NCRB data shows that murders in India will drop by 2.4% in 2024, and crimes against women will drop by 1.5%

New Delhi: Murder cases in India fell by 2.4 per cent in 2024, the latest NCRB data shows. Overall, 5.88 million cases of cognizable crime were registered in the country in 2024, a decrease of 6% compared to 2023 when 6.24 million cases were reported. The number of crimes against women in 2024 was 441,000, compared with 448,000 the previous year, a decrease of 1.5%. The crime rate per 100,000 female population also dropped from 66.2 to 64.6. The registered crime rate per 100,000 population fell from 448.3 in 2023 to 418.9 in 2024. ​​The data shows that crimes against the state increased by 6.6%, with 5,194 cases registered in 2024 compared to 4,873 in 2023. In 2024, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau registered as many as 4,053 cases, compared with 4,069 cases in 2023, a slight decrease of 0.4%. Economic crime increased by 4.6% in 2024, with 214,000 cases, compared with 204,000 cases in 2023