Lok Sabha Question No. 347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Rise in Crime
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 347

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/ BHADRAPADA 24, 1942 (SAKA)

RISE IN CRIME

†347. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  cases  of  crime  are  on  the  rise  in  some  parts  of  the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  such  cases  registered during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c)  the details of the total number of accused arrested in this regard and the action taken against them, State-wise; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to stop such  incidents  in the future?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)  to  (d):    National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and publishes information on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. The published  reports  are  available  till  the  year  2018.  The  State/UT-wise details of total cases reported, cases charge-sheeted, persons arrested,   persons   charge-sheeted   and   persons   convicted   for

cognizable  crimes  under  Indian  Penal  Code  (IPC)  and  crimes  under Special  &  Local  Laws  (SLL)  during  2016,  2017  &  2018  are  given  at Annexure.

'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India  and  State  Governments  are responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through their law enforcement agencies. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has inter alia taken following measures:

(i)  A  common  platform  for  filing  reports,  collecting  and  sharing information on crime and criminal at national level, Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) has been implemented.

(ii) An 'Inter-operable Criminal Justice System' has been launched to integrate CCTNS with the court and prison databases, as well as with other pillars of the criminal justice system  such  as  Forensics, Prosecution and Juvenile homes in a phased manner.

(iii)  An  online  analytic  tool  for  police  called  'Investigation  Tracking System for Sexual Offences' to monitor and track timebound investigation in sexual assault cases in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been launched.

## LSUSQ No.347 for 15.09.2020

(iv) Cyber Crime Forensic Labs have been set up in several States, and training  has  been  given  to  many  Public  Prosecutors  and  Judicial Officers in identifying, detecting and resolving cyber-crimes.

(v)  In  order  to  improve  investigation,  steps  have  been  taken  to strengthen DNA analysis units in Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories.

(vi)  MHA has also been providing funds to the State Governments for modernization of their Police Forces.

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## ANNEXURE

## LSUSQ No.327 for 15.09.2020

## State/UT-wise Cases Reported (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Total Cognizable IPC and SLL Crimes during 2016-2018

