Chandigarh Crime Rate Rises 22% in 2022; Cybercrimes Surge Across India

Crimes against senior citizens triple in Chandigarh, while many cybercrime cases remain unregistered despite a 24.4% nationwide increase.

Chandigarh saw a 22% rise in crime in 2022, reaching 3,658 cases, the highest in three years, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Crimes against women in Chandigarh dipped in 2022, but rape cases saw a slight increase, with 61% of the victims being minor girls.
Crimes against senior citizens in Chandigarh tripled in 2022, with most falling prey to forgery, cheating, and cyber-related crimes.
Cybercrimes in India surged by 24.4% in 2022, with Karnataka, Telangana, and Maharashtra accounting for more than half of these cases.
Despite the rise in cybercrimes, many cases are not being registered as are being reported, with only 32,000 out of 1.6 million complaints ending in police cases.