Gandhinagar, September 16, 2022: According to the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) report ‘Crime in India’ for 2021, Gujarat has seen a major decline in numerous classes of crimes in comparison with the nationwide stage information. The state authorities has launched vital reforms in legal guidelines over the time has ensured peace and security in Gujarat.

These NCRB annual experiences have been essential over time in understanding the crime charges in numerous States and Union Territories. The crime report covers homicide, tried homicide, rape, kidnapping, theft, and so forth.

Overall, Gujarat’s crime fee has dropped to 11.9, a lot decrease than the nationwide common of 30.2. In 2021, the homicide crime fee in Gujarat stood at 1.4 (National Avg: 2.1). The fee of kidnapping within the state has been always dipping with a criminal offense fee of two.3 in 2021 (2.7 (2019) and three.0 (2018)) towards the nationwide crime fee of seven.4. It is alarming that the nationwide common for crimes towards girls stands at 64.5, whereas Gujarat recognized for ladies’s security has a a lot decrease fee of twenty-two.1. States equivalent to Assam (168.3), Delhi (147.6), Telangana (119.7), Rajasthan (105.4), West Bengal (74.6), Kerala (73.3), and Andhra Pradesh (67.2) all have very excessive charges of crime towards girls.

Another noteworthy determine is offenses towards the human physique (homicide, tried homicide, grievous, damage, rape, and so forth) the place Gujarat’s rating is 28.6, manner beneath than the All India crime rating of 80.5.Gujarat ranks thirty first among the many whole 36 states/UTs within the crimes of offences towards human physique. With the crime fee for theft of 15.2 (All India: 42.9), Gujarat ranks twenty seventh on this class.

Reforming legal guidelines and use of know-how

The state has been usually amending the previous legal guidelines. Harsh punishments and longer jail sentences forcrimes underneath the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC), Land Grabbing Act, and Criminal Amendment Act, together with crimes equivalent to chain snatching and human trafficking have instilled doubts and fears within the minds of criminals.
Besides, underneath VISWAS mission, the police departments have put in over seven thousand CCTV cameras throughout the districts. Issuing E-memos are being issued towards site visitors violators in 41 cities. Moreover, using Pocket Cop, e-GujCop, Drone Cameras, 1091 Women Helpline, 181 ABHAYAM Helpline, 1096 Jeevan Astha Helpline, 100 Police Helpline, and 1095 Traffic Helpline have come to assistance from the residents serving to them in combating crimes.

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