Lok Sabha Question No. 2631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Crime against SC/ST Community
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA, E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2631

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 nd AUGUST, 2016/SHRAVANA 11, 1938, (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST SC/ST COMMUNITY

2631.

SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  various  types  of  atrocities  and  crimes  against  Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), weaker sections and Minorities have reportedly increased in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  total  number  of  such  cases  registered  separately,  guilty arrested, convicted, cases solved/unsolved, conviction rate achieved and the steps taken to improve the conviction rate along with the action taken against the guilty during each of the last three year and the current year, crime, gender and State-wise including Gujarat;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  identify  the reasons behind such increase, if so the details and outcome thereof;
- d)  whether  the  Government  has  provided  any  legal  assistance  to  such victims and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  such  cases  in future along with the details of advisories issued to the States and Police Departments in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Crime  Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 39408, 47064 and 45003 cases of total crimes against Scheduled Castes (which includes non atrocities cases also) and a total of 6793, 11451 and 10914 cases of total crimes against Scheduled Tribes  (which  includes  non  atrocities  cases  also)  were  reported  during 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively.   Data for the year 2015 is provisional. NCRB  has  no  inputs  on  crime  against  weaker  sections  and  minorities. State/UT  wise  (Including  Gujarat)  and  crime  head  wise  cases  reported, cases  chargesheeted,  cases  in  which  chargesheet  not  laid  but  final report  submitted  (unsolved),  cases  convicted,  cases  convicted  rate, persons  arrested,  persons  chargesheeted  and  persons  convicted  under crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes during 2013-2015 is  enclosed  at  Annexure-I  &  II.  Gender  wise  number  of  victims  under crimes against Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes during 2014-2015 is enclosed at Annexure-III & IV.

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(c): Government  has  not  conducted  any  study  to  identify  the  reasons behind such increase.

(d): The cases of offences against members of SCs and STs registered under  the  PoA  Act  are  required  to  be  conducted  in  Special  Courts  and Exclusive  Special  Courts  by  Special  Public  Prosecutors  and  Exclusive Special Public Prosecutors respectively, as per section 15 of the PoA Act amended by the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 (No. 1 of 2016). Further sub-rule (5) of Rule  of  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (Prevention  of Atrocities)  Rules,  1995  as  amended  by  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) amended  Rules, 2016, provides that the District Magistrate or the Sub-Division Magistrate may, if  deem necessary or if so desired by the victims of atrocity engage an eminent Senior Advocate for conducting cases in the Special Courts of the Exclusive Special Courts on fee as the District Magistrate or the SubDivision Magistrate may consider appropriate.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2631 FOR 02.08.2016

(e): As per the seventh schedule to the Constitution of India `Police` and `Public Order` are State subjects and, as such, the primary responsibility of prevention, detection, registration, investigation and prosecution of all crimes,  within  their  jurisdiction  lies  with  the  State  Governments/  Union Territory Administrations. However, Ministry of Home Affairs has issued Advisories dated 23 rd  May, 2016 on 'The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015',  dated 1 st  April, 2010  on  'Measures  needed  to  curb  crime  against  Scheduled  Castes/ Scheduled  Tribes'  and  dated  3 rd   February,  2005  on  'Need  for  effective implementation  of  the  Protection  of  Civil  Rights  Act,  1955  and  the Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (Prevention  of  Atrocities) Act, 1989' which are available at http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/Advisory23052016\_improve.pdf

http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/pdf/Advisory-

SCST\_010610.pdf http://www.mha.nic.in/apcr

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2631 FOR 02.08.2016

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has been addressing the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations to implement the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in letter and spirit. The Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has also addressed D.O. letters dated 05.06.2015 and 09.06.2015 to the Chief Secretaries of concerned States/UTs with emphasis on the specific points for appropriate action, i.e. timely registration of the FIR and filling of charge sheet in the Court, minimizing pendency and improving conviction, sensitization of officers, awareness generation, publicity of provisions of the PoA Act.

