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NCRB 2023 Report: Recorded Crime Rises 7% as Cyber Offences Surge and Murders Decline

The new report spotlights a cybercrime spike alongside elevated risks for Scheduled Tribes and children.

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File photo of officials of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), National Crime Records Bureau and Manipur Home Department and Manipur Home Department collecting biometrics of illegal immigrants from Myanmar in view of the ethnic violence in the state, at the Foreigners Detention Centre, at Sajiwa, in Imphal East on Monday. (ANI Photo)
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Overview

  • India logged 62,41,569 cognizable cases in 2023, up 7.2% from 2022, pushing the national crime rate to 448.3 per lakh population based on 2011 Census figures.
  • Cybercrime cases jumped 31.2% to 86,420 with roughly 69% linked to fraud, and high burdens in states such as Karnataka and Telangana coincided with low chargesheeting rates in several hotspots.
  • Murder cases fell 2.8% to 27,721, with disputes the most common recorded motive, followed by personal enmity and crimes for gain.
  • Crimes against Scheduled Tribes increased 28.8% to 12,960 (rate 12.4), crimes against children rose 9.2% to 1,77,335 led by kidnapping and POCSO offences, and cases against women edged up to about 4.48 lakh.
  • Metropolitan cities reported a 10.6% rise in cases; Delhi led IPC registrations and recorded the most crimes against women, children and senior citizens, while thefts and Motor Vehicle Act violations also climbed.