Lok Sabha Question No. 374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Rise in Crime in Delhi
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 374

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

RISE IN CRIME IN DELHI

374. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Delhi  has  recorded  over  40%  of  the  total  crimes  across  metro cities in 2017;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government has ascertained the reasons for the increase in crimes in the capital;
- (d)  the  number  of  various  crimes  like  Motor  Vehicle  Theft,  death  in  road accident,  robbery,  death  by  negligence  and  murder  reported  in  the  country, metro city and State-wise during the last three years; and
- (e) the steps taken to check crimes in the country?

ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): As per the publication of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Crime in India-2017, Delhi City  has recorded 2,13,141 cognizable IPC crimes out of 5,27,086 total cognizable IPC crimes recorded across 19 Metropolitan Cities in 2017, which comes to about 40.4%.
- (c) : As reported by Delhi Police, a number of measures taken for facilitating reporting  and  registration  of  crime,  including  online  registration  of  e-FIR  for theft  of  Motor  Vehicles  and  other  properties,  which  is  a  unique  facility extended  by  Delhi   Police  in  public  interest  and  is  not  available  in  other

## LS.US.Q.NO.374 FOR 19.11.2019

Metropolitan Cities, may  have  contributed to higher number  of  cases registered  in  the  NCT  of  Delhi.      However,  cases  registered  under  various heads of heinous and non-heinous crimes have shown decline during 2017 and 2018  when  compared  to  previous  years  and  also  in  the  current  year  (upto 15/09/2019) when compared to the corresponding period in 2018.

(d) :  As reported by NCRB, Metropolitan City-wise and State/UT-wise cases reported under murder, causing death by negligence, Auto/Motor vehicle theft, and  robbery  during  2015-17  are  at  Annexure-I  and  Annexure-II  respectively. Further,  State/UT-wise number of persons died due to road accidents during 2014-16* are at Annexure-III.  (*As reported by NCRB, the latest data available in this regard pertains to 2016).

(e) :  As  per  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, the primary responsibility  with  respect  to  'Police'  &  'Public  Order'  lies  with  the  State Governments concerned.  In so far NCT of Delhi is concerned, Delhi Police has instituted  a  number  of  measures  to  both  prevent  and  expeditiously  detect crimes  in  the  NCT  of  Delhi,  of  which  major  ones  include,  action  against organized crime, arrest/surveillance of notorious criminals, joint group patrolling in vulnerable areas to enhance Police visibility, enhanced focus on beat  policing,  including  through  re-organisation  of  beats,  closer  surveillance of  criminals  and  citizen-centric  policing  through  'Jan  Sampark'  and  other community approach programmes.

