The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown resulted in a drop in traditional crimes like theft, robbery, and assault on women and children in 2020.
There was a 28% increase in the registration of cases in 2020 in the country compared to 2019, primarily owing to the violation of COVID-19 norms.
An almost 21-fold jump was recorded in cases of disobedience to the order duly promulgated by public servants.
Crimes against Scheduled Castes showed an increase of 9.4%.
offences against the Scheduled Tribe communities showed an increase of 9.3% over 2019
What is The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)?
Headquarter: New Delhi
Set-up: 1986
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Objective: To function as a repository of information on crime and criminals so as to assist the investigators in linking crime to the perpetrators.
It was set up based on the recommendations of the National Police Commission (1977-1981) and the MHA’s Task Force (1985).