With  an  objective  to  deliver  members  of  SCs  and  STs,  a  greater justice as well as be an enhanced deterrent to the offenders, the PoA Act has  been  amended  by  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 (No. 1 of 2016), notified in  the  Gazette  of  India  Extraordinary  on  01.01.2016  and  enforced  with effect from 26.01.2016. The Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has also addressed D.O. letter dated 19.5.2016 to the Chief ....6/

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2631 FOR 02.08.2016

Secretaries  of  concerned  States/UTs  with  request  to  implement  the Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (Prevention  of  Atrocities) Amendment  Act,  2015  (1  of  2016).  The  State  Governments  and  Union Territory Administrations are also provided Central assistance for effective implementation of the Act, under a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the PCR and PoA Acts, mainly for strengthening of enforcement and judicial machinery, relief and rehabilitation of victims of atrocities, incentive for inter-caste marriages where one of the spouses is a member of a Scheduled Caste and awareness generation. A Committee under the Chairpersonship of Union Minister for Social Justice  & Empowerment which was constituted in the year 2006 also from time to time reviews implementation status of the PCR and PoA Acts in States and Union Territories.

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Annexure - I

## CASES REPORTED(CR), CASES CHARGESHEETED(CS), CASES IN WHICH CHARGESHEET NOT LAID BUT FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED AS TRUE (CFR), CASES CONVICTED(CV), CONVICTION RATE(CVR),PERSONS ARRESTED(PAR), PERSONS CHARGESHEETED(PCS) AND PERSONS CONVICTED(PCV) UNDER CRIME (INCLUDING ATROCITIES) AGAINST PERSONS BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTES (SCs) DURING 2013-2015

| Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   | Crime Head   |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

Source: Crime in India

Note: '-' data not collected separately.

Note:  # Data is provisional for the year

2015.

Note:  Total crimes includes cases of atrocities ( cases of IPC along with the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act) and non-atrocities cases (which includes cases under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, section of IPC without SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and cases reported under other Special & Local Laws (SLL))

Annexure - I

## CASES REPORTED(CR), CASES CHARGESHEETED(CS), CASES IN WHICH CHARGESHEET NOT LAID BUT FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED AS TRUE (CFR), CASES CONVICTED(CV), CONVICTION RATE(CVR),PERSONS ARRESTED(PAR), PERSONS CHARGESHEETED(PCS) AND PERSONS CONVICTED(PCV) UNDER CRIME (INCLUDING ATROCITIES) AGAINST PERSONS BELONGING TO SCHEDULED TRIBES (STs) DURING 2013-2015

| SL   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   |
|------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

Source: Crime in India

Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may includes cases/persons of previous years also.

Note: '-' data not collected separately.

* data is provisional for the year 2015.

Note:  Total crimes includes cases of atrocities ( cases of IPC along with the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act) and non-atrocities cases (which includes cases under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, section of IPC without SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and cases reported under other Special & Local Laws (SLL))

Annexure - II

STATE/UT WISE CASES REPORTED(CR), CASES CHARGESHEETED(CS), CASES IN WHICH CHARGESHEET NOT LAID BUT FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED AS TRUE (CFR), CASES CONVICTED(CV), CONVICTION RATE(CVR), PERSONS ARRESTED(PAR), PERSONS CHARGESHEETED(PCS) AND PERSONS CONVICTED(PCV) UNDER CRIME (INCLUDING ATROCITIES) AGAINST PERSONS BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTES (SCs) DURING

