Crime in India Report 2020 was released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Key Findings of the Report
As per the NCRB report, communal riots registered an increase of 96% in 2020 over the previous year.
Similarly, caste riots saw an increase of close to 50%, agrarian riots 38% and riots during ‘andolan/morcha’ increased by 33%.
Murders registered a marginal increase of 1% even as offences falling under the category of “violent crimes” decreased by 0.5%.
‘Anti-national elements’ were responsible for 398 violent attacks in 2020, of which 240 were triggered by Left-wing extremists, 76 by jihadi terrorists, 45 by northeast insurgents and 37 by ‘other terrorists’.
