Overview

• Nationally, cybercrime rose 31.2% to 86,420 cases in 2023 with financial frauds dominant, while 4,48,211 crimes against women were registered, NCRB data show.
• Uttar Pradesh reported the highest absolute number of total crimes at 7,93,020, as state police emphasized a lower crime rate than the national average and cited data-driven reforms and rapid response systems.
• Maharashtra led in Prevention of Corruption Act cases (763) and copyright violations (335), recorded a dip in offences against the state to 169, and saw environmental cases jump to 4,854 with a 99.7% chargesheeting rate.
• City snapshots showed mixed trends, with Mumbai’s overall recorded crime falling 35% even as cyber matters remained sizeable and pending, and Pune logging a 36% rise in cyber cases and a 68% surge in crimes against children.
• Regional contrasts included Andhra Pradesh listing cybercrime as its leading offence with 2,341 cases, including 1,334 electronic sexual-harassment incidents, and Telangana contributing 2.9% of India’s total cases with a rise in crimes against women and high metro-level online abuse in Hyderabad.