|    | State/UT               | 2016        | 2016                  | 2016          | 2016        | 2016          | 2016    | 2017            | 2017       | 2017        | 2017       | 2017       | 2017        | 2018          | 2018          | 2018           | 2018       | 2018          |
|----|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|---------|-----------------|------------|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------|---------------|
| SL | State/UT               | CR          | CCS                   | CON           | PAR         | PCS           | PCV     | CR CCS          | CON        | PAR         | PCS        | PCV        | CR          | CCS           | CON           | PAR            | PCS        | PCV           |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh         | 129389      | 105415                | 31940 198089  | 158633      | 49381         | 148002  | 125380          | 50524      | 156575      | 220698     | 75435      | 144703      | 129627        | 52998         | 154590         | 233384     | 81825         |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh      | 2700        | 1816                  | 137           | 3113 2636   | 137           | 2746    | 1463            | 19         | 2771        | 2478       | 23         | 2817        | 1508          | 171           | 2535           | 2029       | 177           |
| 3  | Assam                  | 107014      | 47407                 | 3030 121823   | 54640       | 3221          | 109952  | 44970           | 2156       | 159242      | 98525      | 2460       | 120572      | 57770         | 2068          | 140776         | 63649      | 2462          |
| 4  | Bihar                  | 189696      | 154838                | 7232 269419   | 231846      | 12604         | 236055  | 185498          | 5336       | 556556      | 276836     | 22739      | 262815      | 197906        | 4800          | 271391         | 334651     | 9339          |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh           | 84192       | 75505                 | 43749 122012  | 122942      | 69651         | 90516   | 78257           | 42780      | 134135      | 132892     | 79417      | 98233       | 85496         | 43908         | 135885         | 133930     | 65139         |
| 6  | Goa                    | 3706        | 2613                  | 331 4027      | 3550        | 392           | 3943    | 3345            | 426        | 3659        | 5422       | 506        | 3884        | 3389          | 359           | 3828           | 5438       | 427           |
| 7  | Gujarat                | 435422      | 415920                | 115439 541826 | 532837      | 134693        | 334799  | 340318          | 76047      | 456028      | 475502     | 96629      | 393194      | 373481        | 88141         | 510311         | 535905     | 109156        |
| 8  | Haryana                | 143111      | 74634 28362           | 118599        | 112177      | 37817         | 224816  | 74475           | 35230      | 135703      | 113523     | 54657      | 191229      | 74519         | 27023         | 123446         | 114566     | 38799         |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh       | 17249       | 13897                 | 3134 23137    | 22305       | 4180          | 17796   | 13899           | 2890       | 18179       | 20892      | 3520       | 19594       | 16076         | 2848          | 20206          | 26825      | 3328          |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir         | 26624       | 18185                 | 5001 39237    | 37158       | 6360          | 25608   | 19717           | 5599       | 43210       | 42539      | 7248       | 27276       | 19458         | 5477          | 37186          | 36803      | 7139          |
| 11 | Jharkhand              | 47817       | 29963                 | 4798 45119    | 36169       | 5711          | 52664   | 27406           | 5362       | 57360       | 46661      | 6705       | 55664       | 32071         | 4831          | 50367          | 49512      | 5793          |
| 12 | Karnataka              | 179479      | 133345                | 52450 246146  | 221012      | 76637         | 184063  | 159303          | 60549      | 270161      | 272906     | 84615      | 163416      | 137798        | 45054         | 222098         | 239773     | 67996         |
| 13 | Kerala                 | 707870      | 675289                | 487841 770763 | 745989      | 479639        | 653500  | 653970          | 415057     | 674544      | 724056     | 447410     | 512167      | 520814        | 490280        | 570023         | 603060     | 514659        |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh         | 365154      | 322200 161158         | 533851        | 521173      | 230177        | 379682  | 337736          | 169556     | 449590      | 555793     | 249439     | 405129      | 361015        | 187198        | 428188         | 569733     | 265614        |
| 15 | Maharashtra            | 430866      | 345243                | 70665 536177  | 531954      | 92688         | 467753  | 366512          | 57488      | 535361      | 532787     | 74054      | 515674      | 369679        | 79613         | 522983         | 542022     | 92062         |
| 16 | Manipur                | 4098        | 1450                  | 207 2394      | 1607        | 257           | 4250    | 988             | 275        | 3185        | 1038       | 476        | 3781        | 795           | 324           | 2634           | 1061       | 344           |
| 17 | Meghalaya              | 3582        | 2058                  | 916           | 2335 3232   | 1292          | 3952    | 1633            | 165        | 2897        | 2544       | 199        | 3482        | 1089          | 189           | 2346           | 1452       | 207           |
| 18 | Mizoram                | 2800        | 2474                  | 1756 3128     | 2908        | 2016          | 2738    | 2461            | 1871       | 2937        | 2906       | 2219       | 2351        | 2110          | 920           | 2696           | 2414       | 1117          |
