-The Hindu The latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau show that it is time to change our understanding of felony and its registration by the police With every passing year of writing on the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)’s crime data, it has become increasingly clear that what I am forced to do is essentially compare apples and oranges, and then make a normative call based on that comparison. This...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 5178
Delhi is the rape capital; NCRB data shows rape cases up 200% since 2012 -Aaron Pereira
-The Indian Express Data on cases of rape in India released by the NCRB has shown Delhi continues to top the list of cities where women are unsafe New Delhi: Crime data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Tuesday has once again revealed a rise in number of rape cases against women in the national capital. The total number of rape cases in India for the year 2014...
More »During lathi-charge, it's the cops who suffer most: NCRB -Deeptiman Tiwary
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: police is routinely criticized for being baton happy and using undue force during lathi-charge to control crowds. However, a first of its kind data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that whenever police have conducted a lathi-charge, it's the men in khaki who have suffered most injuries. The data show that in 2014 lathi-charge was carried on 382 occasions. In these, while 262...
More »Bengal stands tall on ‘unsafe’ list -Dwaipayan Ghosh
-The Times of India KOLKATA: It was in 2004 that Bengal had perched itself on the top half of the list of crimes against women. Ten years have passed in between but the state has failed to shed its 'unsafe' tag. The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows Bengal is still among the worst five performers as far as molestation, domestic violence, kidnapping of girls and human trafficking are concerned....
More »Conviction rates up, but not for rape -Rukmini S
-The Hindu Despite an increase in the number of cognisable crimes in India during 2014, the rate of conviction rose as well. There were over 9.4 lakh cases under the IPC pending investigation at the end of 2013 (over a third from Assam, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu alone), to which 28 lakh cases registered during 2014 were added. Cause for concern While theft accounted for the largest number of pending cases, rash driving added...
More »
