Last year, the total number of adults arrested was 37,37,870, which included 1,91,849 persons or 5.1% who had been convicted for the crime at least once. There were 35,608 adults who were convicted twice (1%) and 10,427 persons convicted thrice or more (0.3%). Percentage wise, among the 29 States and seven Union Territories, Chandigarh with 38.1% reported the maximum number of repeat offenders among adults. This was followed by 29.2% repeat offenders in Tripura, 20.5% in Jharkhand, 16.9% in Mizoram and 12.2 % in Delhi. In absolute numbers, the maximum number of repeat offenders among adults was in Madhya Pradesh-35,320, Tamil Nadu-18,841, Assam-11,659, Telangana- 13,605 and Andhra Pradesh- 16,471.

Source: The Hindu December 01, 2017 16:52 UTC