IPC Crimes Over the Years
• Between 2016 and early 2022, India’s crime landscape showed notable fluctuations. Crime incidence rose steadily from 2016 to 2019, before surging sharply in 2020, largely attributed to pandemic-related reporting and enforcement changes.
• Although the total number of cases declined to 36.6 lakh in 2021, levels remained higher than pre-pandemic averages, and early 2022 data indicated another gradual uptick.
• The crime rate per lakh population followed a similar pattern, peaking at 314.3 in 2020 before moderating to around 270 in early 2022.
• Meanwhile, the charge sheeting rate, which reflects the efficiency of police investigations, fell to 67.2% in 2019 but recovered to over 72% by 2022, suggesting improving post-pandemic law enforcement effectiveness.
| Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Incidence | 2975711 | 30,62,579 | 31,32,955 | 32,25,597 | 42,54,356 | 36,63,360 | 3561379 | 3763102 |
| Crime Rate | 233.6 | 237.7 | 236.7 | 241.2 | 314.3 | 260 | 258.1 | 270.3 |
| Charge Sheeting Rate | 72.9 | 70.7 | 68.1 | 67.2 | 75.8 | 72.3 | 71.3 | 72.7 |
Units: In Numbers
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