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| SL   | Cities       | 2015                 | 2015                                        | 2015                      | 2015                            | 2016                 | 2016                                        | 2016                      | 2016                            | 2017                 | 2017                                        | 2017                      | 2017                            |
|------|--------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| SL   | Cities       | Murder (Sec.302 IPC) | Causing Death by Negligence (Sec. 304A IPC) | Auto/ Motor Vehicle Theft | Robbery (Secs.392/ 394/397 IPC) | Murder (Sec.302 IPC) | Causing Death by Negligence (Sec. 304A IPC) | Auto/ Motor Vehicle Theft | Robbery (Secs.392/ 394/397 IPC) | Murder (Sec.302 IPC) | Causing Death by Negligence (Sec. 304A IPC) | Auto/ Motor Vehicle Theft | Robbery (Secs.392/ 394/397 IPC) |
| 1    | Ahmedabad    | 92                   | 376                                         | 1701                      | 130                             | 103                  | 434                                         | 1708                      | 125                             | 90                   | 355                                         | 2017                      | 253                             |
| 2    | Bengaluru    | 188                  | 979                                         | 5346                      | 707                             | 229                  | 943                                         | 5843                      | 789                             | 235                  | 753                                         | 6155                      | 948                             |
| 3    | Chennai      | 140                  | 971                                         | 201                       | 67                              | 133                  | 1212                                        | 1240                      | 103                             | 154                  | 1454                                        | 1805                      | 155                             |
| 4    | Coimbatore   | 25                   | 287                                         | 206                       | 121                             | 27                   | 302                                         | 264                       | 87                              | 21                   | 312                                         | 202                       | 93                              |
| 5    | Delhi City   | 464                  | 1438                                        | 31302                     | 6766                            | 479                  | 1715                                        | 37147                     | 4560                            | 400                  | 1495                                        | 37948                     | 2838                            |
| 6    | Ghaziabad    | 59                   | 206                                         | 2076                      | 47                              | 59                   | 238                                         | 2940                      | 55                              | 52                   | 219                                         | 2394                      | 81                              |
| 7    | Hyderabad    | 106                  | 425                                         | 1194                      | 104                             | 86                   | 461                                         | 1140                      | 181                             | 64                   | 395                                         | 889                       | 128                             |
| 8    | Indore       | 70                   | 246                                         | 3967                      | 257                             | 58                   | 314                                         | 3043                      | 106                             | 64                   | 270                                         | 2977                      | 91                              |
| 9    | Jaipur       | 114                  | 873                                         | 5450                      | 312                             | 97                   | 813                                         | 5271                      | 130                             | 90                   | 750                                         | 4900                      | 93                              |
| 10   | Kanpur       | 50                   | 205                                         | 988                       | 69                              | 69                   | 282                                         | 1174                      | 71                              | 51                   | 262                                         | 1373                      | 99                              |
| 11   | Kochi        | 11                   | 137                                         | 110                       | 33                              | 10                   | 138                                         | 93                        | 42                              | 11                   | 118                                         | 121                       | 31                              |
| 12   | Kolkata      | 59                   | 326                                         | 597                       | 25                              | 78                   | 310                                         | 584                       | 35                              | 64                   | 325                                         | 528                       | 21                              |
| 13   | Kozhikode    | 8                    | 138                                         | 171                       | 56                              | 3                    | 134                                         | 85                        | 62                              | 7                    | 161                                         | 113                       | 59                              |
| 14   | Lucknow      | 115                  | 247                                         | 2111                      | 46                              | 97                   | 452                                         | 3389                      | 84                              | 79                   | 408                                         | 3101                      | 273                             |
| 15   | Mumbai       | 169                  | 587                                         | 3311                      | 1708                            | 147                  | 559                                         | 3118                      | 1145                            | 127                  | 604                                         | 3013                      | 987                             |
| 16   | Nagpur       | 79                   | 308                                         | 1608                      | 464                             | 92                   | 339                                         | 1520                      | 340                             | 85                   | 270                                         | 1604                      | 321                             |
| 17   | Patna        | 232                  | 261                                         | 2322                      | 162                             | 195                  | 315                                         | 1829                      | 137                             | 183                  | 325                                         | 2882                      | 139                             |
| 18   | Pune         | 125                  | 504                                         | 2690                      | 731                             | 130                  | 510                                         | 3073                      | 490                             | 110                  | 492                                         | 3169                      | 395                             |
| 19   | Surat        | 101                  | 257                                         | 873                       | 33                              | 102                  | 277                                         | 832                       | 63                              | 89                   | 248                                         | 1266                      | 159                             |
|      | TOTAL CITIES | 2207                 | 8771                                        | 66224                     | 11838                           | 2194                 | 9748                                        | 74293                     | 8605                            | 1976                 | 9216                                        | 76457                     | 7164                            |

Source: Crime in India

## Annexure-II to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.374 for 19.11.2019 - State/UT-wise Cases Reported under various crime heads during 2015-2017

