Overview
- The NCRB lists 15,130 cases of crimes against Dalits in Uttar Pradesh in 2023, the highest tally among states.
- SP chief Akhilesh Yadav demands an SIT and an inquiry commission and alleges the BJP manipulated statistics to hide failures.
- Uttar Pradesh Police say the state’s overall crime rate was 181.3 per lakh people versus the national 270.3, crediting zero-tolerance measures and data-driven policing.
- The data also record 3,206 murders in UP, the most in India, and high levels of kidnapping and abduction, as national registered crimes rose 7.2% to 6,241,569 with 448,000 crimes against women.
- The BJP argues law and order has strengthened since 2017, and analysts see a continuing war of words that will shape electoral messaging.