Spurt in violence, state tops in robbery, arson

NASHIK

: After Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra ranks second in terms of violent crimes registered in the country and has surpassed Bihar, the National

Crime

Record Bureau (NCRB) report reflects.

According to the data released by the NCRB on Tuesday, as many as 40,613 violent crimes were registered in Uttar Pradesh in 2015, followed by 37,290 crimes in Maharashtra. Bihar is a close third with 35,754 violent crimes in 2015.

Violent crimes include murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rape, arson, dacoity, riots and dowry deaths. The state tops the list in crimes like robbery, arson and dacoity.

NCRB report provides ample statistical data to better analyse the emerging crime trends, both nationally and locally and take informed decisions to curb crime.

Among the violent crimes, Maharashtra ranks first in robberies with as many as 8,561 cases reported in 2015, almost thrice the number of cases registered in Uttar Pradesh(3,637).

Maharashtra also tops the list in cases of deliberately setting fire to property with 1,299 cases recorded during the year, with Bihar close behind with 1,154 cases. Madhya Pradesh has recorded 834 cases of setting fire to property, while West Bengal and Karnataka registered 503 and 464 cases, respectively.

The state has also registered highest cases of dacoity, with 784 cases reported, followed by Bihar with 426 cases, Nagaland with 379 cases, Uttar Pradesh 277 incidents, Karnataka closely following with 268 cases and Jharkhand at 211 cases.

As per NCRB data, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have surpassed Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in terms of rape cases. MP has registered the highest (4,391) cases followed by 4,144 cases in Maharashtra. While Rajasthan registered 3,644 cases, UP had 3,025 cases and 1,041 cases in Bihar.

The state ranks second in the country for number of kidnapping and abduction cases reported too. There have been 8,255 cases of kidnapping reported in Maharashtra second only to 11,999 cases in UP. Bihar stands at third position with 7,128 cases. MP reported 6,778 cases, West Bengal registered 6,115 cases, followed by Assam with 5,831 cases and Rajasthan with 5,426 cases.

In terms of murder, Maharashtra stands at third position with 2,509 murders reported, as against 4,732 and 3,178 murders reported in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, respectively. Other states with considerable cases of murders are Madhya Pradesh with 2,339 cases, West Bengal with 2,096, Rajasthan with 1,569 and Karnataka with 1,557 murders in the country. In terms of percentage, UP contributed 12.1% of the total violent crimes, followed by Maharashtra with 11.1% and Bihar with 10.6%.