Crimes against women dip by 24%, cybercrimes see 55% rise: NCRB data
3 years, 3 months ago

Crimes against women dip by 24%, cybercrimes see 55% rise: NCRB data

The Hindu  

Crime against women in the Capital has reduced by 24% in 2020 as compared to 2019, shows the data shared by National Crime Records Bureau. Assault on women stood at 938 in 2020 as opposed to 1,088 in 2019 and sexual harassment stood at 862 cases in 2020 as compared to 644 in 2020. Overall slump Across the 19 metropolitan cities, NCRB stated that a total of 35,331 cases of crime against women were registered during 2020, showing a decrease of 21.1% over 2019. Stalking, online fraud According to the data, cases pertaining to transmitting of sexually explicit act and material accounted for 19 cases in 2019, which increased to 59 in 2020.

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Crimes against women in Delhi fell by 8.6% in 2024, shows data
1 week ago

Crimes against women in Delhi fell by 8.6% in 2024, shows data

Hindustan Times  

The national capital has recorded a significant decline of nearly 8.6% in cases of crimes against women this year compared to 2023, according to data shared by the Delhi Police. Delhi reported 4,273 cases of rape, molestation, and eve-teasing until December 15 this year, down from 4,674 cases reported during the same period last year. A total of 1,971 rape …

Declare a war on cybercrimes
8 months ago

Declare a war on cybercrimes

New Indian Express  

In the first two months of this year, Bengalureans lost a whopping `240 crore to cybercrime. Officials involved in curtailing this menace admit that given the rising trends of perpetrators using newer methodologies, it is becoming increasingly difficult to detect cybercrimes, allowing the perpetrators to go scot-free. Within the first two months of 2024, Bengaluru saw 3,151 cybercrime cases registered, …

Perpetrator unidentified in 90% of cybercrime cases
9 months, 1 week ago

Perpetrator unidentified in 90% of cybercrime cases

NL Times  

The number of digital fraud, scams, and thefts is increasing, but the police are barely succeeding in finding the perpetrators. While the reality is that some of this is simply fraud witha plug attached to it.” The researchers studied reported cybercrime cases between 2018 and 2020 and interviewed numerous people involved, including the police. “Nowadays more people are victims of …

Cyber crime cases: Online impersonation complaints toughest to investigate | Data
1 year ago

Cyber crime cases: Online impersonation complaints toughest to investigate | Data

The Hindu  

The recently released annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau shows that the number of reported cyber crime cases in India shot up significantly in 2022. Chart 1 | The chart shows the number of new cyber crime cases reported from 2016 to 2022. Chart 2 | The chart shows the number of cyber crime cases reported and the …

Build up tech to put down cyber criminals
1 year ago

Build up tech to put down cyber criminals

New Indian Express  

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 65,893 cybercrimes were registered across India in 2022, a 24.4 per cent increase over 2021. And the conviction rate is very poor—most of the perpetrators use elusive virtual private networks and proxy servers, and remain unidentified and untraceable. Global assessment of cyber security indicates that there are 2,200 cyber attacks per day—one every …

Are crimes against women on the rise? | Explained
1 year ago

Are crimes against women on the rise? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The crime rate may have declined in 2022, but crimes against women rose 4% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau released on December 4. The high crime rate is an indicator of the persistent “lower status and inequality” faced by women and girls, says Ms. Velankar. …

Crimes against women and children rise in Andhra Pradesh in 2022, says NCRB data
1 year ago

Crimes against women and children rise in Andhra Pradesh in 2022, says NCRB data

The Hindu  

Crimes against women and children saw a rise in Andhra Pradesh in the year 2022, as per the data released recently by the National Crime Records Bureau. Andhra Pradesh stood sixth in the country in the number of cases of crime against women. “Women are increasingly coming forward to lodge complaint whenever in distress, and therefore there is a rise …

NCRB data: Crime against women rose by 28.34% in 2022; Pune records rise in cybercrime cases
1 year ago

NCRB data: Crime against women rose by 28.34% in 2022; Pune records rise in cybercrime cases

Hindustan Times  

The crimes against women, Scheduled Castes, economic offences and cyber crimes rose by 28.34 %, 90.62 %, 45.10 % and 58.67 % respectively. However, crimes against children were reduced by 12.33 % in Pune city in 2022, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau annual report. As far as cyber crimes are concerned, it has increased by 58.67 % …

