NCRB' s Crime in India 2022 Report

What is the National Crime Records Bureau?

Established in 1986 to function as a repository of information on crime and criminals

Where is the National Crime Records Bureau headquartered?

It is a part of the Ministry of Home Affairs, headquartered in New Delhi.

How many divisions does the NCRB have?

It has four divisions: Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS)

How many cognizable crimes were registered? Is it a decline or increase from 2021

Over 58,00,000 cognizable crimes were registered, encompassing both Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special & Local Laws (SLL) crimes.

A 4.5% decline in registered cases compared to 2021.

What is the new crime rate per lakh population?

Crime rate per lakh population dropped from 445.9 in 2021 to 422.2 in 2022.

What are the safest cities in India?

Kolkata emerged as the safest city for the third consecutive year.

Pune and Hyderabad secured the second and third positions, respectively

How much did cybercrime rise by?

Cybercrime reporting surged by 24.4%, reaching 65,893 cases.

Cyber fraud constituted the majority of cases (64.8%).

How many suicides were there in 2022?

Over 1.7 lakh suicide cases in 2022, reflecting a 4.2% increase from 2021. Significant causes included family problems, marriage-related issues, bankruptcy, unemployment, and illness.

How about Crimes against women and children?

Crimes Against Women: A 4% increase in crime against women, with dominant categories including cruelty by husband or relatives, kidnapping, and assault.

Crimes Against Children: 8.7% increase in crimes against children, predominantly related to kidnapping and sexual offenses

Environmental Crimes?

An overall decrease in environmental crimes by around 18%.

How about offences against the state?

A 25% rise in cases registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)

Lastly, economic offences?

Economic offences categorized into criminal breach of trust, forgery, cheating, fraud, and counterfeiting. Government authorities confiscated fake Indian currency notes totaling over Rs.342 crore in 2022

Which states have the highest chargesheet?

States with the highest chargesheeting rates under IPC crimes are Kerala, Puducherry, and West Bengal.