(From National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) web site)

This is the oldest and probably the most prestigious publication introduced out by NCRB. The information for the report is collected by State Crime Records Bureaux (SCRBx) from the District Crime Records Bureaux (DCRBx) and despatched to NCRB on the finish of each calendar yr underneath the reference. Data from mega-cities (cities having inhabitants of 10 lakh or extra as per the newest census) can also be collected individually. District-wise information on some IPC heads is collected and printed individually. The first version of ‘Crime in India’ pertains to the yr 1953 and the newest version of the report pertains to the yr 2020.

Scope:

The report accommodates complete data on:

Under main heads of Indian Penal Codes and Special & Local Laws. Further, age-group-wise and sex-wise particulars of individuals arrested underneath these crime-heads are additionally out there within the report. The report accommodates a devoted chapter on crime in opposition to some weak sections of the society – ladies, youngsters, Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes and senior residents. The above crime information is offered in graphic / chart format, desk format and map format.

Salient Fields

The report accommodates statistical data on cognizable crimes as reported in police stations throughout the reference yr. Information on police casualties and police firing, police & civilians casualties is given in separate chapters to make sure enough focus to those points. Information on complaints in opposition to police personnel and custodial crimes has additionally been given in separate chapters. It has been our fixed endeavour to enhance the scope, protection, content material and presentation of the publication. In this connection, the Bureau has began publication of devoted chapters on cyber crimes, human trafficking, crime in opposition to senior residents, crime in opposition to foreigners inter-alia overseas vacationers, offences in opposition to the State, setting associated offences and seizures of arms & medication by police. Besides, information on financial crimes, recidivism and crime in railways has additionally been given in separate chapters. Information on kidnapping and abduction is offered in respect of whole inhabitants, ladies & women and kids individually. The newest version has a complete of 25 chapters.

Data Generates Research and Decision Making:

The report is the one, and most complete, databank out there with the Government of India on the topic. The information contained within the report is utilized by coverage makers, NGOs, researchers and public at massive. Keeping in view the intensive, and growing, dependence of assorted stakeholders on the knowledge contained within the report, we have now, on our personal initiative, digitised all of the editions of the report from 1953 to 2019 and made them out there on our web site. Besides, historic information in open supply codecs are additionally made out there on Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India web site http://data.gov.in

Suggestions and Innovations:

While our achievements make us proud, they don’t make us complacent. The presentation of the report has additionally been improved through the years. Thus, variety of graphs and maps have been included within the report not too long ago. We are open to enhancing the content material and presentation of the report back to make it extra helpful to the stakeholders. We welcome any suggestion(s) from customers who could like to assist us in our quest for excellence.