|    | State/UT               | 2015                 | 2015                                        | 2015                      |                                 |                                                    |                           |                                 | 2017   | 2017                                        | 2017                      | 2017                            |
|----|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| SL | State/UT               | Murder (Sec.302 IPC) | Causing Death by Negligence (Sec. 304A IPC) | Auto/ Motor Vehicle Theft | Robbery (Secs.392/ 394/397 IPC) | Murder Causing Death by Negligence (Sec. 304A IPC) | Auto/ Motor Vehicle Theft | Robbery (Secs.392/ 394/397 IPC) | Murder | Causing Death by Negligence (Sec. 304A IPC) | Auto/ Motor Vehicle Theft | Robbery (Secs.392/ 394/397 IPC) |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh         | 1099                 | 7770 4398                                   | 384                       | 1123                            | 7978                                               | 4791                      | 315                             | 1054   | 7950                                        | 4769                      | 340                             |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh      | 57                   | 119                                         | 180                       | 75                              | 46 105                                             | 169                       | 63                              | 79     | 100                                         | 263                       | 58                              |
| 3  | Assam                  | 1343                 | 2683                                        | 4110                      | 928                             | 1149 2625                                          | 4330                      | 940                             | 1144   | 3393                                        | 4368                      | 1092                            |
| 4  | Bihar                  | 3178                 | 4061                                        | 9891                      | 1640                            | 2581 4479                                          | 10553                     | 1410                            | 2803   | 4977                                        | 15455                     | 1594                            |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh           | 929                  | 3937                                        | 2562                      | 358                             | 957 3830                                           | 2654                      | 379                             | 919    | 4045                                        | 2801                      | 356                             |
| 6  | Goa                    | 31                   | 235                                         | 204                       | 17                              | 30 229                                             | 215                       | 14                              | 31     | 234                                         | 231                       | 27                              |
| 7  | Gujarat                | 1150                 | 7400                                        | 8095                      | 992                             | 1120 7306                                          | 8046                      | 1155                            | 970    | 6906                                        | 8916                      | 1277                            |
| 8  | Haryana                | 1002                 | 4450                                        | 14331                     | 935                             | 1057 4879                                          | 15634                     | 734                             | 1046   | 5651                                        | 16238                     | 572                             |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh       | 106                  | 781                                         | 250                       | 5                               | 101 853                                            | 255                       | 11                              | 99     | 698                                         | 292                       | 8                               |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir         | 133                  | 766                                         | 804                       | 63                              | 142 674                                            | 808                       | 59                              | 152    | 654                                         | 924                       | 57                              |
| 11 | Jharkhand              | 1536                 | 1631                                        | 2937                      | 474                             | 1514 1932                                          | 3065                      | 551                             | 1487   | 3447                                        | 4049                      | 526                             |
| 12 | Karnataka              | 1557                 | 10458                                       | 9719                      | 1906                            | 1573 10643                                         | 10352                     | 2157                            | 1384   | 10172                                       | 10672                     | 2152                            |
| 13 | Kerala                 | 334                  | 3447                                        | 1515                      | 767                             | 305 3456                                           | 1294                      | 908                             | 305    | 3386                                        | 1249                      | 807                             |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh         | 2339                 | 9044                                        | 15892                     | 1836                            | 2004 9412                                          | 15876                     | 1602                            | 1908   | 11591                                       | 16456                     | 1581                            |
| 15 | Maharashtra            | 2509                 | 13058                                       | 21468                     | 8561                            | 2299 13116                                         | 22435                     | 6030                            | 2103   | 12427                                       | 22836                     | 6451                            |
| 16 | Manipur                | 81                   | 119                                         | 1151                      | 7                               | 78 60                                              | 642                       | 15                              | 63     | 105                                         | 580                       | 8                               |
| 17 | Meghalaya              | 149                  | 136                                         | 177                       | 89 108                          | 114                                                | 199                       | 87                              | 87     | 149                                         | 184                       | 64                              |
| 18 | Mizoram                | 36                   | 46                                          | 81                        | 5                               | 29 49                                              | 100                       | 4                               | 21     | 51                                          | 131                       | 5                               |
| 19 | Nagaland               | 51                   | 28                                          | 300                       | 40                              | 36 35                                              | 278                       | 32                              | 36     | 40                                          | 249                       | 30                              |
| 20 | Odisha                 | 1473                 | 4267                                        | 3531                      | 1787                            | 1328 4254                                          | 3204                      | 2012                            | 1267   | 4425                                        | 3119                      | 2048                            |
| 21 | Punjab                 | 701                  | 3349                                        | 1960                      | 140                             | 771 3582                                           | 2672                      | 147                             | 659    | 3226                                        | 2545                      | 122                             |
| 22 | Rajasthan              | 1569                 | 9416                                        | 18141                     | 1227                            | 1551 9429                                          | 17544                     | 970                             | 1473   | 9419                                        | 17673                     | 972                             |
| 23 | Sikkim                 | 17                   | 69                                          | 20                        | 11                              | 17 64                                              | 20                        | 5                               | 13     | 48                                          | 15                        | 3                               |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu             | 1748                 | 15138                                       | 3740                      | 1763                            | 1603 16661                                         | 4991                      | 1680                            | 1560   | 15817                                       | 5880                      | 1841                            |
| 25 | Telangana              | 1188                 | 6884                                        | 4880                      | 377                             | 1046 7051                                          | 4161                      | 671                             | 805    | 6932                                        | 3375                      | 790                             |
| 26 | Tripura                | 144                  | 137                                         | 71                        | 34                              | 145 170                                            | 94                        | 22                              | 124    | 160                                         | 128                       | 17                              |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh          | 4732                 | 15995                                       | 29846                     | 3637                            | 4889 17916                                         | 34480                     | 4502                            | 4324   | 18105                                       | 34803                     | 4089                            |
| 28 | Uttarakhand            | 192                  | 568                                         | 775                       | 126                             | 194 595                                            | 876                       | 128                             | 181    | 682                                         | 1097                      | 253                             |
| 29 | West Bengal            | 2096                 | 6146                                        | 4396                      | 508                             | 2044 6378                                          | 4353                      | 472                             | 2001   | 5766                                        | 3816                      | 369                             |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)         | 31480                | 132138                                      | 165425                    | 28692                           | 29840 137875                                       | 174091                    | 27075                           | 28098  | 140556                                      | 183114                    | 27509                           |
| 30 | A&N Islands            | 19                   | 34                                          | 7                         | 2                               | 14 23                                              | 10                        | 5                               | 9      | 26                                          | 9                         | 8                               |
| 31 | Chandigarh             | 20                   | 98                                          | 601                       | 75                              | 26 132                                             | 616                       | 54                              | 25     | 105                                         | 909                       | 54                              |
| 32 | D&NHaveli              | 10                   | 52                                          | 17                        | 3                               | 5 48                                               | 18                        | 1                               | 3      | 55                                          | 18                        | 4                               |
| 33 | Daman &Diu             | 4                    | 52                                          | 18                        | 6                               | 4 34                                               | 19                        | 2                               | 6      | 45                                          | 20                        | 1                               |
| 34 | Delhi                  | 570                  | 1777                                        | 32729                     | 7407                            | 528 1856                                           | 38644                     | 4761                            | 487    | 1800                                        | 40972                     | 3147                            |
|    | Lakshadweep            | 0                    |                                             |                           |                                 | 1                                                  |                           |                                 |        |                                             | 0                         |                                 |
| 35 |                        |                      | 0                                           | 0                         | 0                               | 0                                                  | 1                         | 0                               | 0      | 0                                           |                           | 1                               |
| 36 | Puducherry TOTAL UT(S) | 24 647               | 233 2246                                    | 330 33702                 | 3 7496                          | 33 246 610 2340                                    | 366 39674                 | 8 4831                          | 25 555 | 207 2238                                    | 403 42331                 | 18 3233                         |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)      | 32127                | 134384                                      | 199127                    | 36188                           | 30450 140215                                       | 213765                    | 31906                           | 28653  | 142794                                      | 225445                    | 30742                           |

