Lok Sabha Question No. 411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Law and Order Situation
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhola Singh, Sukanta Majumdar, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 411

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019/ KARTIKA 28, 1941 (SAKA)

LAW AND ORDER SITUATION

411.     SHRI BHOLA SINGH: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether law and order situation in the country including in West Bengal and Karnataka is deteriorating;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number of incidents  of crime  that came to light  during  the  previous  year  and  the  current  year  along  with  the details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  guilty  persons, State-wise including West Bengal;

- (c) whether the Government has sought any report from the State Government of West Bengal on the cases of brutal murders that took place recently in the State;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the comprehensive measures taken by the Government to improve the law and order situation in the country?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The  law  and  order  situation  in  the  country  is  generally  under control.    'Public  Order'  and  'Police'  are  State  subjects  under  the  seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.  The  responsibility  of  maintaining  law

## L.S.US.Q.NO.411 FOR 19.11.2019

and order and protection of life  and  property  of  the  citizens  rests  primarily with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such matters under the extant provisions of laws. The data on crime in India is maintained by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).    The  latest  data  on  cases  of  murder,  State-wise,  including  West Bengal, are enclosed at Annexure. Government of India continuously monitors the internal security situation in the  country,  issues  appropriate  alerts  and  advisories,  shares  intelligence inputs, extends manpower and financial support including by deployment of CAPFS,  and  provides  guidance  and  expertise  to  the  State  Governments  for maintenance of security, peace and public tranquility.

