Lok Sabha Question No. 4877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Increase in Crime
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4877

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 rd  JULY, 2019/ SHRAVANA 01, 1941 (SAKA)

INCREASE IN CRIME

4877.

SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the number of crimes in the country is increasing year after year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years, State-wise; and
- (c) the concrete steps taken by the Government to arrest this trend and to make the country crime free?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

- (a) & (b): 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  2016.  The  State-wise  details  of  total  cognizable  crimes registered under IPC during the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 are given at Annexure.

(c): '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,  in  order  to  facilitate  police  in States/UTs to effectively deal with the crimes, Government of India has  inter alia taken following measures:

- (i)  The  Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has prepared 'Witness Protection Scheme, 2018' in consultation with the National Legal Service Authority, Bureau of Police Research  &  Development  and  the  State  Governments.  This  scheme  provides  for protection of witnesses based on the threat assessment.

## LS.US.Q.NO.4877 FOR 23.07.2019

(ii)  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.

(iii) To make the justice delivery system speedy and transparent, 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.

(iv)  In  order  to  facilitate  States/UTs,  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.

(v) Cyber Crime Forensic Labs have been set up in several States, and training has been given to over 3,664 personnel, including 410 Public Prosecutors and Judicial Officers in identifying, detecting and resolving cyber-crimes.

(vi)  In  order  to  improve  investigation,  steps  have  been  taken  to  strengthen  DNA analysis  units  in  Central  and  State  Forensic  Science  Laboratories.  This  includes setting  up  of  a  State-of-the-Art  DNA  Analysis  Unit  in  Central  Forensic  Science Laboratory, Chandigarh. MHA has also sanctioned setting-up and upgrading of DNA Analysis units in State Forensic Science Laboratories in 13 States/ UTs.

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

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## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4877 for 23.07.2019

| State/UT wise details of Total Cognizable Crimes Registered under IPC during the years 2014, 2015 &2016   | State/UT wise details of Total Cognizable Crimes Registered under IPC during the years 2014, 2015 &2016   | State/UT wise details of Total Cognizable Crimes Registered under IPC during the years 2014, 2015 &2016   | State/UT wise details of Total Cognizable Crimes Registered under IPC during the years 2014, 2015 &2016   | State/UT wise details of Total Cognizable Crimes Registered under IPC during the years 2014, 2015 &2016   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SNO                                                                                                       | STATE                                                                                                     | 2014                                                                                                      | 2015                                                                                                      | 2016                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 114604                                                                                                    | 110693                                                                                                    | 106774                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 2843                                                                                                      | 2968                                                                                                      | 2534                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                     | 94337                                                                                                     | 103616                                                                                                    | 102250                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                     | 177595                                                                                                    | 176973                                                                                                    | 164163                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                              | 58200                                                                                                     | 56692                                                                                                     | 55029                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                       | 4466                                                                                                      | 3074                                                                                                      | 2692                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                   | 131385                                                                                                    | 126935                                                                                                    | 147122                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                   | 79947                                                                                                     | 84466                                                                                                     | 88527                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 14160                                                                                                     | 14007                                                                                                     | 13386                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                           | 23848                                                                                                     | 23583                                                                                                     | 24501                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                 | 45335                                                                                                     | 45050                                                                                                     | 40710                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                 | 137338                                                                                                    | 138847                                                                                                    | 148402                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                    | 206789                                                                                                    | 257074                                                                                                    | 260097                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | 272423                                                                                                    | 268614                                                                                                    | 264418                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                               | 249834                                                                                                    | 275414                                                                                                    | 261714                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                   | 3641                                                                                                      | 3847                                                                                                      | 3170                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                 | 3679                                                                                                      | 4079                                                                                                      | 3366                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                   | 2140                                                                                                      | 2228                                                                                                      | 2425                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                                  | 1157                                                                                                      | 1302                                                                                                      | 1376                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                    | 74569                                                                                                     | 83360                                                                                                     | 81460                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                                    | 37162                                                                                                     | 37983                                                                                                     | 40007                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                 | 210418                                                                                                    | 198080                                                                                                    | 180398                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                                    | 1065                                                                                                      | 766                                                                                                       | 809                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                | 193200                                                                                                    | 187558                                                                                                    | 179896                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                                 | 106830                                                                                                    | 106282                                                                                                    | 108991                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                   | 5499                                                                                                      | 4692                                                                                                      | 3933                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                             | 240475                                                                                                    | 241920                                                                                                    | 282171                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                                               | 9156                                                                                                      | 10248                                                                                                     | 10867                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                               | 185672                                                                                                    | 179501                                                                                                    | 176569                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                           | Total (States)                                                                                            | 2687767                                                                                                   | 2749852                                                                                                   | 2757757                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                        | A & N Islands                                                                                             | 746                                                                                                       | 862                                                                                                       | 802                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                                | 3221                                                                                                      | 3248                                                                                                      | 2996                                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                                        | D&N Haveli                                                                                                | 277                                                                                                       | 269                                                                                                       | 244                                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                                        | Daman& Diu                                                                                                | 233                                                                                                       | 302                                                                                                       | 271                                                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                                        | Delhi UT                                                                                                  | 155654                                                                                                    | 191377                                                                                                    | 209519                                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                                               | 81                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                        | 36                                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                                | 3584                                                                                                      | 3440                                                                                                      | 4086                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                           | Total (UTs)                                                                                               | 163796                                                                                                    | 199548                                                                                                    | 217954                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                           | Total (All India)                                                                                         | 2851563                                                                                                   | 2949400                                                                                                   | 2975711                                                                                                   |
| Source: Crime in India                                                                                    | Source: Crime in India                                                                                    | Source: Crime in India                                                                                    | Source: Crime in India                                                                                    | Source: Crime in India                                                                                    |