According to the NCRB knowledge, a complete of 1,93,385 instances had been registered beneath financial offences, displaying a rise of 11.1 per cent in comparison with 1,74,013 instances in 2021. “Out of three specified categories of economic offences; criminal breach of trust, FCF (forgery, cheating & fraud) and counterfeiting, FCF accounted for maximum of such cases, with 1,70,901 cases, followed by criminal breach of trust with 21,814 cases and counterfeiting with 670 cases in the last year,” the report mentioned.

As many as 57,582 instances had been registered for crimes towards SCs, a surge of 13.1 per cent in comparison with 50,900 instances in 2021. “A total of 10,064 cases were registered last year for crimes against STs, showing an increase of 14.3 per cent compared to 8,802 cases in 2021. Crime rate registered increased from 8.4 in 2021 to 9.6 in 2022,” the report said.

Cases of crime towards senior residents elevated to twenty-eight,545 in comparison with 26,110 the earlier 12 months – a rise of 9.3 per cent in registration.

In 2022, a complete of 4,45,256 crimes towards girls had been registered, displaying a rise of 4 per cent in comparison with 4,28,278 instances in 2021. “Majority of cases under crime against women were registered under ‘cruelty by husband or his relatives’ at 31.4 per cent followed by kidnapping and abduction of women at 19.2 per cent, assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty at 18.7 per cent, and rape at 7.1 per cent. The crime rate registered per lakh women population was 66.4 in 2022 in comparison with 64.5 in 2021,” in keeping with the information.

The knowledge confirmed {that a} complete of 192 crimes had been registered towards foreigners (vacationers and residents) in comparison with 150 instances in 2021, displaying a rise of 28 per cent. “Most of the cases registered were theft (34) and rape (28). Out of 222 victims in 192 registered cases, 56.8 per cent of the victims were from the Asian continent (126) followed by 18 per cent of victims from African countries (40),” it added.

Last 12 months, 58,24,946 cognizable crimes – comprising 35,61,379 beneath the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 22,63,567 Special & Local Laws (SLL) crimes – had been registered. “It shows a decline of 2,71,364 – 4.5 per cent – in registration of cases compared to 60,96,310 cases in 2021. Crime rate registered per lakh population has declined from 445.9 in 2021 to 422.2 in 2022. “During 2022, registration of cases under IPC and SLL Crimes have declined by 2.8 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively over 2021. Percentage share of IPC was 61.1 per cent while percentage share of SLL cases was 38.9 per cent of total cognizable crimes during 2022,” the report additional mentioned.

In 2021, a complete of 1,07,588 instances of kidnapping and abduction had been registered, displaying a rise of 5.8 per cent in comparison with 1,01,707 instances in 2021.