Uttar Pradesh recorded 9.5% of the total IPC crime reports in the country, followed by Madhya Pradesh (8.9%), Maharashtra (8.8%) and Kerala (8.7%). Other crimes against women, including cruelty by the husband, assault, kidnapping and abduction, rose by 2.9% in 2016. In urban India, Delhi accounted for 33% of the total crimes committed against women in metropolitan cities. Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest number of cybercrime cases at 21.4%, followed by Maharashtra (19.3% of the cases) and Karnataka (8.9%). The NCRB report also revealed that out of a total of 56,516 arms seized in 2016, Uttar Pradesh accounted for nearly half, at 27,189.

Source: Mint November 30, 2017 12:45 UTC