The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its latest data on crime incidents across the country on Monday, more than a year behind schedule. AdvertisingOpinion | Crime data in India is short on information on victims and witnessesThe decision to collect data on lynchings had been taken in the wake of a spate of lynching incidents across the country through 2015-16. The data shows that against 6,986 offences in 2016, there were 9,013 such offences in 2017. A total of 28,653 cases of murder were registered during 2017, showing a decline of 5.9 per cent over 2016 (30,450 cases). ‘Disputes’ (7,898 cases) was the motive in the highest number of murder cases during 2017 followed by ‘Personal vendetta or enmity’ (4,660 cases) and ‘Gain’ (2,103 cases).

Source: Indian Express October 21, 2019 23:26 UTC