
| 8   | Haryana           | 60741   | 62480       | 72098   | 79947   | 84466   | 88527   |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh  | 14312   | 12557       | 13750   | 14160   | 14007   | 13386   |
| 10  | Jammu & Kashmir   | 24504   | 24608       | 25390   | 23848   | 23583   | 24501   |
| 11  | Jharkhand         | 35838   | 40946       | 48208   | 45335   | 45050   | 40710   |
| 12  | Karnataka         | 137600  | 134021      | 136689  | 137338  | 138847  | 148402  |
| 13  | Kerala            | 172137  | 158989      | 176334  | 206789  | 257074  | 260097  |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh    | 217094  | 220335      | 227453  | 272423  | 268614  | 264418  |
| 15  | Maharashtra       | 204902  | 202700      | 234385  | 249834  | 275414  | 261714  |
| 16  | Manipur           | 3218    | 3737        | 3178    | 3641    | 3847    | 3170    |
| 17  | Meghalaya         | 2755    | 2557        | 3259    | 3679    | 4079    | 3366    |
| 18  | Mizoram           | 1821    | 1766        | 1709    | 2140    | 2228    | 2425    |
| 19  | Nagaland          | 1083    | 1090        | 1216    | 1157    | 1302    | 1376    |
| 20  | Odisha            | 61277   | 67957       | 71718   | 74569   | 83360   | 81460   |
| 21  | Punjab            | 34883   | 35790       | 36667   | 37162   | 37983   | 40007   |
| 22  | Rajasthan         | 165622  | 170948      | 196224  | 210418  | 198080  | 180398  |
| 23  | Sikkim            | 596     | 528         | 851     | 1065    | 766     | 809     |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu        | 192879  | 200474      | 203579  | 193200  | 187558  | 179896  |
| 25  | Telangana         | -       | -           | -       | 106830  | 106282  | 108991  |
| 26  | Tripura           | 5803    | 6264        | 6210    | 5499    | 4692    | 3933    |
| 27  | Uttar Pradesh     | 195135  | 198093 8882 | 226445  | 240475  | 241920  | 282171  |
| 28  | Uttarakhand       | 8774    |             | 9546    | 9156    | 10248   | 10867   |
| 29  | West Bengal       | 143197  | 161427      | 169535  | 185672  | 179501  | 176569  |
|     | Total (States)    | 2262885 | 2323714     | 2558493 | 2687767 | 2749852 | 2757757 |
| 30  | A & N Islands     | 793     | 683         | 612     | 746     | 862     | 802     |
| 31  | Chandigarh        | 3542    | 3606        | 4077    | 3221    | 3248    | 2996    |
| 32  | D&N Haveli        | 372     | 318         | 314     | 277     | 269     | 244     |
| 33  | Daman & Diu       | 224     | 239         | 246     | 233     | 302     | 271     |
| 34  | Delhi UT          | 53353   | 54287       | 80184   | 155654  | 191377  | 209519  |
| 35  | Lakshadweep       | 44      | 60          | 40      | 81      | 50      | 36      |
| 36  | Puducherry        | 4362    | 4281        | 3756    | 3584    | 3440    | 4086    |
|     | Total (Uts)       | 62690   | 63474       | 89229   | 163796  | 199548  | 217954  |
|     | Total (All India) | 2325575 | 2387188     | 2647722 | 2851563 | 2949400 | 2975711 |

Source: Crime in India

Note: '-' Newly craved state from Andhra Pradesh in 2014