In 2016, U.P. accounted for maximum crimes, says National Crime Records Bureau

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/up-accounted-for-maximum-crimes-in-india-in-2016-ncrb/article21208507.ece 

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Uttar Pradesh accounted for 9.5% of total crimes reported in the country, while Delhi reported the highest crime rate (974.9) for the year 2016, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday released the annual publication of the NCRB, “Crime in India 2016”.

This year, the NCRB has published data on 19 metropolitan cities with a population of over 2 million and included a new section on Missing Persons & Children, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and arms seizure.

A total of 48,31,515 cognizable crimes, comprising 29,75,711 Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and 18,55,804 Special & Local Laws (SLL) crimes were reported in 2016, showing an increase of 2.6% over 2015 (47,10,676 cases). IPC Crimes have increased by 0.9% (from 29,49,400 in 2015 to 29,75,711 in 2016). SLL Crimes by 5.4% (from 17,61,276 in 2015 to 18,55,804 in 2016).

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NCRB Data, 2016: Most atrocities against Dalits involve crimes against women, most cases in Bengaluru

The Indian Express maps latest trends in crime across the country — from who are the new victims to which states they come from

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ncrb-data-2016-most-atrocities-against-dalits-involve-crimes-against-women-most-cases-in-bengaluru-4962457/

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https://www.patrika.com/crime-news/ncrb-report-says-more-than-3-lakh-38-thousand-women-violence-in-2016-2055000/

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