2013-2015

| SL  State/UT  2013  2014  2015#  CR  CS  CFR  CV  CVR  PAR  PCS  PCV  CR  CS  CFR  CV  CVR  PAR  PCS  PCV  CR  CS  CFR  CV  CVR  PAR  PCS  PCV  1  Andhra Pradesh  3270  1652  316  138  7.6  4251  3919  347  4114  2225  97  147  13.4  4199  3426  271  4415  2292  15  205  18.3  4615  3719  269  2  Arunachal Pradesh  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  3  Assam  8  2  43  0  0.0  5  2  0  2  0  7  0  -  1  0  0  5  0  3  0  -  4  0  0  4  Bihar  6721  4608  695  204  13.1  10173  9650  300  7893  6152  787  101  6.7  8934  8306  221  6438  4665  175  118  16.3  7682  6791  201  5  Chhattisgarh  242  297  4  75  36.8  587  542  132  1066  893  65  143  46.0  1368  1383  183  1028  1034  25  210  44.8  1409  1395  265  6  Goa  12  15  1  0  0.0  19  12  0  17  13  1  2  100.0  16  20  2  13  9  3  1  9.1  1  3  1  7  Gujarat  1190  1110  43  29  2.5  3061  2983  57  1130  1046  21  26  3.4  2818  2774  33  1046  986  15  11  3.1  2634  2689  27  8  Haryana  493  353  5  48  14.6  724  747  84  830  615  22  64  13.1  1146  1071  113  834  613  33  50  15.3  1097  1039  76  9  Himachal Pradesh  148  108  1  9  16.7  208  224  13  122  69  0  9  19.1  159  132  22  95  69  0  2  3.3  125  133  2  10  Jammu & Kashmir  0  0  0  0  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0  0  0  0  11  Jharkhand  978  438  372  105  29.8  624  649  154  903  482  181  60  25.9  942  577  62  738  409  130  40  15.2  714  515  46  12  Karnataka  2566  2162  75  71  3.5  5400  4668  177  2138  1807  20  46  4.5  4575  4325  85  1987  1537  20  27  3.1  4687  4291  37  13  Kerala  756  387  104  22  10.8  557  597  33  816  442  95  34  18.3  784  691  41  752  416  32  18  11.7  606  585  30  14  Madhya Pradesh  2945  2760  17  767  31.9  5781  5733  1757  4151  4187  4  1586  49.6  7972  7934  2784  4188  4148  4  836  33.1  7547  7614  1448  15  Maharashtra  1678  1303  49  44  6.2  4965  4517  112  1768  1464  20  59  7.5  4286  4332  95  1816  1389  37  64  8.1  4690  4221  169  16  Manipur  1  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  -  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  17  Meghalaya  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  18  Mizoram  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  19  Nagaland  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  20  Odisha  2592  1741  105  51  4.6  2996  3044  70  2266  2342  46  23  1.9  3527  3507  34  2305  1856  64  57  3.9  2460  2433  114  21  Punjab  126  66  2  13  17.6  210  122  30  123  49  3  6  11.8  152  93  19  147  64  2  11  32.4  170  108  25  22  Rajasthan  6475  2434  13  844  46.5  4497  4492  966  8028  3600  30  806  45.3  6429  6619  1781  6998  3028  75  837  39.6  5068  5446  1636  23  Sikkim  6  6  0  13  86.7  7  7  9  10  7  1  2  100.0  10  9  1  11  8  1  1  33.3  15  8  1  24  Tamil Nadu  1845  1265  112  106  12.5  3726  3073  329  1546  1307  111  88  7.8  3578  3595  181  1782  1370  108  69  5.7  3868  3627  196  25  Telangana  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  1694  1046  95  40  8.299  2653  2202  59  1678  1228  55  86  9.5  1458  1517  102  26  Tripura  48  48  4  0  0.0  57  56  0  49  32  1  0  0.0  57  46  0  28  18  2  3  23.1  22  24  4  27  Uttar Pradesh  7078  5336  967  1772  54.1  21836  15188  4113  8075  6132  1197  1846  55.8  24980  17951  4557  8358  6527  1215  2033  57.7  26613  20369  4952  28  Uttarakhand  34  22  5  22  46.8  57  59  35  61  40  21  8  28.6  79  73  8  93  62  11  22  57.9  147  142  54  29  West Bengal  115  88  15  0  0.0  200  141  0  159  127  5  1  1.8  249  192  1  186  75  1  0  0.0  162  147  0  TOTAL STATE(S)  39327  26201  2948  4333  23.8  69941  60425  8718  46962  34077  2830  5097  28.8  78915  69258  10553  44941  31803  2026  4701  27.7  75794  66816  9655  30  A & N Islands  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  31  Chandigarh  4  2  0  0  0.0  2  2  0  1  1  0  0  0.0  4  3  0  1  0  0  0  0.0  0  0  0  32  D&N Haveli  0  0  0  0  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  33  Daman & Diu  1  0  1  0  -  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  -  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  34  Delhi UT  55  55  3  0  0.0  71  70  0  87  75  0  5  13.9  107  104  9  54  37  2  1  9.1  41  46  1  35  Lakshadweep  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  0  36  Puducherry  21  12  0  1  5.6  36  30  1  14  9  0  0  -  5  9  0  5  12  0  0  -  19  18  0  TOTAL UT(S)  81  69  4  1  3.1  109  102  1  102  86  0  5  13.5  116  116  9  62  49  2  1  8.3  60  64  1  TOTAL (ALL INDIA)  39408  26270  2952  4334  23.8  70050  60527  8719  47064  34163  2830  5102  28.8  79031  69374  10562  45003  31852  2028  4702  27.6  75854  66880  9656   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Source: Crime in India

Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may includes cases/persons of previous years also.

