The Conviction rate of Sec 498A cases falls as Conviction rate of IPC crimes increases
The conviction rate of all IPC crimes reached 50% in 2018, the highest in 13…
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Crimes against Women: Crime Rate touches an all-time high of 59 in 2018
The 2018 Crime in India report was released by the NCRB recently. A total of…
46% of the Suicides in 2016 were due to Family Problems & Illness
A total of 1.31 lakh suicides were recorded in India in the year 2016. More…
Nirbhaya Fund: Projects worth ₹ 6755 crores approved, only 20% utilized
The gruesome rape & murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad has once again triggered…
Explainer: What is Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) or 112
In February this year, the government launched the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) or the…
Explainer: Is there anything like a ‘Zero FIR?
Ever since it was reported that the police refused to register a FIR citing jurisdictional…
More than 50% of the Convicts in Prisons by the end of 2017 were serving Life Imprisonment
By the end of 2017, there were a total of 1.39 lakh convicts serving their…
More than 70% of the under-trial prisoners are either illiterate or have studied only up to Class X
The NCRB’s 2017 report on prison statistics reveals that the proportion of under-trials in Indian…
What is the status of Crime in the 19 large Indian cities?
In two previous stories about the NCRB report on Crime in India-2017, we looked at…
Part 2: Does NCRB crime data present an accurate picture of crime on ground?
In part 2 of this series, we look at various categories of violent crime and…
