Overview

• Kolkata logged 83.9 cognisable offences per lakh people in 2023, the lowest among 19 large cities and down from 86.5 in 2022.
• Crimes against women fell to 1,746 cases in 2023, while murders rose slightly to 43 as overall violent crime declined.
• Kolkata’s rate sits far below the metro average of 828, with Kochi at 3,192.4 and Delhi at 2,105.3 per lakh.
• Trinamool leaders and police officials credit proactive policing and technology, whereas BJP figures and the R.G. Kar victim’s parents allege under‑registration of cases.
• Analysts note the NCRB compiles state police submissions, and the 2023 dataset excludes the 2024 R.G. Kar rape‑murder.