Note:  # Data is provisional for the year 2015. Note:  Total crimes includes cases of atrocities ( cases of IPC along with the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act) and non-atrocities cases

(which includes cases under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, section of IPC without SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and cases reported under other Special & Local Laws (SLL))

Annexure - II STATE/UT WISE CASES REPORTED(CR), CASES CHARGESHEETED(CS), CASES IN WHICH CHARGESHEET NOT LAID BUT FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED AS TRUE (CFR), CASES CONVICTED(CV), CONVICTION RATE(CVR), PERSONS ARRESTED(PAR), PERSONS CHARGESHEETED(PCS) AND PERSONS CONVICTED(PCV) UNDER CRIME (INCLUDING ATROCITIES) AGAINST PERSONS BELONGING TO SCHEDULED TRIBES

(STs) DURING 2013-2015

| SL State/UT   | SL State/UT   | SL State/UT   | SL State/UT   | SL State/UT   | SL State/UT   | SL State/UT   |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Source: Crime in India

Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may includes cases/persons of previous years also.

# data is provisional for the year 2015

Note:  Total crimes includes cases of atrocities ( cases of IPC along with the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act) and non-atrocities cases (which includes cases under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, section of IPC without SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and cases reported under other Special & Local Laws (SLL))

Annexure - III State/UT wise and gender wise number of victims under crimes committed against persons belonging to

## Scheduled Castes (SCs) during 2014-2015

|    |                   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014        | 2014   | 2015*   | 2015*   | 2015*       | 2015*   |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|-------------|--------|---------|---------|-------------|---------|
| SL | State/UT          | Male   | Female | Transgender | Total  | Male    | Female  | Transgender | Total   |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 2884   | 1337   | 0           | 4221   | 2998    | 1457    | 0           | 4455    |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 3  | Assam             | 1      | 3      | 0           | 4      | 3       | 2       | 0           | 5       |
| 4  | Bihar             | 8021   | 266    | 0           | 8287   | 6116    | 587     | 0           | 6703    |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 649    | 423    | 0           | 1072   | 655     | 382     | 0           | 1037    |
| 6  | Goa               | 17     | 7      | 0           | 24     | 13      | 0       | 0           | 13      |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 966    | 302    | 0           | 1268   | 861     | 250     | 0           | 1111    |
| 8  | Haryana           | 508    | 349    | 0           | 857    | 521     | 330     | 0           | 851     |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 74     | 48     | 0           | 122    | 57      | 38      | 0           | 95      |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 792    | 151    | 0           | 943    | 667     | 94      | 0           | 761     |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 1851   | 517    | 0           | 2368   | 1707    | 598     | 0           | 2305    |
| 13 | Kerala            | 493    | 336    | 0           | 829    | 494     | 271     | 0           | 765     |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 2739   | 1632   | 0           | 4371   | 2664    | 1704    | 0           | 4368    |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 1152   | 803    | 1           | 1956   | 1104    | 919     | 0           | 2023    |
| 16 | Manipur           | 0      | 1      | 0           | 1      | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 20 | Odisha            | 1861   | 568    | 0           | 2429   | 1897    | 517     | 0           | 2414    |
| 21 | Punjab            | 78     | 46     | 0           | 124    | 103     | 47      | 0           | 150     |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 6730   | 1523   | 0           | 8253   | 5911    | 1163    | 0           | 7074    |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 3      | 9      | 0           | 12     | 7       | 6       | 0           | 13      |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 1426   | 330    | 0           | 1756   | 1603    | 408     | 0           | 2011    |
| 25 | Telangana         | 1284   | 433    | 0           | 1717   | 1174    | 530     | 0           | 1704    |
| 26 | Tripura           | 39     | 12     | 0           | 51     | 12      | 16      | 0           | 28      |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 6475   | 1769   | 0           | 8244   | 6505    | 1955    | 0           | 8460    |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 55     | 10     | 0           | 65     | 69      | 24      | 0           | 93      |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 125    | 41     | 0           | 166    | 139     | 57      | 0           | 196     |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 38223  | 10916  | 1           | 49140  | 35280   | 11355   | 0           | 46635   |
| 30 | A & N Islands     | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 1      | 0      | 0           | 1      | 1       | 0       | 0           | 1       |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 33 | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0      | 0       | 4       | 0           | 4       |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 53     | 34     | 0           | 87     | 47      | 22      | 0           | 69      |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 14     | 0      | 0           | 14     | 5       | 2       | 0           | 7       |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 68     | 34     | 0           | 102    | 53      | 28      | 0           | 81      |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 38291  | 10950  | 1           | 49242  | 35333   | 11383   | 0           | 46716   |

Source: Crime in India

Note: *data is provisional for the year 2015.

