NCRB Report: India’s Crime Rate Declined by 6% in 2024
- 08 May 2026
On 6th May 2026, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB, HQ: New Delhi) released the Crime in India 2024 report. It shows an overall decline in crimes registered across India in 2024.
Key Points
- Overall Crime Trends:
- Total crimes recorded: 58.85 lakh in 2024.
- Decline of 6% from 62.41 lakh cases in 2023.
- Crime rate reduced from 448.3 to 418.9 per lakh population.
- Best Performing States in Chargesheeting:
- Kerala: 94.5% chargesheet rate.
- Puducherry: 91.0%.
- West Bengal: 90.6%.
- IPC/BNS Crime Data:
- 26.72 lakh persons arrested.
- 43.11 lakh charge-sheeted.
- 10.71 lakh convicted.
- Special Laws Cases:
- 18.65 lakh persons arrested.
- 27.01 lakh charge-sheeted.
- 17.21 lakh convicted.
- Murder Cases:
- 27,049 murder cases registered.
- Decline of 2.4% from previous year.
- Major motives: disputes, vendetta, and gain.
- Kidnapping & Abduction:
- 96,079 cases registered.
- Decline of 15.4% from 2023.
- Over 76,000 victims were children.
- Crimes Against Women:
- 4.41 lakh cases registered.
- Decline of 1.5% from previous year.
- Most common offence: cruelty by husband or relatives.
- Crimes Against Children:
- Increased by 5.9% in 2024.
- Kidnapping and abduction formed 40% of cases.
- Sexual offences accounted for 36.9%.
- Senior Citizen Crimes:
- 32,602 cases recorded.
- Increase of 16.9% over previous year.
- Theft was the most common crime.
- SC/ST Crime Trends:
- Crimes against Scheduled Castes declined by 3.6%.
- Crimes against Scheduled Tribes declined by 23.1%.
- Cyber & Economic Crimes:
- Cybercrime cases crossed 1.01 lakh.
- Increase of 17.9% over 2023.
- Economic offences rose by 4.6%.
- Fake Currency Seizure:
- 8.21 lakh fake Indian currency notes seized.
- Total face value: ₹54.61 crore.
- Overall Significance:
- Indicates improvement in overall crime indicators.
- Cybercrime and crimes against children remain emerging concerns.
- Reflects transition impact from IPC to Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
