Delhi topped the list among the Union Territories with 7,783 crimes against children registered in 2021, while Nagaland registered the lowest number of crimes against children.
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Delhi most unsafe metropolitan city for senior citizens: NCRB
By PTI
NEW DELHI: The national capital is the most unsafe for senior citizens among all metropolitan cities in India accounting for over 27 per cent of total crimes committed against people aged 60 years and above in these cities, according to the latest NCRB data.
Moreover, the national capital has also witnessed a 28.69 per cent surge in crime against senior citizens in 2021 as compared to the previous year with 1,166 cases registered by the police, the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed.
In 2020, 906 crimes against senior citizens were reported in the national capital. The charge sheet rate in cases involving such people is also quite low in Delhi at 31.5 per cent.
After Delhi, Mumbai also reported a high number of crimes against senior citizens (987).
As many as 4,264 cases of various crimes against senior citizens were reported in 19 metropolitan cities in 2021.
Among the crimes against senior citizens, theft is the most common with 659 cases reported in Delhi in 2021, followed by cheating and fraud (153).
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In 2021, Delhi Police investigated 2,318 cases of crimes against senior citizens, out of which 1,152 were pending investigation from the previous year, NCRB data shows.
The police disposed of 1,143 cases of crimes against such people in 2021, it added.
Experts believe that higher reporting of such cases and zero sensitisation for the needs of elders might be the reasons for the higher crime rate against senior citizens in Delhi.
“Delhi has a higher density of older people. Nearly 15 per cent of our population is older people. Moreover, police in the capital are quite active and sensitive about older people so there is higher reporting of crimes,” said Himanshu Rath, founder of Agewell Foundation.
“However, there is zero sensitisation among people for the need of elders in society. Moreover, the pandemic might also lead to the rise in the abuse of the older people,” he added.
NEW DELHI: The national capital is the most unsafe for senior citizens among all metropolitan cities in India accounting for over 27 per cent of total crimes committed against people aged 60 years and above in these cities, according to the latest NCRB data.
Moreover, the national capital has also witnessed a 28.69 per cent surge in crime against senior citizens in 2021 as compared to the previous year with 1,166 cases registered by the police, the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed.
In 2020, 906 crimes against senior citizens were reported in the national capital. The charge sheet rate in cases involving such people is also quite low in Delhi at 31.5 per cent.
After Delhi, Mumbai also reported a high number of crimes against senior citizens (987).
As many as 4,264 cases of various crimes against senior citizens were reported in 19 metropolitan cities in 2021.
Among the crimes against senior citizens, theft is the most common with 659 cases reported in Delhi in 2021, followed by cheating and fraud (153).
ALSO READ | Crimes against women surge in Odisha, fifth among states: NCRB
In 2021, Delhi Police investigated 2,318 cases of crimes against senior citizens, out of which 1,152 were pending investigation from the previous year, NCRB data shows.
The police disposed of 1,143 cases of crimes against such people in 2021, it added.
Experts believe that higher reporting of such cases and zero sensitisation for the needs of elders might be the reasons for the higher crime rate against senior citizens in Delhi.
“Delhi has a higher density of older people. Nearly 15 per cent of our population is older people. Moreover, police in the capital are quite active and sensitive about older people so there is higher reporting of crimes,” said Himanshu Rath, founder of Agewell Foundation.
“However, there is zero sensitisation among people for the need of elders in society. Moreover, the pandemic might also lead to the rise in the abuse of the older people,” he added.
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Rajasthan reported highest number of rape cases in 2021: NCRB
As per the NCRB report, in comparison to 2020, an increase of 19.34 per cent has been recorded in the number of rape cases this year.
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Delhi accounts for the most crimes against foreigners for the third year in succession
Express News Service
According to the data released by the National Crime Record Bureau, Delhi is the most unsafe place for foreigners along with Karnataka. The Delhi Police had reported 27 crimes against foreigners in the year 2021, which is equal to the numbers of Karnataka.
According to data from the NCRB, Delhi accounted for the most crimes against foreigners for the third year in succession.
In 2021, Delhi reported 27 cases of crime against foreigners, a drop from the 62 cases reported in 2020 and the 123 in 2019. The reduction in the number of cases can be attributed to the lockdown when flights from abroad were restricted and banned for a while.
Despite having this big decline in crime against foreigners, the capital is still at the top among the union territories. The Chargesheet rate the crime against foreigners is 55.5% in Delhi, which is also the lowest among the Union territories.