Juveniles involved in over 2,400 criminal cases, cyber crimes doubled in Delhi in 2022: NCRB data
1 year ago

Juveniles involved in over 2,400 criminal cases, cyber crimes doubled in Delhi in 2022: NCRB data

India TV News  

NRCB report: The latest National Crime Records Bureau data revealed that Juveniles were found to be involved in 2,436 criminal cases reported in Delhi in 2022. According to the NCRB data, Delhi was followed by Chennai where juveniles were found to be involved in 521 criminal cases last year. Cyber crime cases in Delhi In its report, the NCRB also …

NCRB data reveals Bengaluru registered nearly 75% of all cyber crime cases among metro cities in 2022
1 year ago

NCRB data reveals Bengaluru registered nearly 75% of all cyber crime cases among metro cities in 2022

The Hindu  

Bengaluru has again topped the list in cyber crimes registered across all metro cities in India in 2022. The city reported 9,940 cyber crime cases of the 13,534 cases reported in 19 metro cities during 2022, or 73.4% of the cases registered, the data shows A senior official said Bengaluru tops the list in cyber crimes because of the high …

Crime against women: 4.45 lakh FIRs filed in 2022, Delhi tops the list
1 year ago

Crime against women: 4.45 lakh FIRs filed in 2022, Delhi tops the list

Live Mint  

According to the annual crime report of the National Crime Records Bureau, Delhi registered the highest rate of crime against women in the country in 2022. The NCRB data revealed that Uttar Pradesh registered 65,743 crime against women FIRs in 2022 followed by Maharashtra 45,331, Rajasthan 45,058, West Bengal 34,738 and Madhya Pradesh 32,765. National capital Delhi topped the list …

Crimes against women, children, SC/ST, and cyber crimes, increased in 2022: Crime in India report
1 year ago

Crimes against women, children, SC/ST, and cyber crimes, increased in 2022: Crime in India report

The Hindu  

Crimes against women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, children, cyber crimes, and offences against the state saw an increase in 2022 as compared with 2021, according to the annual ‘Crime in India Report 2022’ published by the National Crime Records Bureau on Sunday. According to the Crime in India report, a total of 4,45,256 cases of ‘crimes against women’ were registered …

Cyber criminals swiped ₹21 crore from Chandigarh residents so far in 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyber criminals swiped ₹21 crore from Chandigarh residents so far in 2023

Hindustan Times  

Cyber criminals have defrauded city residents of a whopping ₹21 crore since January 1 this year, police data reveals. Through concerted efforts, police say they have also arrested 100 cyber criminals this year. Even last year, around city residents lost ₹34 crore to cyber crime, but police also managed to arrest 144 fraudsters, a major spike from around 30 annually …

Bengaluru and Hyderabad lead in cybercrime
1 year, 11 months ago

Bengaluru and Hyderabad lead in cybercrime

Live Mint  

In November, hackers infiltrated the servers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, leading to a weeks-long hiatus in crucial services. Since 2020, a government portal for citizens to report cybercrime has recorded over 1.6 million incidents, but only around 32,000 FIRs—a conversion rate of one in 50, suggests data shared by the home ministry in Parliament. Uttar Pradesh, …

Young people more often involved in fraud and cybercrime
2 years ago

Young people more often involved in fraud and cybercrime

NL Times  

Young people are increasingly involved in cybercrime cases. In actual numbers, the number of cybercrime cases involving young suspects increased from 278 in 2018 to 1,329 last year, NOS reports based on figures from the Public Prosecution Service The massive increase in cybercrime cases with young suspects is partly due to a change in registration methods. “Cybercrime has mingled with …

Data | With awareness levels increasing in urban pockets, cyber criminals now target non-metro areas
2 years, 3 months ago

Data | With awareness levels increasing in urban pockets, cyber criminals now target non-metro areas

The Hindu  

With the awareness levels improving in urban pockets, cyber criminals are increasingly targetting bank customers from non-metropolitan areas, the latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau show. Worryingly, about 25% of cyber fraud investigations carried out by the police are closed with the final report saying “cases true but insufficient evidence or untraced or no clue”. Moving away The …

Rise in rape cases due to false allegations: Rajasthan police on NCRB data
2 years, 3 months ago

Rise in rape cases due to false allegations: Rajasthan police on NCRB data

Hindustan Times  

Mandatory registration of FIRs and almost half of the claims turning out to be false are behind the increase in rape cases in Rajasthan, the state police said on Thursday. The Rajasthan Police was reacting to the National Crime Records Bureau report which said that the state has reported the highest number of rape cases in the country in 2021 …

