Crime Statistics in India for 2023

Crimes Against Scheduled Tribes (STs)

• Increase in Crimes: Crimes against STs increased by 28.8% in 2023.
• Overall Cases: A total of 12,960 cases were registered, up from 10,064 in 2022.
• State-Specific Data:
  • Manipur reported the highest with 3,399 cases compared to just one case in 2022.
  • Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan followed with 2,858 and 2,453 cases respectively.
• Types of Crimes:
  • Simple hurt: 2,757 cases (21.3%).
  • Riots: 1,707 cases (13.2%).
  • Rape: 1,189 cases (9.2%).

Crimes Against Scheduled Castes (SCs)

• Marginal Increase: Increased by 0.4% with 57,789 cases in 2023.

Crimes Against Women

• Overall Cases: 4,48,211 cases registered, a 0.7% increase from 2022.
• Major Crime Categories:
  • Cruelty by husband/relatives: 1,33,676 cases (29.8%).
  • Kidnapping and abduction: 88,605 cases (19.8%).
  • Assault with intent to outrage modesty: 83,891 cases (18.71%).
  • POCSO Act: 66,232 cases (14.8%).

Crimes Against Children

• Overall Cases: 1,77,335 cases in 2023, a 9.2% increase from 2022.
• Major Crime Categories:
  • Kidnapping and abduction: 79,884 cases (45%).
  • POCSO Act: 67,694 cases (38.2%).

Crimes Involving Juveniles

• Overall Cases: 31,365 cases registered, a 2.7% increase from 2022.
• Juvenile Offenders: 40,036 juveniles apprehended; 79% were aged 16-18 years.

Metropolitan Cities Crime Data

• Total Arrests: 7,33,983 people arrested across 19 metropolitan cities.
• Chargesheeting and Conviction:
  • 4,90,297 persons chargesheeted.
  • 1,46,022 persons convicted.
  • Kochi, Kolkata, and Pune recorded the highest chargesheeting rates.