Crimes In India Dipped By 6% In 2024: NCRB releases 2024 data with 6% dip from 2023

The National Crime Records Bureau released the 2024 crime data, noting 58.85 lakh total crimes (a 6% dip from 2023’s 62.41 lakh) and a crime rate of 418.9 per lakh (down from 448.3). The report covers regional performance, enforcement outcomes, and category-specific trends.

The report highlights Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal as leading in solving crimes, with high chargesheet rates (Kerala 94.5%, Puducherry 91.0%, West Bengal 90.6%).

During 2024, 8,21,100 fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 54.61 crore were seized.

Cybercrime cases crossed 1.01 lakh in 2024, up 17.9% from 2023; Economic Offences rose 4.6% with over 2.14 lakh cases.

Crimes against Scheduled Tribes stood at 9,966 in 2024, down 23.1% from 12,960 in 2023.

Crimes against Scheduled Castes numbered 55,698 in 2024, a decrease of 3.6% from 57,789 in 2023.

Senior citizens fell victim to 32,602 crimes in 2024, rising 16.9% from the previous year, with theft leading at 4,786 cases.

Crimes against children increased by 5.9% in 2024; 75,108 cases of kidnapping and abduction formed 40% of the cases, while 69,191 cases of sexual crimes against children accounted for 36.9%.

Crimes against women stood at 4.41 lakh cases in 2024, down from 4.48 lakh in 2023; the crime rate per lakh women population was 64.6 in 2024 (66.2 in 2023). Leading causes included cruelty by husband or relatives, kidnapping, crimes against minors, and assault with intent to outraging modesty.

Among the 98,054 victims, over 70,000 were female; 76,761 were children and 21,293 were adults.

96,079 cases of kidnapping and abduction were registered in 2024, a decrease of 15.4% over 2023.

A total of 27,049 murder cases were registered in 2024, showing a marginal decline of 2.4% from the previous year; disputes were the leading motive, followed by personal vendetta or enmity and gain.

In crimes under special laws, over 18.65 lakh persons were arrested; 27.01 lakh were charge-sheeted; and 17.21 lakh convicted.

In 2024, over 26.72 lakh persons were arrested in crimes registered under the Indian Penal Code and Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita; over 43.11 lakh were charge-sheeted; and over 10.71 lakh were convicted.

Kerala filed chargesheets in 94.5% of cases, followed by Puducherry at 91.0% and West Bengal at 90.6%, indicating high clearance rates in these states.

In 2024, total crimes fell to 58.85 lakh, a six percent decline from 2023; the crime rate per lakh population declined to 418.9 from 448.3.

Hurt category cases under IPC sections 325, 326, and 329-335 declined by 30.58% in 2024, to 4.41 lakh from 6.36 lakh in 2023, reflecting the effects of the 2023 BN changes.

In 2023, India recorded 62.41 lakh crimes with a crime rate of 448.3 per lakh population.

In 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was introduced, replacing the Indian Penal Code; the changes merged certain sections and made simple 'Hurt' a non-cognisable offence.