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…
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The Southern states account for 58% of the value of goods produced by prison inmates in 2017, lead the way in reformation
Reformation of inmates is one of the primary goals of prisons. The NCRB 2017 report…
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…
Adult Literacy: Reviewing the ‘Saakshar Bharat’ programme
India made considerable progress in ‘Adult Literacy’ in the last few decades. However, as per…
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…
What changed in the NCRB’s ‘Crime in India’ report 2017?
Every year, the NCRB includes, excludes & merges some of the data in its flagship…
Part 1: What does the NCRB report tell us about the State of Crime in India?
The NCRB report is the primary source of state level crime data. In a two-part…
Gujarat & Delhi account for more than 50% of the Fake Currency seized in the country
The NCRB’s Crime in India report provides data on the Fake currency notes seized by…
The intriguing case of data on ‘Communal Incidents’ in India
Year after year, there is discrepancy between the data on communal incidents reported by the…
In 2017, the number of Theft cases increased by 15% while the value of Property stolen is down by 50%
The NCRB finally released the ‘Crime in India’ report for 2017 after a long delay.…