Top news of the day: India’s GDP grew 13.5% in first qurater of 2022; India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021, says NCRB data, and more
2 years, 3 months ago

Top news of the day: India’s GDP grew 13.5% in first qurater of 2022; India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021, says NCRB data, and more

The Hindu  

India’s GDP grows at 13.5% in April-June quarter India’s Gross Domestic Product grew 13.5% in the first quarter of 2022-23, with the Gross Value Added in the economy rising 12.7%, as per National Statistical Office estimates. India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data Among states, Rajasthan was on top of the list …

Uttarakhand recorded 195% increase in cybercrimes in 2021: NCRB
2 years, 3 months ago

Uttarakhand recorded 195% increase in cybercrimes in 2021: NCRB

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand recorded a 195% increase in cybercrime in 2021 compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau. The crime rate of cyber fraud cases, which is crime incidence per one lakh of the population, stood at 6.3 per cent, which is the fourth highest in the country after Telangana, Assam, and Karnataka. …

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data
2 years, 3 months ago

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data

The Hindu  

India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 - an average 86 daily - while nearly 49 cases of crime against women were lodged every single hour, according to the latest government report on crimes in the country. The number of rape cases in 2020 was 28,046, while it was 32,033 in 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau's 'Crime in …

5% Rise in Cybercrimes in India in 2021, Charge-sheeting Only in One-third Cases: Govt Data
2 years, 3 months ago

5% Rise in Cybercrimes in India in 2021, Charge-sheeting Only in One-third Cases: Govt Data

News 18  

India reported 52,974 cases of cybercrime in 2021, an increase of over 5 per cent from 2020 and over 15 per cent from 2019, according to latest government data. Over 70 per cent of the cybercrime cases were reported from Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Assam, the National Crime Records Bureau’s ‘Crime In India 2021’ report showed. The charge-sheeting …

Data | With just 1 out of 1,000 cases reaching verdicts, cybercriminals targeting kids go scot-free in India
2 years, 4 months ago

Data | With just 1 out of 1,000 cases reaching verdicts, cybercriminals targeting kids go scot-free in India

The Hindu  

Of the over 1,000 cases of cybercrimes committed against children that were sent for trial, between 2017 and 2020, only six have resulted in a conviction and 98% are still pending in various courts. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh were the two States where the most cases were reported according to the latest Crime Report by the NCRB State-wise cases The …

Cybercrimes on Rise in Tamil Nadu as 400 Cases Registered in 4 Months in Krishnagiri District
2 years, 6 months ago

Cybercrimes on Rise in Tamil Nadu as 400 Cases Registered in 4 Months in Krishnagiri District

News 18  

The Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu has witnessed an increase in online crimes after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, the online fraudsters used the situation to their advantage, targeting people who work online for 8 to 12 hours on daily basis, posting fake links to them, posting details on their website in the hope of giving …

Crime Against Women Up Across Tamil Nadu in 2021
2 years, 7 months ago

Crime Against Women Up Across Tamil Nadu in 2021

News 18  

The crime rate against women was on the rise in Tamil Nadu in 2021, according to the statistics tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday. In particular, the NCW said that the number of complaints received last year after 2014 was 30 per cent higher than the 23,722 complaints against crimes against women in 2020. According to the law, 2,396 …

Increase in number of rape cases by friends on social media, report by Mum police
2 years, 10 months ago

Increase in number of rape cases by friends on social media, report by Mum police

The Hindu  

There has been an increase in the number of rape cases against women and children by friends made on social media on the promise of marrying them, says the Annual Police Report of 2021. Talking about steps taken to ensure prevention of crime against women, Commissioner of Police Hemant Nagrale said, “Each police station has one Nirbhaya Squad that works …

11 per cent jump in cyber crime in 2020, NCRB data in Home Panel report
2 years, 10 months ago

11 per cent jump in cyber crime in 2020, NCRB data in Home Panel report

India TV News  

Highlights As per NCRB data, India reported an 11% jump in cyber crime in the year 2020 The data for 2020 has been obtained from the report "Crime in India, 2020 of the NCRB A total of 50,035 cases in 2020 were registered under cyber crimes As per the National Crime Record Bureau data, India reported an 11 per cent …

NCW receives nearly 31,000 complaints of crimes against women in 2021, over half from UP
2 years, 11 months ago

