Lok Sabha Question No. 3401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Increasing Crime in Delhi
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3401

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  JANUARY, 2019/ PAUSHA 11, 1940 (SAKA)

INCREASING CRIME IN DELHI

3401.     SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether it is a fact that a criminal case was registered almost every three minutes in Delhi last year, a 23 per cent jump from 2014 and if so, the comparative  details  thereof  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;

(b) whether the crimes that tormented a large number of people in the city were rising incidents of theft, robbery and kidnapping and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):  As reported by Delhi Police, a number of measures taken for facilitating reporting and registration of crime, including online registration of e-FIR, may have contributed to higher number of cases registered in the NCT of Delhi.  Details of cases registered by Delhi Police each year since 2014 are at Annexure.  As per the crime statistics of the last three years and the current year (upto 30.11.2018), the crime reported under various important heads has shown a decline.

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## ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO.3401 FOR 01.01.2019

## Details of cases registered by Delhi Police each year since 2014

| CRIME HEAD                                         |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 | COMPARATIVE       | COMPARATIVE       |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------|-------------------|
| CRIME HEAD                                         |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 | 2017 (upto 30.11) | 2018 (upto 30.11) |
| Dacoity                                            |     82 |     75 |     46 |     36 | 35                | 23                |
| Murder                                             |    586 |    570 |    528 |    487 | 448               | 459               |
| Attempt to murder                                  |    770 |    770 |    646 |    645 | 583               | 494               |
| Robbery                                            |   6464 |   7407 |   4761 |   3147 | 2763              | 2210              |
| Riot                                               |    160 |    130 |     79 |     50 | 50                | 23                |
| Kidnapping for ransom                              |     38 |     36 |     23 |     16 | 14                | 19                |
| Rape                                               |   2166 |   2199 |   2155 |   2146 | 1979              | 1983              |
| Total Heinous                                      |  10266 |  11187 |   8238 |   6527 | 5872              | 5211              |
| Snatching                                          |   7350 |   9896 |   9571 |   8231 | 7885              | 6366              |
| Hurt                                               |   2027 |   1898 |   1489 |   1352 | 1243              | 1409              |
| Burglary                                           |  10309 |  12848 |  14307 |   9819 | 9261              | 3742              |
| MV Theft                                           |  23384 |  32729 |  38644 |  40972 | 37180             | 42192             |
| House Theft                                        |  12735 |  15318 |  14721 |  10739 | 10186             | 3481              |
| Other Theft                                        |  42634 |  56385 |  77563 | 114054 | 102924            | 122712            |
| Molestation of women                               |   4322 |   5367 |   4165 |   3422 | 3146              | 3066              |
| Kidnapping                                         |   6437 |   6869 |   5932 |   5573 | 5264              | 5231              |
| Abduction                                          |    668 |    825 |    664 |    506 | 481               | 377               |
| Fatal accident                                     |   1629 |   1582 |   1548 |   1565 | 1400              | 1447              |
| Simple accident                                    |   6994 |   6503 |   5827 |   5108 | 4736              | 4529              |
| Other IPC                                          |  26899 |  29970 |  26850 |  25712 | 23576             | 25360             |
| Total Non Heinous                                  | 145388 | 180190 | 201281 | 227053 | 207282            | 219912            |
| Total IPC                                          | 155654 | 191377 | 209519 | 233580 | 213154            | 225123            |
| Arms Act                                           |    753 |    700 |    688 |    993 | 906               | 1446              |
| Excise Act                                         |   1408 |   1967 |   2356 |   2827 | 2485              | 2835              |
| Gambling Act                                       |    631 |    894 |   1098 |   1273 | 1135              | 1272              |
| I.T (P) Act                                        |     10 |      3 |      6 |     10 | 10                | 4                 |
| The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act |    322 |    277 |    297 |    376 | 340               | 446               |
| Other Act                                          |   6784 |   4758 |   2956 |   5655 | 5210              | 4545              |
| Total Act                                          |   9908 |   8599 |   7401 |  11134 | 10086             | 10548             |
| Grand Total                                        | 165562 | 199976 | 216920 | 244714 | 223240            | 235671            |

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