The 69th edition of NCRB data (2019-21) mentioned that the crime against foreigners in Delhi was 127 in the year 2019, which was reduced to 62 in 2020.
A total of 150 crimes were registered for crime against foreigners (Tourists and Residents) as compared to 191 cases in 2020, showing a decrease of 21.5%. Most of the cases registered were under Theft (23) and Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty (15). Out of 171 victims in 150 registered cases, 58.5% of the victims were from the Asian Continent (100) followed by 9.4% of victims from Europe (16).
In terms of Crime committed by foreigners, Delhi has reported the most cases among the Union territories. Delhi also recorded 322 cases of crimes committed by foreigners in 2021, a significant surge of more than 90 %compared to 2020 when the figure was 168, the data showed.
The NCRB data revealed that West Bengal reported the highest number of crimes committed by foreigners in the year 2021, which is 1287. The Number of crimes by foreigners has increased more than double this year, which was 635 in 2020, shows the record.
A total of 2,585 cases were registered in 2021 against foreigners as compared to 1,937 cases in the year 2020, showing an increase of 33.5% Crime head-wise cases revealed that 65.3% of the cases registered were under the Foreigners Act & Registration of Foreigners Act (1,688 Cases), followed by 13.7% of Cases under NDPS Act (354 Cases)
According to the data released by the National Crime Record Bureau, Delhi is the most unsafe place for foreigners along with Karnataka. The Delhi Police had reported 27 crimes against foreigners in the year 2021, which is equal to the numbers of Karnataka.
According to data from the NCRB, Delhi accounted for the most crimes against foreigners for the third year in succession.
In 2021, Delhi reported 27 cases of crime against foreigners, a drop from the 62 cases reported in 2020 and the 123 in 2019. The reduction in the number of cases can be attributed to the lockdown when flights from abroad were restricted and banned for a while.
Despite having this big decline in crime against foreigners, the capital is still at the top among the union territories. The Chargesheet rate the crime against foreigners is 55.5% in Delhi, which is also the lowest among the Union territories.
The 69th edition of NCRB data (2019-21) mentioned that the crime against foreigners in Delhi was 127 in the year 2019, which was reduced to 62 in 2020.
A total of 150 crimes were registered for crime against foreigners (Tourists and Residents) as compared to 191 cases in 2020, showing a decrease of 21.5%. Most of the cases registered were under Theft (23) and Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty (15). Out of 171 victims in 150 registered cases, 58.5% of the victims were from the Asian Continent (100) followed by 9.4% of victims from Europe (16).
In terms of Crime committed by foreigners, Delhi has reported the most cases among the Union territories. Delhi also recorded 322 cases of crimes committed by foreigners in 2021, a significant surge of more than 90 %compared to 2020 when the figure was 168, the data showed.
The NCRB data revealed that West Bengal reported the highest number of crimes committed by foreigners in the year 2021, which is 1287. The Number of crimes by foreigners has increased more than double this year, which was 635 in 2020, shows the record.
A total of 2,585 cases were registered in 2021 against foreigners as compared to 1,937 cases in the year 2020, showing an increase of 33.5% Crime head-wise cases revealed that 65.3% of the cases registered were under the Foreigners Act & Registration of Foreigners Act (1,688 Cases), followed by 13.7% of Cases under NDPS Act (354 Cases)
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Indians in jail: Undertrials up by 30 per cent, convicts down by 15 per cent since 2015
By PTI
NEW DELHI: The number of Indian undertrials lodged in the country’s jails since 2015 has increased by over 30 per cent while that of convicts has reduced by 15 per cent, NCRB data showed.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau’s annual ‘Prison Statistics India 2020’, the number of Indian prison inmates in the country stood at 4.83 lakh by the end of 2020.
In 2015, there were 4.13 lakh prisoners across the country. This number swelled to 4.26 lakh in 2016, 4.45 lakh in 2017, 4.61 lakh in 2018, 4.76 lakh in 2019 and 4.83 lakh in 2020, the data showed.
“The number of Indian inmates in the prisons has increased by 17.1 per cent in 2020 over 2015 (status as on December 31 of respective years). Among these inmates, the number of under-trials and detenues has increased by 31.3 per cent and 40.6 per cent, respectively, and convicts have decreased by 15.5 per cent as on December 31, 2020, over 2015,” the NCRB noted.
Besides Indian prisoners, there were 4,926 prisoners of foreign origin lodged across jails in the country by the end of 2020, it said.
