According to the report, Kolkata registered 11 rapes in 2022.

Kolkata:

Kolkata emerged because the most secure metropolis in India for the third consecutive 12 months, recording the least variety of cognisable offences per lakh inhabitants amongst metropolises, a report revealed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) mentioned.

The jap metropolis, which reported 86.5 circumstances of cognisable offences per lakh folks in 2022, was adopted by Pune (280.7) and Hyderabad (299.2), the NCRB information acknowledged.

Cognisable crimes are these for which circumstances are registered below sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and SLL (Special and Local Laws).

According to the NCRB report, Kolkata had registered 103.4 circumstances of cognisable crimes per lakh folks in 2021, which dropped to 86.5 this 12 months. In 2020, the rely was 129.5.

In 2021, Pune and Hyderabad had reported 256.8 and 259.9 cognisable offences per lakh inhabitants, respectively.

The rankings have been issued after comparability amongst 19 cities with over 20 lakh inhabitants.

Kolkata, nevertheless, recorded a rise in crimes in opposition to girls because the variety of circumstances rose from 1,783 in 2021 to 1,890 in 2022, the report acknowledged.

The crime charge in opposition to girls in Kolkata was at 27.1 per lakh inhabitants, higher than Coimbatore’s 12.9 and Chennai’s 17.1.

This 12 months, the jap metropolis additionally witnessed a drop in violent crimes with solely 34 homicide circumstances being reported, down from 45 final 12 months.

According to the report, Kolkata registered 11 rapes in 2022, the identical quantity reported in 2021.

The NCRB report ‘Crime in India 2022’ relies on information collected from 36 states and Union territories and central companies. 

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