NCRB Crime in India 2012

The National Crime Records Bureau of India is a government agency set up in 1986 with the mandate of crime record maintenance for the Indian Police.

According to its ‘Crime in India 2012’ report the number of rapes committed in the country reached 24923 in the year 2012, a rise of about 3% from 24206 in the previous year  (2011), and a rise of 52.22% from 2002 (16373).

We have used this report as the basis for identifying the 10 states that require utmost and urgent attention, apart from the NCT of Delhi. These states have reported an absolute incidence of more than 1000. They are as follows:

Name of State	Rapes in 20121
Andhra Pradesh	1341
Assam	1716
Chhattisgarh	1034
Kerala	1019
Madhya Pradesh	3425
Maharashtra	1839
Odisha	1458
Rajasthan	2049
Uttar Pradesh	1963
West Bengal	2046
Delhi	706

The purpose of the NCRB exercise is to serve as a tool for analysts researching the reasons behind the incidence of crimes².

Source: Crime in India, 2012 Statistics; National Crime Records Bureau, BBC, AP

Janet Loehrke and Anne Carey, USA TODAY³

¹ Table 5.2, Chapter 5, Crime in India 2012, pg 387

^{2  “}Crime leaves deep scars in the society;  therefore we need to study the causes, patterns and nature of crimes affecting the human body and property to find out the reasons for incidence of such crimes. Such a study will help us to identify remedial measures and policy interventions to contain such heinous crimes. Crime in India publication is a vital tool in the hands of such researchers, criminologists and officers of criminal justice system in the country as it provides ample statistical data to conduct such studies.” RK Singh, Home Secretary, in Crime in India 2012.

3 http://www.newsxs.com/en/go/14138469/USA_TODAY_International/

SOURCE: NATIONAL CRIME RECORD BUREAU MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, http://ncrb.nic.in “CRIME IN INDIA 2012 STATISTICS”

STATES

1. ANDHRA PRADESH- 1341
2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH - 46
3. ASSAM- 1716
4. BIHAR- 927
5. CHHATTISGARH- 1034
6. GOA- 55
7. GUJARAT- 473
8. HARYANA- 668
9. HIMACHAL PRADESH -183
10. JAMMU & KASHMIR -303
11. JHARKHAND- 812
12. KARNATAKA- 621
13. KERALA -1019
14. MADHYA PRADESH -3425
15. MAHARASHTRA- 1839
16. MANIPUR- 63
17. MEGHALAYA -164
18. MIZORAM -103
19. NAGALAND- 21
20. ODISHA- 1458
21. PUNJAB- 680
22. RAJASTHAN -2049
23. SIKKIM -34
24. TAMIL NADU -737
25. TRIPURA -229
26. UTTAR PRADESH- 1963
27. UTTARAKHAND -148
28. WEST BENGAL -2046

TOTAL (STATES) -24157

UNION TERRITORIES:

1. A & N ISLANDS- 12
2. CHANDIGARH- 27
3. D & N HAVELI- 3
4. DAMAN & DIU- 5
5. DELHI- 706
6. LAKSHADWEEP -0
7. PUDUCHERRY 13

TOTAL (UTs) -766

TOTAL (ALL-INDIA)- 24923