Among states, Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of inmates (1.06 lakh) followed by Bihar (51,849) and Madhya Pradesh (45,456), accounting for 22.1 per cent, 10.7 per cent, 9.4 per cent of the total inmates, respectively, it stated.
Uttar Pradesh also lodged the highest number of convicted prisoners (26,607) followed by Madhya Pradesh (13,641) and Bihar (7,730) accounting for 23.9 per cent, 12.2 per cent, 6.9 per cent of the total convicts, respectively, according to the NCRB, which functions under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Over 400 per cent rise in cybercrime cases committed against children in 2020: NCRB data
By PTI
NEW DELHI: More than 400 per cent increase in cybercrime cases committed against children was reported in 2020 in comparison to 2019, with most of them relating to publishing or transmitting of materials depicting children in sexually explicit act, according to the latest NCRB data.
Top five states reporting cyber crimes against children are: Uttar Pradesh (170), Karnataka (144), Maharashtra (137), Kerala (107) and Odisha (71), the National Crimes Record Bureau data stated.
Among the 842 cases of online offences, 738 cases were about publishing or transmitting materials depicting children in sexually explicit act.
As the NCRB 2020 data reveals, there is a sharp rise (over 400 per cent) in cyber crimes (registered under the Information Technology Act) committed against children in comparison to the last year.
In 2019, 164 cases of cyber crimes against children were reported while in 2018, 117 cases of cyber crimes were committed against children and 79 such cases were registered in 2017.
Even though the number of cybercrime cases committed against children in 2020 remain small, its rise from 2019 is alarming.
Puja Marwaha, CEO, CRY-Child Rights and You, said while spending more time on internet for accessing education and other communication purposes, children have also become more vulnerable to multiple risks, particularly in the contexts of online sexual abuse, grooming or sexual solicitation, sexting, exposure to pornography, production and circulation of child sexual abuse material, cyber-bullying, online harassment and cyber-victimisation, and many other privacy-related risks.
“While there is little evidence to ascertain the scale of the impact of the epidemic containment measures on online abuse and exploitation of children, closure of schools and children’s increased exposure to the online space may have had serious implications on the increased online risks experienced by them,” she added.
During the Covid pandemic, measures taken to contain the spread of the pandemic have resulted in closure of schools and movement to virtual learning environments.
Children also spent more time online for entertainment, social and educational purposes, whilst not necessarily being aware of any associated risks.
According to the UNICEF report (2020), 13 per cent of children and people aged 25 years or less in South Asia accessed the internet at home.
The report also states that in lower-middle income countries only 14 per cent school-age children (3-17 years) have internet access at home.
However, there is no conclusive data available in the public domain to ascertain the numbers of children accessing the internet for education and other purposes across India, especially during the pandemic.
The UNICEF (2020) report, however, estimated that during the Covid pandemic around 37.6 million children across 16 states in India continued education through various remote learning initiatives such as online classrooms and radio programmes.
Marwaha said due to lockdown and closure of schools, limited opportunity for socialisation has also affected the psycho-social well-being of children.
“This may lead to increased loneliness, mood to conduct disorders, substance abuse or anxiety disorders. And, they may be predisposed to using the internet compulsively, accessing objectionable content or simply be more vulnerable to getting bullied or abused,” she said.
Marwaha called for a need for cohesion between forums for internet governance policy and child protection on the existing discourse on children’s digital rights.
“The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has a crucial role in facilitating this discourse. This will help in addressing the gaps in legislative and policy measures on several cyber safety issues such as criminalisation of cyberbullying and sexting among peers and categorisation of self-generated images as Child Sexual Abuse Material,” she said.
“There is limited understanding among caregivers, educators and society regarding children’s experiences with ICTs and perceived risks that they face online. There is a need to help caregivers, educators and parents to understand what children should know so as to be able appropriately and responsibly and be able to guide them. The existing awareness building programmes lack common content focus, are fragmented and have limited outreach,” Marwaha added.
She also stressed on the need for a coordinated approach for equipping children, caregivers, teachers and the public with skills for safeguarding against online threats and being responsible digital citizens.
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BJP driving people to commit suicide, says Congress, cites NCRB report
By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday accused the BJP government of forcing people into “suicidal hopelessness”, citing an NCRB report that said a total of 9.52 lakh people have committed suicides since 2014.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said there was an increase of 55 per cent in the number of students committing suicide, 58 per cent increase among the unemployed, and 139.37 per cent increase among farmers, labourers and daily wagers, as per the report.