Annexure - IV State/UT wise and gender wise number of victims under crimes committed against persons belonging to

## Scheduled Tribes (STs) during 2014-2015

|    |                               | 2014   | 2014   | 2014        | 2014     | 2015*   | 2015*   | 2015*       | 2015*   |
|----|-------------------------------|--------|--------|-------------|----------|---------|---------|-------------|---------|
| SL | State/UT                      | Male   | Female | Transgender | Total    | Male    | Female  | Transgender | Total   |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh                | 398    | 242    | 0           | 640      | 453     | 284     | 0           | 737     |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh             | 0      | 1      | 0           | 1        | 45      | 17      | 0           | 62      |
| 3  | Assam                         | 0      | 3      | 0           | 3        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 4  | Bihar                         | 202    | 87     | 0           | 289      | 9       | 5       | 0           | 14      |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh                  | 304    | 435    | 0           | 739      | 870     | 656     | 0           | 1526    |
| 6  | Goa                           | 12     | 1      | 0           | 13       | 8       | 2       | 0           | 10      |
| 7  | Gujarat                       | 146    | 115    | 0           | 261      | 174     | 110     | 0           | 284     |
| 8  | Haryana                       | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh              | 6      | 2      | 0           | 8        | 6       | 0       | 0           | 6       |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir                | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 11 | Jharkhand                     | 360    | 125    | 0           | 485      | 275     | 36      | 0           | 311     |
| 12 | Karnataka                     | 480    | 120    | 0           | 600      | 349     | 122     | 0           | 471     |
| 13 | Kerala                        | 46     | 90     | 0           | 136      | 91      | 85      | 0           | 176     |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh                | 783    | 1541   | 0           | 2324     | 618     | 939     | 0           | 1557    |
| 15 | Maharashtra                   | 219    | 255    | 0           | 474      | 206     | 312     | 0           | 518     |
| 16 | Manipur                       | 4      | 1      | 0           | 5        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 17 | Meghalaya                     | 1      | 0      | 0           | 1        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 18 | Mizoram                       | 1      | 0      | 0           | 1        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 19 | Nagaland                      | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 20 | Odisha                        | 1012   | 489    | 0           | 1501     | 978     | 503     | 0           | 1481    |
| 21 | Punjab                        | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 22 | Rajasthan                     | 3161   | 1068   | 0           | 4229     | 2511    | 787     | 0           | 3298    |
| 23 | Sikkim                        | 7      | 4      | 0           | 11       | 2       | 2       | 0           | 4       |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu                    | 54     | 0      | 0           | 54       | 44      | 23      | 0           | 67      |
| 25 | Telangana                     | 432    | 148    | 0           | 580      | 500     | 218     | 0           | 718     |
| 26 | Tripura                       | 0      | 19     | 0           | 19       | 3       | 4       | 0           | 7       |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh                 | 18     | 6      | 0           | 24       | 3       | 3       | 0           | 6       |
| 28 | Uttarakhand                   | 2      | 0      | 0           | 2        | 2       | 5       | 0           | 7       |
| 29 | West Bengal                   | 76     | 75     | 0           | 151      | 80      | 41      | 0           | 121     |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)                | 7724   | 4827   | 0           | 12551    | 7227    | 4154    | 0           | 11381   |
| 30 | A & N Islands                 | 17     | 7      | 0           | 24       | 3       | 0       | 0           | 3       |
| 31 | Chandigarh                    | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 32 | D&N Haveli                    | 3      | 0      | 0           | 3        | 3       | 0       | 0           | 3       |
| 33 | Daman &Diu                    | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 34 | Delhi UT                      | 1      | 1      | 0           | 2        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 35 | Lakshadweep                   | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
|    | Puducherry                    | 1      | 1      | 0           |          | 0       | 0       | 0           | 0       |
| 36 |                               | 22     |        |             | 2        |         | 0       | 0           | 6       |
|    | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 7746   | 9 4836 | 0 0         | 31 12582 | 6 7233  | 4154    | 0           | 11387   |

Source: Crime in India

Note: *data is provisional for the year 2015.