| 19 | Nagaland               | 1908        | 1375                  | 732 1799      | 1738        | 911           | 1553    | 1181            | 797        | 1818        | 1427       | 1031       | 1775        | 1204          | 796           | 2173           | 1685       | 1022          |
| 20 | Odisha                 | 103565      | 90557                 | 5891 128680   | 132009      | 12506         | 103866  | 91897           | 2763       | 112366      | 115904     | 5226       | 107408      | 90088         | 1343          | 63102          | 130426     | 1932          |
| 21 | Punjab                 | 57739       | 40199                 | 20157         | 65725 59038 | 27458         | 70673   | 45685           | 18903      | 81907       | 73205      | 24494      | 70318       | 55209         | 20446         | 79913          | 73247      | 26880         |
| 22 | Rajasthan              | 251147      | 161985                | 87951 264873  | 264832      | 131195        | 245553  | 161161          | 103095     | 254310      | 259209     | 160122     | 250546      | 163974        | 87466         | 240888         | 262984     | 129553        |
| 23 | Sikkim                 | 1020        | 837                   | 170 1100      | 1026        | 181           | 979     | 711             | 121        | 1146        | 957        | 152        | 869         | 539           | 94            | 778            | 698        | 129           |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu             | 467369      | 399029                | 298739 611971 | 497926      | 346461        | 420876  | 367791          | 255170     | 737853      | 533140     | 295585     | 499188      | 458088        | 340924        | 801743         | 618496     | 389565        |
| 25 | Telangana              | 120273      | 91440                 | 20177 143145  | 125374      | 26588         | 133197  | 99812           | 27227      | 88815       | 151216     | 32344      | 126858      | 95459         | 23216         | 92941          | 155053     | 29315         |
| 26 | Tripura                | 4081        | 3071                  | 616 4809      | 4162        | 920           | 4238    | 3004            | 532        | 3421        | 4575       | 694        | 6078        | 3393          | 455           | 4584           | 6049       | 632           |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh          | 494025      | 347999                | 172106 983915 | 819313      | 270285        | 600082  | 413962          | 244356     | 701359      | 826524     | 264275     | 585157      | 427175        | 230952        | 712215         | 843277     | 402801        |
| 28 | Uttarakhand            | 16074       | 10455                 | 8814 16126    | 15456       | 8127          | 28861   | 21995           | 4787       | 23566       | 27985      | 6989       | 34715       | 25522         | 5815          | 26234          | 32962      | 6308          |
| 29 | West Bengal            | 204400      | 166685                | 5706 208795   | 195316      | 7166          | 195537  | 163036          | 5665       | 157485      | 218305     | 7356       | 188063      | 167166        | 6751          | 143385         | 239653     | 8370          |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)         | 4602370     | 3735884 1639205       | 6012133       | 5458958     | 2038651       | 4748250 | 3807566         | 1594746    | 5826139     | 5740445    | 2006019    | 4796956     | 3872418       | 1754460       | 5369445        | 5860737    | 2262090       |
| 30 | A&N Islands            | 2491        | 2104                  | 1583 2812     | 2710        | 2654          | 1941    | 3014 2926       | 1775       | 3063        | 3387       | 1963       | 3699        | 3677 4809     | 1348          | 3918           | 4088       | 1426          |
| 31 | Chandigarh             | 4256        | 3095 2071             | 4354          | 4219        |               | 5462    | 3723            | 2121       | 5376        | 4996       | 2662       | 5967        |               | 2951          | 7247           | 6165       | 3456          |
| 32 | D&N Haveli             | 256         | 252                   | 21 394        |             | 521           |         | 234             |            | 457         |            |            |             | 267           | 37            | 612            |            | 52            |
| 34 | Daman & Diu            |             |                       | 8 441         |             | 35            | 309 382 | 212             | 23         |             | 535        | 41         | 315 334     | 256           |               |                | 512        | 39            |
| 33 |                        | 287         | 257                   |               | 522         | 9             | 244714  | 62639           | 20         | 577         | 427        | 27         |             |               | 22            | 398            | 527        | 18686         |
|    | Delhi                  | 216920      | 53295 12461 41        | 104306        | 63211       | 15916         |         |                 | 16713      | 116114      | 81717      | 20114      | 262612      | 66448         | 15736         | 120845         | 84813      | 0             |
| 35 | Lakshadweep            | 50          | 45                    | 64            | 78          | 93            | 114     | 19              | 0          | 158         | 28         | 0          | 77          | 53            | 0             | 80             | 119        |               |
| 36 | Puducherry TOTAL UT(S) | 4885 229145 | 4121                  | 1412 118374   | 6003 77138  | 5877 1523     | 258794  | 4799 4373 74126 | 1503 22155 | 6156 131901 | 5720 96810 | 1657 26464 | 4674 277678 | 3512          | 1081          | 5645           | 3665 99889 | 1088          |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)      | 4831515     | 63169 3799053 1656802 | 17597 6130507 | 5536096     | 22171 2060822 | 5007044 | 3881692         | 1616901    | 5958040     | 5837255    | 2032483    | 5074634     | 79022 3951440 | 21175 1775635 | 138745 5508190 | 5960626    | 24747 2286837 |

Source: Crime in India