NCW receives nearly 31,000 complaints of crimes against women in 2021, over half from UP

India TV News  

NCW receives nearly 31,000 complaints of crimes against women in 2021, over half from UP. Nearly 31,000 complaints of crimes committed against women were received by the National Commission for Women last year, the highest since 2014, with over half of them from Uttar Pradesh. The most populous state of Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of complaints of crimes …

Nearly 31K complaints of crimes against women received in 2021, highest from UP: NCW
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 31K complaints of crimes against women received in 2021, highest from UP: NCW

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Nearly 31,000 complaints of crimes committed against women were received by the National Commission for Women last year, the highest since 2014, with over half of them from Uttar Pradesh. The most populous state of Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of complaints of crimes against women at 15,828, followed by Delhi at 3,336, Maharashtra at 1,504, Haryana …

2020 NCRB report of crimes in India: Year of the ‘anti-national’
3 years, 2 months ago

2020 NCRB report of crimes in India: Year of the ‘anti-national’

The Hindu  

In August Union Home Minister Amit Shah, speaking in Lucknow, lauded the Adityanath administration for taking Uttar Pradesh to the “top spot” in terms of law and order. Of the 5,613 cases registered under “offences against the state” in 2020 in the country, a whopping 80.6 per cent were registered under the Damage to Public Property Act, followed by 14.2 …

Cyber Crimes in India Spiked Nearly Nine Times Since 2013, UP Topped Chart in 2020: Data
3 years, 3 months ago

Cyber Crimes in India Spiked Nearly Nine Times Since 2013, UP Topped Chart in 2020: Data

News 18  

The incidents of cyber crimes in India have been increasing at a rapid pace and jumped by nearly nine times between 2013 and 2020, official data showed. As per the latest ‘Crime in India’ report, cyber crimes in India increased to 50,035 during 2020 from 5,693 cases reported in 2013. While most of the states have reported a jump in …

Delhi reported maximum number of rapes and murders in 2020 among 19 metros, shows NCRB data
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi reported maximum number of rapes and murders in 2020 among 19 metros, shows NCRB data

Firstpost  

The capital accounted for nearly 40 percent of all rapes and almost 25 percent murder cases in the last year New Delhi: Delhi accounted for nearly 40 percent of all rape cases and almost 25 percent murder cases among 19 metropolitan cities in India in 2020, according to latest government data. Altogether, 1,849 murder cases and 2,533 rape cases were …

NCRB report: A status check on crimes in the country
3 years, 3 months ago

NCRB report: A status check on crimes in the country

The Hindu  

The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown resulted in a drop in traditional crimes like theft, robbery, and assault on women and children in 2020, but there was a drastic jump in disobedience to government orders, primarily arising due to violations of COVID-19 norms, official data showed. According to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau on 'Crime in …

Data | Serious offences dip in 2020, COVID violations pushes up crime rate
3 years, 3 months ago

Data | Serious offences dip in 2020, COVID violations pushes up crime rate

The Hindu  

Recorded crimes in India increased by 28% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. Click to remove AMP mode Fall in serious crimes While the overall crime incidents increased, the number of violent and serious crimes fell across many crime heads in 2020 compared to 2019. Booked for flouting lockdowns The rise in crimes in …

India reported 11.8% rise in cyber crime in 2020; 578 incidents of 'fake news on social media': Data
3 years, 3 months ago

India reported 11.8% rise in cyber crime in 2020; 578 incidents of 'fake news on social media': Data

The Hindu  

India recorded 50,035 cases of cyber crime in 2020, with a 11.8% surge in such offences over the previous year, as 578 incidents of "fake news on social media" were also reported, official data showed on September 15. In 2019, the country recorded 44,735 cases of cyber crime, while the figures stood at 27,248 in 2018, the data from corresponding …

Crimes against women, children drop in 2020 but disobedience cases up, says NCRB
3 years, 3 months ago

Crimes against women, children drop in 2020 but disobedience cases up, says NCRB

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown resulted in a drop in traditional crimes like theft, robbery, and assault on women and children in 2020, but there was a drastic jump in disobedience to government orders, primarily arising due to violations of COVID-19 norms, official data showed. A major increase was seen in the cases registered under disobedience to …

Crime against women down by over 21% in cities: NCRB report
3 years, 3 months ago