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| S/No.             | S/No.             | Murder (Sec 302 IPC)                                                       | Murder (Sec 302 IPC)                                                       | Murder (Sec 302 IPC)                                                       | Culpable Homicide amounting to (Sec 304 IPC)                               | Culpable Homicide amounting to (Sec 304 IPC)                               | Culpable Homicide amounting to (Sec 304 IPC)                               | Causing Death by Negligence Causing Death by Negligence (Sec 304-AIPC)     | Causing Death by Negligence Causing Death by Negligence (Sec 304-AIPC)     | Causing Death by Negligence Causing Death by Negligence (Sec 304-AIPC)     |
|                   |                   |                                                                            |                                                                            | R                                                                          | I                                                                          | V                                                                          | R                                                                          | I                                                                          | V                                                                          | R                                                                          |
| 1 2               | 1 2               | I 3                                                                        | V 4                                                                        | 5                                                                          | 6                                                                          | 7                                                                          | 8                                                                          | 9                                                                          | 10                                                                         | 11                                                                         |
| STATES            | STATES            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 1054                                                                       | 1124                                                                       | 2.0                                                                        | 202                                                                        | 233                                                                        | 0.4                                                                        | 7950                                                                       | 8980                                                                       | 15.3                                                                       |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 79                                                                         | 81                                                                         | 5.9                                                                        | 7                                                                          | 12                                                                         | 0.5                                                                        | 100                                                                        | 121                                                                        | 7.5                                                                        |
| 3                 | Assam             | 1144                                                                       | 1665                                                                       | 3.5                                                                        | 32                                                                         | 45                                                                         | 0.1                                                                        | 3393                                                                       | 3731                                                                       | 10.3                                                                       |
| 4                 | Bihar             | 2803                                                                       | 2819                                                                       | 2.7                                                                        | 111                                                                        | 111                                                                        | 0.1                                                                        | 4977                                                                       | 5223                                                                       | 4.7                                                                        |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh      | 919                                                                        | 1006                                                                       | 3.5                                                                        | 32                                                                         | 40                                                                         | 0.1                                                                        | 4045                                                                       | 4349                                                                       | 15.4                                                                       |
| 6                 | Goa               | 31                                                                         | 31                                                                         | 1.5                                                                        | 9                                                                          | 12                                                                         | o.4                                                                        | 234                                                                        | 272                                                                        | 11.5                                                                       |
| 7                 | Gujarat           | 970                                                                        | 1017                                                                       | 1.5                                                                        | 71                                                                         | 99                                                                         | 0.1                                                                        | 6906                                                                       | 8019                                                                       | 10.8                                                                       |
| 8                 | Haryana           | 1046                                                                       | 1072                                                                       | 3.7                                                                        | 54                                                                         | 60                                                                         | 0.2                                                                        | 5651                                                                       | 6269                                                                       | 20.2                                                                       |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 99                                                                         | 100                                                                        | 1.4                                                                        | 8                                                                          | 8                                                                          | 0.1                                                                        | 698                                                                        | 991                                                                        | 9.7                                                                        |
| 10                | J&K               | 152                                                                        | 209                                                                        | 1.2                                                                        | 27                                                                         | 27                                                                         | 0.2                                                                        | 654                                                                        | 979                                                                        | 5.2                                                                        |
| 11                | Jharkhand         | 1487                                                                       | 1606                                                                       | 4.3                                                                        | 40                                                                         | 42                                                                         | 0.1                                                                        | 3447                                                                       | 3680                                                                       | 10.1                                                                       |
| 12                | Karnataka         | 1384                                                                       | 1501                                                                       | 2.2                                                                        | 80                                                                         | 105                                                                        | 0.1                                                                        | 10172                                                                      | 12989                                                                      | 16.1                                                                       |
| 13                | Kerala            | 305                                                                        | 329                                                                        | 0.8                                                                        | 112                                                                        | 139                                                                        | 0.3                                                                        | 3386                                                                       | 3719                                                                       | 9.4                                                                        |
| 14                | MP                | 1908                                                                       | 1961                                                                       | 2.4                                                                        | 152                                                                        | 165                                                                        | 0.2                                                                        | 11591                                                                      | 12984                                                                      | 14.6                                                                       |
| 15                | Maharashtra       | 2103                                                                       | 2197                                                                       | 1.7                                                                        | 279                                                                        | 341                                                                        | 0.2                                                                        | 12427                                                                      | 13399                                                                      | 10.2                                                                       |
| 16                | Manipur           | 63                                                                         | 75                                                                         | 2.4                                                                        | 9                                                                          | 9                                                                          | 0.3                                                                        | 105                                                                        | 159                                                                        | 4.0                                                                        |
| 17                | Meghalaya         | 87                                                                         | 89                                                                         | 3.1                                                                        | 7                                                                          | 7                                                                          | 0.2                                                                        | 149                                                                        | 244                                                                        | 5.3                                                                        |
| 18                | Mizoram           | 21                                                                         | 22                                                                         | 1.9                                                                        | 5                                                                          | 5                                                                          | 0.5                                                                        | 51                                                                         | 59                                                                         | 0.7                                                                        |
