Data: Cases booked for ‘Circulation of Fake News’ down 42% in 2021; Pendency increases while Conviction rate comes down
The police register cases under Section 505 of IPC for circulation of fake/false news or…
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Review: What are the changes made to the different NCRB reports for 2021?
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) publishes three major annual reports Crime in India, Accidental…
Data: Number of registered cases of Child Marriage increased by about 50% in 2020 as per NCRB
As per the NCRB’s annual Crime in India report, a total of 782 cases were…
Data: What does the data related to cases of ‘Rioting’ indicate?
The National Crime Records Bureau in its annual ‘Crime in India’ report provides data on…
Data: Only single digit cases were registered under several Special & Local Laws
The NCRB’s Crime in India report categorizes crimes that fall under provisions of the IPC…
Data: The number of registered Cyber-crimes cross 50,000 in 2020. 20% of these are Fraud cases
As expected, the pandemic-induced lockdowns resulted in increased internet usage which meant that the quantum…
Data: While the number of ‘Crimes against Women’ decrease, cyber crimes against women increase by 44% in 2020
The number of registered instances of ‘Crime against Women’ decreased in 2020. A similar trend…
Data: Registered crimes increased by 28% in the lockdown year 2020 but there is a catch
The NCRB recently released the ‘Crime in India (CII) – 2020’ report. The data indicates…
What is new with the NCRB’s ‘Crime in India – 2020’ report?
The NCRB recently released its 2020 edition of the annual ‘Crime in India’ report, which…
Decadal Review (2010-2019): Crime Rate increases both in the case of Crimes against Women & SCs
2020 marked the end of a decade. We review various indicators through this decade in…