Crime against women down by over 21% in cities: NCRB report

India TV News  

The crime against women in cities has declined by 21.1 per cent in the year 2020 in comparison to 2019, the National Crime Record Bureau said in its latest report. As per the data, a total of 35,331 cases of crime against women were registered last year whereas the number of cases in 2019 was 44,783, showing a decrease of …

NCRB report finds 28% jump in registration of cases in 2020
3 years, 3 months ago

NCRB report finds 28% jump in registration of cases in 2020

The Hindu  

There was a 28% increase in the registration of cases in 2020 compared to 2019, primarily owing to the violations of COVID-19 norms across the country. The cases of sedition declined from 93 in 2019 to 73 last year, with Manipur reporting 15 cases, Assam 12, Karnataka eight, Uttar Pradesh seven, Haryana six, Delhi five and Kashmir two cases. During …

Crime fell by 1% overall but cybercrime jumped by 127%
3 years, 7 months ago

Crime fell by 1% overall but cybercrime jumped by 127%

NL Times  

The number of registered crimes in the Netherlands decreased last year by about ten thousand to a total of 795 thousand, police stated in their annual report. Home invasions, robberies and street muggings in the Netherlands occurred less often last year, which is likely a result of government-imposed lockdown restrictions. Police said there was an astonishing 127% increase in the …

Delhi reported steep spike in cybercrimes during lockdown period: Police
3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi reported steep spike in cybercrimes during lockdown period: Police

India TV News  

The number of cybercrime cases reported in the national capital spiked during last year's lockdown period, from nearly 2,000 in March to over 4,000 in May, as fraudsters adopted new methods to cheat people, the Delhi Police said on Friday. Speaking at the annual press conference, Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava said cybercrimes peaked during the COVID time and …

Delhi saw maximum cybercrimes during Covid-induced lockdown
4 years ago

Delhi saw maximum cybercrimes during Covid-induced lockdown

India Today  

Do you know that your cellphone is a threat to you? According to Anyesh Rai, DCP, Cyber Crime Cell of Delhi Police, the maximum number of cybercrimes in the Capital took place during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. According to data, the Cyber Cell registered 1,895 complaints in March, and it increased to 3,372 in April. However, as the national capital started …

MHA tells States to register more FIRs for cybercrime
4 years, 1 month ago

MHA tells States to register more FIRs for cybercrime

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has written to all States to examine and register FIRs based on the complaints received on National Cybercrime Reporting Portal- www.cybercrime.gov.in. Low conversion Since its launch last year, the portal has received over 2 lakh complaints, but FIRs have been registered only in 5,000 cases. On February 4, Union Minister of State for Home G. …

NCRB data spells good news for Andhra Pradesh: 6.5% decline in violent crimes
4 years, 2 months ago

NCRB data spells good news for Andhra Pradesh: 6.5% decline in violent crimes

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Compared to previous years, Andhra Pradesh appeared slightly safer last year with violent crimes being reported in the state declining to 7,670. The latest National Crime Records Bureau data for 2019 shows a 6.5 per cent decline in overall violent crimes in the state, compared to that of 2018. However, the number of rape cases had seen a marginal …

Maharashtra: One woman stalked or bullied on social media every day, says data
4 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra: One woman stalked or bullied on social media every day, says data

India Today  

As per the latest data released by National Crime Records Bureau, Maharashtra reported the highest number of cases of cyberstalking/bullying of women for three years in a row - 1,126. According to a report in The Times of India, Maharashtra also accounts for one-third of the total 2,051 cyberstalking/bullying cases reported across India from 2017 to 2019. With 1,503 cases …

Delhi accounted for highest number of crimes against foreigners in India in 2019
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi accounted for highest number of crimes against foreigners in India in 2019

Live Mint  

The highest number of crimes against foreigners in India in 2019 were recorded in Delhi, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka, a latest government data showed. A total of 409 cases of crimes against foreigners including rape, murder and theft were lodged in 2019, down from 517 in 2018 and 492 the year before, according to the National Crime Records Bureau …

Delhi Accounted for Highest Number of Crimes Against Foreigners in India in 2019: NCRB Data
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Accounted for Highest Number of Crimes Against Foreigners in India in 2019: NCRB Data

News 18  

New Delhi: The highest number of crimes against foreigners in India in 2019 were recorded in Delhi, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka, a latest government data showed. A total of 409 cases of crimes against foreigners including rape, murder and theft were lodged in 2019, down from 517 in 2018 and 492 the year before, according to the National Crime …

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