| 19                | Nagaland          | 36                                                                         | 39                                                                         | 1.5                                                                        | 2                                                                          | 2                                                                          | 0.1                                                                        | 40                                                                         | 85                                                                         | 1.7                                                                        |
| 20                | Odisha            | 1267                                                                       | 1276                                                                       | 3.0                                                                        | 22                                                                         | 22                                                                         | 0.1                                                                        | 4425                                                                       | 4616                                                                       | 10.3                                                                       |
| 21                | Punjab            | 659                                                                        | 709                                                                        | 2.2                                                                        | 122                                                                        | 131                                                                        | 0.4                                                                        | 3226                                                                       | 3547                                                                       | 11.0                                                                       |
| 22                | Rajasthan         | 1473                                                                       | 1490                                                                       | 2.0                                                                        | 103                                                                        | 127                                                                        | 0.1                                                                        | 9419                                                                       | 10221                                                                      | 12.7                                                                       |
| 23                | Sikkim            | 13                                                                         | 13                                                                         | 2.0                                                                        | 1                                                                          | 1                                                                          | 0.2                                                                        | 48                                                                         | 139                                                                        | 7.3                                                                        |
| 24                | Tamil Nadu        | 1560                                                                       | 1613                                                                       | 2.2                                                                        | 51                                                                         | 66                                                                         | 0.1                                                                        | 15817                                                                      | 17132                                                                      | 22.6                                                                       |
| 25                | Telangana         | 805                                                                        | 886                                                                        | 2.2                                                                        | 149                                                                        | 186                                                                        | 0.4                                                                        | 6932                                                                       | 9029                                                                       | 18.7                                                                       |
| 26                | Tripura           | 124                                                                        | 130                                                                        | 3.2                                                                        | 3                                                                          | 3                                                                          | 0.1                                                                        | 160                                                                        | 168                                                                        | 4.1                                                                        |
| 27                | Uttar Pradesh     | 4324                                                                       | 4779                                                                       | 1.9                                                                        | 1267                                                                       | 1319                                                                       | 0.6                                                                        | 18105                                                                      | 20109                                                                      | 8.1                                                                        |
| 28                | Uttrakhand        | 181                                                                        | 191                                                                        | 1.7                                                                        | 48                                                                         | 422                                                                        | 0.4                                                                        | 682 5766                                                                   | 839                                                                        | 6.3                                                                        |
| 29                | West Bengal       | 2001                                                                       | 2034                                                                       | 2.1                                                                        | 343                                                                        | 51                                                                         | 0.4                                                                        |                                                                            | 6089                                                                       | 6.1                                                                        |
| TOTAL             | STATES            | 28098                                                                      | 29561                                                                      | 2.2                                                                        | 3348                                                                       | 3790                                                                       | 0.3                                                                        | 140556                                                                     | 158141                                                                     | 11.1                                                                       |
| UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES                                                          | UNION TERRITORIES                                                          | UNION TERRITORIES                                                          | UNION TERRITORIES                                                          | UNION TERRITORIES                                                          | UNION TERRITORIES                                                          | UNION TERRITORIES                                                          | UNION TERRITORIES                                                          | UNION TERRITORIES                                                          |
| 30                | A &NIsland        | 9                                                                          | 9                                                                          | 1.6                                                                        | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0.0                                                                        | 26                                                                         | 38                                                                         | 4.6                                                                        |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 25                                                                         | 25                                                                         | 1.3                                                                        | 4                                                                          | 4                                                                          | 0.2                                                                        | 105                                                                        | 105                                                                        | 5.6                                                                        |
| 32                | D &NHaveli        | 3                                                                          | 5                                                                          | 0.7                                                                        | 1                                                                          | 1                                                                          | 0.2                                                                        | 55                                                                         | 55                                                                         | 12.4                                                                       |
| 33                | Daman & Diu       | 6                                                                          | 7                                                                          | 1.7                                                                        | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0.0                                                                        | 45                                                                         | 58                                                                         | 12.9                                                                       |
| 34                | Delhi             | 487                                                                        | 510                                                                        | 2.2                                                                        | 45                                                                         | 49                                                                         | 0.2                                                                        | 1800                                                                       | 1958                                                                       | 8.1                                                                        |
| 35                | Lakshadweep       | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0.0                                                                        | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0.0                                                                        | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0.0                                                                        |
| 36 TOTAL          | Puducherry UT(S)  | 25 555                                                                     | 30 586                                                                     | 1.4 2.0                                                                    | 3 53                                                                       | 3 57                                                                       | 0.2 0.2                                                                    | 207 2238                                                                   | 241 2455                                                                   | 11.8 8.2                                                                   |
| TOTAL ALL INDIA   | TOTAL ALL INDIA   | 28653                                                                      | 30147                                                                      | 2.2                                                                        | 3401                                                                       | 3847                                                                       | 0.3                                                                        | 142794                                                                     | 160596                                                                     | 11.1                                                                       |

Note: I: Incidents V: Victims

R: Crime Rate ------