ANNUAL CRIME IN INDIA REPORT 2017
22, Oct 2019
Prelims level : Polity
Mains level : GS-II Departments of the Government
Why in News?
- After a delay of two years the annual Crime in India Report 2017 was published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Monday.
Key Highlights of the report:
- As per the report, in the cases regarding crime against women, Uttar Pradesh topped the list, which is followed by Maharashtra and West Bengal with second and third places respectively.
- Majority of cases under crimes against women were registered under:
- Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives
- Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty
- Kidnapping & Abduction of Women and Rape
- Among the Incidents of rioting, the maximum incidents were reported from Bihar, followed by Uttar Pradesh and then by Maharashtra.
- The incidents registered under the Scheduled Caste Prevention of Atrocities Act saw an increase while incidents of crime related to Scheduled Tribes dipped.
- The cases of kidnapping and abduction registered during 2017, shows an increase.
- The NCRB for the first time collected data on circulation of “False/Fake News and Rumours.”
About National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
- NCRB is nodal agency under Union Home Ministry for authentic source of data on crime on various parameters including accidents, suicides from across all the states of the country and prisons for policy matters and research.
- It was established in 1986 as the central police organisation.
- It is headquartered in New Delhi.
- It is implementing and monitoring agency of Crime & Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS), a Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan of Government.
- It also imparts training in Information Technology (IT) and Finger Print Science for Indian Police Officers as well Foreign Police officers.
- NCRB publishes 4 annual publications on Crime, Prison Statistics, Accidental Deaths & Suicides and Finger Prints. These publications serve as principal reference points on crime statistics.