“During the last seven years between 2014 and 2020, the failed and insensitive policies of the Modi government pushed 9,58,275 Indians into ending their lives by committing suicide,” Surjewala said through a statement.
“Today in an attempt to mask its failed anti-people policies the government is nakedly resorting to perpetuating divisiveness, negativity, hopelessness amongst the people,” he said.
Surjewala said that despite the damning figures, the BJP “continues to lust after power”.
He said the data presented in the report is “frightening and heart-rending”.
The report titled ‘Suicides and Accidental Deaths in India’ was released last month by the National Crime Records Bureau which comes under the Union Home Ministry.
Surjewala said the report represented a “saga of unending hopelessness” for people from all walks of life, “as opportunities for the aspiring have been converted into cesspools of suicidal depression”.
“Faced with hopelessness and gloom of unemployment, inflation, rising prices of crops and overall uncertainty the people of the country are embracing death over life by choosing to commit suicide,” he said.
The Congress leader said housewives are bearing the brunt of consistent inflation that’s causing a rise in prices of most household goods.
He said high prices and lack of employment opportunities have been the main reasons behind domestic discord leading to housewives preferring suicide.
“The NCRB data displays the ‘Yamlok Sidhar’ picture of the government rather than that of ‘Lok Sudhar’,” he said.
Surjewala attributed the suicide of 78,303 farmers — 35,122 of whom were farm labourers — recorded in last seven years to the “crony-capitalist and anti farmer policies” of the Modi government.
He said these were the “anti-farmer” policies of the government that drove the 19 per cent rise in farmer suicides from 2019 to 2020.
Surjewala said country’s future was in dark and cited suicide of 69,407 students between 2014 and 2020 to support the claim.
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NCRB data belies government claim that Myanmar refugees are threat to national security
Express News Service
NEW DELHI: While the government has repeatedly expressed concerns about the presence of Rohingya migrants in the country, claiming them to be a threat to national security, these claims were not reflected in the recently released National Crime Records Bureau report.
An analysis of the NCRB’s report for the year 2020 shows that Myanmar nationals accounted for around 2 per cent of the total crimes allegedly committed by foreigners in the country. No case of terror, rape or keeping arms was registered against any Myanmar national last year.
The crimes allegedly committed by nationals of Bangladesh, Nigeria and Nepal, in India were substantially more than the crimes allegedly committed by Myanmar nationals.
According to the NCRB data, a total of 7686 foreigners were allegedly found to be on the wrong side of law by police authorities in the country in 2020. Of the total accused foreigners, Bangladesh had the highest share (25.4 per cent) followed by Nigeria (5.5 per cent), Nepal (3.3 per cent) and then Myanmar which accounted for 2.3 per cent of the total accused foreigners last year.
Also notably, a dip was observed both in the crimes committed by foreigners, as well as in the crimes committed against foreigners in 2020, as compared to the previous year. The fall in cases is in keeping with the larger national trend in which a decrease in “traditional crimes” such as sexual crimes or economic offences due to the pandemic induced lockdown and resultant restrictions, was seen. Fewer people traveled as tourists across the globe due to COVID-19, which was declared a global pandemic in early 2020.
A total of 191 crimes were registered in 2020 for crime against foreigners – tourists as well as residents – as compared to 404 cases in 2019, showing a decrease of 52.7 per cent. Most of the cases registered were of theft (52) and rape (16). Out of 248 victims in 191 registered cases, 50 per cent of the victims were from Asia (124) followed by 25.4 per cent of victims from Europe (63).
A total of 1,937 cases were registered against foreign nationals as compared to 2,652 cases that were registered against foreigners in 2019, showing a decrease of 27 per cent. A total of 997 cases, comprising more than half of the total cases (51.5 per cent) were registered under Foreigners Act & Registration of Foreigners Act, followed by 205 cases, comprising 10.6% of the total cases, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
A total of 1956 Bangladesh nationals were booked by investigating agencies last year, 305 of whom were booked for crimes under the Passport Act. The accused also included 16 under NDPS Act and six were booked under the Arms Act.
A total of 179 people from Myanmar who featured on the list of foreign accused, included 71 booked under the Foreigners Act, 5 cases under NDPS, 7 booked for attempt to murder and 1 booked for unnatural offence. No Myanmar national was booked for charges of rape, abduction, under POCSO, UAPA or the Arms Act.
