NCRB report on Crimes against Scheduled Tribes

  • According to the finding of the report, the Crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) saw an increase of over 7% and 26% respectively in the year 2019 compared to
Key findings of the report:
  • Crimes against SCs and STs- Crimes against members of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) saw an increase of over 7% and 26% in 2019 compared with the 2018 figures.
  • It showed an increase of 1.6% in the registration of cases over 2018.
  • Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of crimes against the SCs in 2019, followed by Rajasthan and Bihar.
  • In the number of cases of rape of women belonging to the SCs, Rajasthan topped the list followed by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
  • Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of cases against the STs, followed by Rajasthan and Odisha.
  • The highest number of incidents of rape of tribal women was registered in Madhya
  • Crime against women- From 2018, the rate of crime against women has risen by 3%.
    • India recorded an average of 87 rape cases every day in 2019.
    • Assam reported the highest rate of crimes against
    • Uttar Pradesh also had the highest number of crimes against girl children under the POCSO Act, followed by Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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  • It was set-up in 1986 to function as a repository of information on crime and
  • It was established on the recommendations of the Tandon Committee to the National Police Commission (1977-1981) and the
MHA’s Taskforce (1985).
  • NCRB was entrusted with the responsibility for monitoring, coordinating and implementing the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project in the year
  • This project connects 15000+ police stations and 6000 higher offices of police in the
  • In August 2017, NCRB launched the National Digital Police Portal, which
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