## road accidents during 2014-2016

| Sl.   | State/UT          |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH    |   7908 |   8297 |   8541 |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |    112 |    177 |    142 |
| 3     | ASSAM             |   2522 |   2384 |   2601 |
| 4     | BIHAR             |   4822 |   5500 |   4867 |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH      |   3985 |   4082 |   3909 |
| 6     | GOA               |    298 |    314 |    339 |
| 7     | GUJARAT           |   7857 |   8245 |   8152 |
| 8     | HARYANA           |   4875 |   5045 |   5170 |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |   1403 |   1096 |   1166 |
| 10    | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |    977 |    923 |    958 |
| 11    | JHARKHAND         |   2546 |   2893 |   3027 |
| 12    | KARNATAKA         |  10444 |  10857 |  11286 |
| 13    | KERALA            |   4000 |   4196 |   4287 |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH    |   9292 |   9758 |   9861 |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA       |  13529 |  13685 |  13682 |
| 16    | MANIPUR           |    167 |    129 |    129 |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA         |    171 |    205 |    204 |
| 18    | MIZORAM           |     93 |     65 |     60 |
| 19    | NAGALAND          |     21 |     47 |     47 |
| 20    | ODISHA            |   3920 |   4303 |   4463 |
| 21    | PUNJAB            |   4621 |   4893 |   5077 |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN         |  10287 |  10510 |  10465 |
| 23    | SIKKIM            |     62 |     75 |    112 |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU        |  15190 |  15642 |  17218 |
| 25    | TELANGANA         |   6906 |   7110 |   7219 |
| 26    | TRIPURA           |    188 |    158 |    173 |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH     |  16284 |  18407 |  19006 |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND       |    507 |    913 |    916 |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL       |   6478 |   6705 |   6650 |
|       | TOTAL (STATES)    | 139465 | 146614 | 149727 |
| 30    | A & N ISLANDS     |     23 |     23 |     17 |
| 31    | CHANDIGARH        |    131 |    129 |    151 |
| 32    | D & N HAVELI      |     59 |     42 |     46 |
| 33    | DAMAN & DIU       |     15 |     42 |     27 |
| 34    | DELHI (UT)        |   1630 |   1622 |   1591 |
| 35    | LAKSHADWEEP       |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 36    | PUDUCHERRY        |    203 |    235 |    241 |
|       | TOTAL (UTs)       |   2061 |   2093 |   2074 |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 141526 | 148707 | 151801 |

Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India' as per data provided by States/UTs