In 2017, the government had told the Supreme Court that Rohingya refugees were “a threat to national security”. The central government has been maintaining the same stand before Parliament for the last few years.
In July, the Minister of state for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha, “Illegal Rohingya migrants pose a threat to national security and there are reports that some of them have indulged in illegal activities in the country.”
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Mizoram had the highest return to crime, shows NCRB report
Express News Service
NEW DELHI: With 37.8 per cent cases of recidivism (the tendency of criminals to reoffend) among persons arrested for cases registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Mizoram topped the list of habitual offenders among all states and Union Territories in the country in 2020, replacing Chandigarh, which held the dubious distinction for the past three years, the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report reveals.
Under the category of special laws, Chandigarh (19.1) recorded the highest percentage of recidivism, followed by Sikkim which posted 19 per cent cases of recidivism.
The national average of habitual offenders returning to jails after a repeated conviction under IPC crimes stood at 4.8 per cent last year, same as previous two years and better than 2017 when recidivism was 5.4 per cent.
Among the 28 states and eight union territories with the highest percentage of recidivism following Mizoram were Chhattisgarh (14.5 per cent), West Bengal (13.3 per cent), Chandigarh (12.3 per cent), Sikkim (10.6 per cent), Bihar (10. 2 per cent), Ladakh (9.6 per cent), Delhi (9.1 per cent), Telangana (7.8 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (5.7 per cent), Punjab (5.5 per cent), Tamil Nadu (5.3 per cent).
During 2020, a total of 44,24,852 people were apprehended under IPC offences, which included 31,618 juveniles. Of the total arrests, 41,83,448 adults were arrested for the first time, 55,126 adults had a record of previous conviction whereas 1,54,660 people were arrested but not convicted.
Of the juveniles apprehended under IPC sections last year, 30,487 juveniles were apprehended for the first time, 901 juveniles were apprehended but not convicted and 230 juveniles had a record of previous conviction.
Five states, mostly smaller states, and three union territories — Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura, D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, Puducherry did not report even a single habitual offender’s arrest who had a previous conviction.
This pattern was reflected in the arrests made under special local laws as well. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tripura, D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry did not report even a single habitual offender among the people arrested last year.
The special local laws include NDPS ACT, Gambling Act, Excise Act, Prohibition Act, Explosives Substances Act, Indian Railways Act, Registration of Foreigners Act, Indian Passport Act, Essential Commodities Act, Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, Dowry Prohibition Act, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Indecent Rep. of Women (P) Act, Copyright Act, 1957, Indecent Rep. of Women (P) Act, SC/ST (Prevention. of Attrocities) Act, Forest Act and others.
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India reported 11.8% rise in cyber crime in 2020; 578 incidents of ‘fake news on social media’: Data
By PTI
NEW DELHI: India recorded 50,035 cases of cyber crime in 2020, with a 11.8 per cent surge in such offences over the previous year, as 578 incidents of “fake news on social media” were also reported, official data showed on Wednesday.
The rate of cyber crime (incidents per lakh population) also increased from 3.3 per cent in 2019 to 3.7 per cent in 2020 in the country, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.
In 2019, the country recorded 44,735 cases of cyber crime, while the figures stood at 27,248 in 2018, the data from corresponding years showed.
The year saw 4,047 cases of online banking fraud, 1,093 OTP frauds and 1,194 credit/debit card fraud, while 2,160 cases related to ATM were reported in 2020, the NCRB figures showed.
There were also 578 cases of fake news on social media, 972 related to cyber stalking or bullying of women and children, 149 incidents of fake profile and 98 of data theft, it added.
In terms of motive, the maximum 60.2 per cent cyber crimes lodged in 2020 were done for fraud (30,142 out of 50,035 cases), the NCRB, which functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs, stated.
It was followed by sexual exploitation with 6.6 per cent (3,293 cases) and extortion 4.9 per cent (2,440 cases), the data showed.
Among states, the maximum 11,097 cyber crime cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh followed by Karnataka (10,741), Maharashtra (5,496), Telangana (5,024) and Assam (3,530), it showed.
However, the crime rate was highest in Karnataka with 16.2 per cent followed by Telangana (13.4 per cent), Assam (10.1 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (4.8 per cent) and Maharashtra (4.4 per cent), the data showed.
National capital Delhi recorded 168 such cases during the year with a crime rate of 0.8 per cent, according to the NCRB, which is responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code and special and local laws in the country.